Childcare Services
Information about the University's Childcare Services.
Provision available to staff and students
The University’s Childcare Services department offers a range of quality childcare options at affordable prices for collegiate University staff and student parents. The team also provides a range of advice, guidance and support to enable informed decision making on childcare provision. Nursery places are available from the age of three months – five years.
We have five University nurseries in locations across the city, operated by our third-party partner, Kids Planet. In total, there are 332 FTE nursery places available to our parent community.
We are pleased to share that all of our settings accept the enhanced government funding, introduced in September 2025. Eligible parents are able to pay their nursery fees via salary sacrifice, leading to significant financial savings on our published nursery fee rates.
University nurseries
College nurseries (operated independently)
- Balliol
- Bainton Road (St John's)
- Somerville
- St Anne's
- Wolfson
Nursery locations
Returning Parents' Workshop
Childcare Services would like to invite you to our upcoming Returning Parents' Workshop. This in person event is being offered across the University to parents/carers who have recently returned, or are about to return to work, after a career break.