Catherington Nursery
GoodBirth to 5Open for decades
A day nursery in Waterlooville for children from birth to 5, open 09:00 to 15:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in January 2023. Open since 2007, with 44 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
PO8 0TDWhat 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, 24 January 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are happy and content. They settle quickly into the nursery routines and display a true sense of belonging. Children are supported to build on their understanding of playing and sharing well with others. They use impeccable manners as modelled by the caring and attentive staff team. Children are enthralled and curious learners. They immerse themselves into new learning opportunities, such as investigating a wasp nest and researching additional information, which helps them to remain excited learners. Children behave well and are able to manage their own emotions. They are building on their own self-care skills as they dress for outdoors and tackle more-complicated zips and buttons.
Children delight in the social interactions and discussions they have with their peers at snack time. They are given higher levels of responsibility to build on their confidence for their future learning experiences. For example, children serve themselves snack and wash up their cups and plates when they are finished.
Children build a sense of their immediate community. For instance, they engage in discussions with the farmer as he delivers hay to the animals in the fields that surround the nursery. This helps children to build important interactive skills and learn about people who help us. Children feel valued in their own contributions as staff take time to listen intently to them as they ask questions.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- strengthen information-sharing with other professionals to help to provide a more consistent approach to supporting children's care and changing requirements n build on a wider range of resources to help the most able children to practise and increase their skills and knowledge in mathematics.
- 24 January 2023Good
- 26 January 2022Needs improvement
- 20 November 2015Outstanding
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Catherington Nursery
- 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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