Am I eligible?

The number of days you work or spend studying determines the number of days per week your child can spend in a University of Oxford nursery place.

Parents are able to apply for a nursery place equal to 0.2 FTE more than their contracted work or study pattern.

If you have a FTE contract of 0.4, you will be able to access up to 3 days' nursery provision at University of Oxford nurseries.

If you have a FTE contract of 0.6, you will be able to access up to 4 days' nursery provision at University of Oxford nurseries.

If you have a FTE contract of 0.8 or more, you will be able to access up to 5 days' nursery provision at University of Oxford nurseries.

We do not offer placements of just one day per week, unless in exceptional circumstances.

Those employed on term time only contracts are able to access nursery provision throughout the year and will be liable for the full, year-round fees.

The University owns a number of nurseries (University nurseries) and has places at a number of Community nurseries. If you choose to use a University nursery, attendance patterns comprise:

Our Community nurseries can offer more flexible attendance patterns, for example half days. As above, your FTE will determine the number of days you are eligible to apply for. If you are employed on a variable hours contract, Childcare Services will require written confirmation of the minimum weekly guaranteed hours from your Department or College.

As a current member of staff, you can apply for a nursery place as soon as you know you are expecting a baby or have a child. Please note that all applications will be treated in the strictest confidence (in the event that you do not want to inform your department of a pregnancy just yet).

As a student, you can also apply once you know you are pregnant. You must have been offered and met all requirements for taking up a place at the University of Oxford.

If you are new to the University of Oxford and will require childcare when you arrive, but have yet to be given a SSO (single sign-on) log in, please contact us for a manual application form.

Please note that where parents are both staff and students, they are classed as staff for the purposes of their nursery application.