Little Stars | Day Nurseries & Pre-School | Oxford
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Little Stars Nursery

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"Outstanding"
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A place to grow

Little Stars Nursery and Preschool is conveniently situated onsite at STFC in Harwell. Our dedicated and professional staff team offer you a warm and friendly environment in which your child’s learning journey is both educational and fun. Extracurricular activities include our Forest School, Growing Scientists, Tiny Tigers and Tatty Bumpkins improving life skills and learning development. Our staff's ongoing training and enthusiasm secured us an Outstanding in our most recent Ofsted Inspection. We provide all meals which are nutritionally balanced, using fresh ingredients and prepared by our own chef onsite.

Claire Sellwood
Nursery Manager
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Nutrition

Our excellent nutritionally balanced menu is changed regularly to encourage a varied diet and is approved by the Childrens Food Trust. Here is an example of a typical menu.

Breakfast

  • Low Sugar / Wholewheat Cereals with Milk
  • Porridge
  • Wholemeal Bread/Toast/Bagels/English Muffins
  • Seasonal Fresh Fruit
  • Whole Milk or Water

Lunch

  • Chicken Stir Fry with Noodles
  • Summer Pasta Bolognaise with Vegetables
  • Vegetarian Quorn Meatballs with Pasta and Summer Vegetables
  • Meatballs with Pasta
  • Chicken and Vegetable Curry with Rice
  • Sticky Mango Quorn and Rainbow Rice
  • Moroccan Tagine with Fruity Cous Cous
  • Sweet and Sour Quorn with Rice and Chinese Vegetables
  • Spinach, Mushroom & Onion Lasagne with Mixed Bean Salad
  • Pork and Pepper Casserole
  • Tuna Lasagne with Broccoli and Garlic Bread Slice
  • Vegetarian Lasagne with Broccoli and Garlic Bread Slice

Tea

  • Ploughman's Tea
  • Summer Vegetable Soup and Cheese Scones
  • Mackerel Pasta Salad
  • Falafel Pitta Pockets with Vegetable Sticks
  • Dips with Naan Bread and Vegetable Crudités
  • Fruit Platter
  • Apricot Cookies
Food Hygiene Rating of 5

Supporting and Learning


Growing Mathematicians

1-2-3-4-5! Mathematics is embedded in everything that we do and experience in our day-to-day lives and our Growing Mathematicians programme has been created to help your child understand the purpose and importance of mathematics. 

Growing Readers

Growing Readers brings together home and nursery life, providing parents with some of the theory behind developing children’s reading skills, and also providing handy Hints & Tips, recommended reading lists and suggested activities for parents and children to explore together.

Growing Writers

Our Growing Writer’s approach supports the complex magical journey from making a mark, to emergent writing, to confident writer, laying the foundational skills that enable each child to flourish with the confidence and capability to succeed at school.

A day at Little Stars Nursery

Below is an example of a typical day

  • Morning

    Drop Off

  • Morning

    Breakfast

  • Morning

    Free Play

  • Morning

    Growing Programmes

  • Morning

    Organised Activities

  • Morning

    Organised Activities

  • Midday

    Lunch

  • Afternoon

    Sleep Time

  • Afternoon

    Sleep Time

  • Afternoon

    Free Play

  • Afternoon

    Outdoor Play

  • Afternoon

    Growing Programmes

  • Afternoon

    Organised Activities

  • Afternoon

    Tea / Dinner Time

  • Afternoon

    Outdoor Play

  • Afternoon

    Free Play

  • Afternoon

    Free Play

  • Afternoon

    Pick Up

Fees & Availability

Where possible we look to offer flexible booking patterns, including everything your child needs. To request pricing and availability, please request a call back by clicking the button below.

Meet the Team

Claire Sellwood

I am Claire Sellwood, (Centre Manager) and I started at Little Stars Didcot in July 1998 as a Nursery Nurse in our 2-3’s and Preschool rooms, before becoming Deputy Manager in 2000. I was promoted to Centre Manager in March 2004, and currently have a dedicated staff team of 24. Through my time at Little Stars I have supported STFC to transition to a 56 place nursery and then again in August 2009 to open a 63 place nursery.
  

My qualifications include City and Guilds Certificate in Family and Community Care, Ed Excel National Diploma in Early Childhood Studies, NVQ level 3 in Customer service, and The Early Years Foundation degree through the Open University. I am a mother to my daughter Lily born in September 2014 and I can be found in the nursery Monday to Thursday.


Mary

Mary has a BTEC National Diploma in Childhood Studies and has worked in the nursery since January 2007. Mary has 18 years childcare experience and also has two children of her own named Lewis and Neve. Mary works from Tuesday to Friday and covers staff absences Tuesdays and Wednesdays and is office based on Thursday and Friday. She recently stepped up to Acting Manager from December 2014- September 2015 to cover Claire’s maternity leave.

Hannah

Hannah has a BTEC National Diploma in Childhood Studies and has worked in the baby room at Little Stars since July 2000.  She started as a Nursery Nurse in the baby room and has worked her way up to Room Leader. Hannah also has experience as Deputy Manager, and steps up when required.

Candy Floss

Hi, my name is Candy Floss, I joined Bright Horizons in March 2010 as the ‘Super Safety Hero’ to help nursery children stay safe and manage risks. My role as a Health and Safety Super Hero is unique to Bright Horizons and I’m in every nursery, 365 days a year.

Back in 2010, I saw a job advert for a Zebra Super Safety Hero – I was very excited, applied and was invited for an interview with several other zebras. We were interviewed by all the children who then voted on which of us would be their Super Safety Hero. It was hoof biting but I was thrilled when they told me I was the most voted for by the children who all loved me because of my cape and bag. My bag is very special, if something fits inside, it’s a choking hazard. You might be wondering how I got my name. The children in our nurseries chose five names and voted for their favourite. I love it as it’s unique, I mean have you ever heard of a zebra called Candy Floss? Exactly!

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Why Bright Horizons

The Bright Horizons passion and enthusiasm for providing high-quality care isn’t just common knowledge within our own business – we’ve also gained some impressive accolades from external sources for excellence as both a childcare provider, and as an employer. We are the only childcare company to have been listed for the last 11 years as one of the country’s top 50 “Great Places to Work” by the Great Place to Work Institute.

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