Delivering high quality care and education

A WARM AND FRIENDLY ENVIRONMENT
Delivering high quality care and education

HOME FROM HOME FEEL
Delivering high quality care and education

CARING FOR YOUR CHILD'S INDIVIDUAL NEEDS
Delivering high quality care and education

A SAFE PLACE TO LEARN AND DEVELOP
Delivering high quality care and education

RATED 'GOOD' BY OFSTED

WELCOME TO FUNDAMENTALS CHILDCARE

Based in Bicester Oxfordshire the nursery name Fundamentals, is new, although the nursery has been operating for over 28 years. It has recently been refurbished to a very high standard and continues to offer a warm, intimate, and caring environment in which your child will thrive.

We are proud of our family teaching approach which enables children of all ages to learn from and support each other, gently helping them to become aware of their place in the world and the wealth of exciting things to learn.

We provide a challenging learning environment where children can thrive with dignity, respect and love and understanding.

From September 2021 to December 2021 we will be concentrating on improving our mark making and fine motor development activities, experiences and events for all children.

We welcome families to come and pay us a visit to see for yourself the wonderful start your child will receive at Fundamentals. We would be pleased to discuss personally any requirements for your child or alternatively contact us below.

We offer care from 6 months to school age and our long serving staff members are all diploma qualified to level 3 or above. The teams wealth of experience and diversity strongly supports thesuccessful delivery of Fundamentals ethos.

The learning resources are so innovative the nursery has a lovely Reggio appraoch encouraging children to be independent and partake in a range of rich learning oppertunities. I visit many early years provisions as part of my roleand I have never been so blown away by this wonderful setting...as a local parent fo 2 young childeren, and a previous early years inspector and nursey director myself for a setting not local I would very highly recommend to prospective parents and parents to little ones!

Sophie Lunn

Fundamentals nursery, I would like to take this opportunity to thank all of you for all the time, effort, love and kindness shown to our daughter. She really has grown so much, you have set her up for her new venture.

Qu

Dear Fabulous Fundamentals Team, We would like to say an enormous thank you for the care and nurture you have given our daughter over the past year. She has thrived at your nursery and we are so very grateful for all your support, efforts and attention. Our daughter is well prepared for her next adventure and this is down to you.

Fiona

I can not fault Fundamentals at all. My little girl started when it was still outset, Sonja and Ann took over in December 2017 and it has become even better. Loads of things for the children to do/play with. They do their best to ensure they get loads of fresh air during the day. The food is fab, my daughter eats more for them than she does for me 10/10.

Alison

All teachers, Its time to say goodbye. Thank you so much for caring our son over the last year. Our son really enjoyed his time with all the teachers, we truly appreciate all your hard work. We will miss you all, we wish you a bright future.

Miexa

I would definitely recommend Fundamentals. What makes it so special is that all the children different ages are together. There is no division for age groups, that is what I love about it. In my opinion children segregated have no one to follow/copy. My daughter loves following older children and copying what they do. Fundamentals is the only one in the area that I know of that integrate the different ages together. They have a newly refurbished safe baby area too were the older ones are welcome and can interact with them under adult supervision. It has a unique lay out and principles that make it stand out.

Aleksandra

As parents we loved it as outset but you guys have done absolute wonders, its still got the homely feel due its size and the warm and caring staff but is much slicker, brighter, all signing, all dancing now! Ill always recommend Fundamentals to people as I cant rate the level of care and environment enough. And we cant thank you guys enough for looking after our child and nurturing her the way you have done. Its so important and comforting for a parent to know how well their child is being taken care of when they are at work and how well they are developing into a strong, sociable, independent lovely little lady!

H. Jeffrey

Our daughter has attended Fundamentals for almost 3 years. She absolutely loves it there. We have seen continuous improvements in her development and she surprises us every day. She is always excited to attend and comes out with a spring in her step! The staff are brilliant. Our daughter is always speaking about them away from nursery. They are always really friendly and informative on pick up and drop off. During the pandemic, they supported all parents with changes and restrictions and were very flexible in their approach. Which helped us massively. We can not thank them enough for their support and development of our daughter.

Matt Glass

MEET THE STAFF

Our staff team are either Qualified level 5, level 3, level 2 or working towards a level 3 qualification, as such we collaborate valuing and celebrating the teams wealth of experiences and diversity to successful delivery of Fundamentals ethos.

Ann Middleton

Operations Director

Sonja Fenton-Pryor

Early Years Director

Nicola

Deputy Manager

I am a mother of two and have been in childcare 20 years. I have been with Fundamentals since it Opened, and I have loved being part of this team. The personal approach to this at Fundamentals is like nothing I have experienced before in other settings and that's one of the main reasons I love working here so much.

Stacey

Nursery Practitioner L3

I have worked in childcare for 6 years and I love to watch the children in my care grow and learn. I am a qualified level 3 practitioner and I love to find new activities for the children to enjoy and to see the smiles on their faces as they play.

Ana

Qualified Practitioner L3

My country of origin is Portugal, I speak fluent English, Portuguese and I am qualified as a level 3 practitioner. I have a genuine passion and love for Early years. I like it here at Fundamentals because we get to do many activities that the children may never have experienced before outside of the setting, my favourite is the trips to town to look at all the different shops.

Lesley

House Keeping Staff

I have the important position of keeping Fundamentals to a very high standard of sanitary cleanliness

Teresa

Nursery Practitioner

Seeking a change from caring and cleaning, I have found interacting with children in the early years sector great fun and lots of hard work. I bring my own experience of being a proud mother of 3 and a grandmother to fundamentals child care.

Aqeela

Nursery Practitioner

I have always wanted to get into childcare. Each day brings new and exciting things to me. Watching the children grow and develop is so much fun and fascinating and I thoroughly enjoy being surrounded by little people. They always bring a smile to my face. I proudly have two children of my own in which they are my world.

Sarah

Nursery Practitioner

I took the plunge and decided to work within the early years age group after being with primary school aged children for quite some time. It is very different but I like new challenges and am enjoying it. Being a mum to my daughter gives me untold pleasure and I love spending time with my much-loved dog.

SERVICES

Fundamentals provide an array of services to support busy families in modern day living.

FOOD MENU

To view our latest menu, please click or tap here.

To view our nutrition and mealtimes policy, please click or tap here.

If your child has any special dietary requirements, please call us on 01869 321301 or contact us using the form provided.

OPENING HOURS

We are open, Monday to Friday for 51 weeks of the year.
The nursery closes for one week at Christmas and bank holidays respectively.
Our official opening hours are from 7.30 -18.00, please see the Fees section below for more information on pricing.
Please note that there is late charge fee per hour please see our fees and funding section below.

FEES

For the latest information on our fee's, please click or tap the link below.

Our fees

If you require more information please contact us.

FUNDING

For the latest information on child registration and parent voucher information, please click or tap one of the links below.

If you require more information please contact us.

INCENTIVES

Recommendations from existing parents:

Our parents are a true reflection of our provision and would like to thank you for recommending us to your friends and anyone you meet.

As such, if you make a recommendation and they register with the nursery for 2 sessions per week or more, once they have been with the nursery for a period of 3 months, we will give you a 5% discount on your monthly fees for 3 months.

OFSTED REPORTS

Fundamentals Child Care are proud to announce the successful 2019 inspection by Ofsted where we assed to have a 'strong, solid and good' rating. For more detailed information, please click here to download a PDF copy of the report.

Prior to our renaming to Fundamentals Childcare, the nursery used to operate under the name Outset Day Nursey. As such, if you wish to view our previous Ofsted reports pertaining to Outset Day Nursey, please click here

ACTIVITIES, EXPERIENCES, EVENTS

Please see our yearly calendar below

NEWS LETTERS & MEETING MINUTES

Keep up to date with the latest news at Fundamentals Childcare.

To view the latest news and information, please click or tap here to download/view a copy.

To view the factual sheet on screen time for children aged 5 and under , please click or tap here to download/view a .pdf copy.

POLICIES AND PROCEDURES

Here you will find all information regarding our Policies and Procedures for Fundamentals. If you have any quetions regarding the following documents please get in touch using the form below and we will be happy to answer any queries you may have.

CAREERS

Current vacancies:

Required Level 3 Nursery Nurse for small family orientated nursery, this is a full time position 40 hours a week.
To read more about this position please click here to download a copy of the description and its requirements.
To apply for this position, please download and complete the job application form here and return it as an attachment via email to, Admin@fundamentalschildcare.co.uk or alternativley use the Contact us section below to submit your application.
Please note that the application form is a .docx format and may require additional software to be opened/edited, alternativley you can open it using any PC with installed with Microsoft Office.

GALLERY

Here you can view our latest images of Fundamentals Child Care. Be sure to check back later for more images of our special events.

The Fundamentals Team loved to see all our graduates from Nursery to school on the 18th July, you looked amazing in your robes. The leaving song was wonderful and very well delivered, we once again want to wish you all a wonderful time in your new adventures.