Bevois Town Community Pre-School (With extended Day Care Provisions)
GoodBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Southampton for children from birth to 8+, open 8am to 6pm. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in March 2022. Open since 1997, with 46 places.
What you might pay
This setting does not publish its fees, and no national dataset holds them. This is what childcare costs across the council, as a starting point for the call.
What childcare usually costs in Southampton
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Southampton from the Department for Education's 2025 provider survey. No national data holds what an individual nursery charges, so ring and ask.
Places, hours and the day
Who they take, when they are open, and what a day there includes.
Where it is
SO14 6RUWhat the inspector found
One grade is one visit. A run of them tells you whether it has been good for years or has only just got there.
Ofsted inspector, 16 March 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children show that they feel safe and secure in this friendly and welcoming preschool. They form positive relationships with staff and demonstrate this as they seek them out for reassurance or a cuddle, if needed. Children that attend the setting come from a variety of cultural backgrounds. They have wonderful opportunities to share their home languages and celebrate their diverse festivals with their friends and staff. Children benefit from a dedicated staff team that embed their cultures within the setting. For example, children bring in photos and items from home and share these with others. This gives them a sense of belonging.
Children are happy and busy throughout the day. They make independent decisions in their play and show confidence as they access the well-resourced environment. For example, children know where to find paper, rollers and brushes and set up their own painting activity. Outside, children use equipment such as crates, tyres and planks of wood to create an obstacle course. They initiate their own games and show good problem-solving skills as they investigate how to connect the resources together. All children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) and those who speak English as an additional language, make good progress.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- consider more closely how to adapt group activities to ensure all children are consistently challenged and benefit from the learning opportunities, in particular quieter children n build on learning opportunities as they arise, to extend children's understanding of how to support their good health. Provisions)
- 16 March 2022Good
- 21 January 2015Outstanding
- 5 May 2009Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Bevois Town Community Pre-School (With extended Day Care Provisions)
- What it costs
- Funded hours
- Youngest age taken
- Meals
- Nappies
- Waiting list
No dataset holds any of this. Two parents telling us the same thing puts it on the page for whoever looks next.
What to ask them
None of this is in any national dataset and this setting has not published it, which is exactly why it is worth asking.
- What does it cost, all in? What is on top: meals, nappies, late pick-up, and what happens if you are late.
- Can I use my funded hours here? Whether they stretch them over the year, and the minimum days you have to book.
- Is there a place for my child's age? Baby rooms fill first and waiting lists are common.
- Who would my child's key person be? And how long have the staff been there. No dataset holds this and it matters more than anything above.
- Can I visit at a busy time? Mid-morning on a weekday tells you far more than an empty room after hours.
Day nurseries within a couple of miles
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