Bright Horizons Andover Day Nursery and Preschool
Good★ 4.6 on GoogleBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Hampshire for children from birth to 8+, open 08:00 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in February 2022. Open since 2012, with 77 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 Hampshire
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Hampshire 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
SP10 1DPWhat 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.
- 14 September 2026 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 24 February 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children receive a warm welcome each day by staff and enjoy the nurturing environment, where they feel safe and happy. The high expectations for all children to learn and develop is evident across the nursery. Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities promptly receive any extra help they need.
This helps them to reach their potential. Children behave well and learn to adapt their behaviour by understanding how it affects others. For example, children confidently put their hand up and tell a new friend 'I don't like it' when they receive an unwanted push. Staff use books well as teaching aids, such as ' The Colour
Monster' to help children to learn about behaviour and confusing feelings. Children use the interactive board to display different expressions on coloured faces. They name them with confidence, such as 'calm' and 'scared'.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- strengthen the teaching support for children who speak English as an additional language and those identified as below expected levels in speaking, particularly for children aged two and over n enhance the opportunities for older children to climb and balance.
- 24 February 2022Good
- 14 December 2016Good
- 25 September 2012Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Bright Horizons Andover Day Nursery and Preschool
- 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.
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