Cherry Tree Day Nursery (Portsmouth) Limited
Ofsted report card May 2026Takes funded hours★ 4.0 on GoogleBirth to 5Newly opened
A day nursery in Portsmouth for babies from 9 months up to 5 year olds, open 8am to 6pm. £64.00 a day, and they take the funded hours. Inspected under Ofsted's new report card in May 2026. Open since 2025, with 86 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
51 weeks a year.
| Age | Full day | Session | Hourly | Weekly | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All ages | £64.00 | £40.00Morning or Afternoon, 5 hrs | £9.00If Required | £280.00Full Week |
Extras
Charged on top of the session rate.
- £4.50 a day Breakfast Club
Where this came from
The outlined line is the one the price was taken from.
Funded hours
30 hours of free government-funded childcare for children aged 9 months to 4 years with working parents, available 51 weeks of the year and provided as 22.5 hours per week; 15 hours free funding from the term after their child turns two for families on a low income; 15 hours of free government funding per week for all children aged three and above, starting after their third birthday.
Worth knowing. There is no charge for funded hours. Any additional hours outside of the funding entitlement are at the rates listed above.
What childcare usually costs in Portsmouth
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Portsmouth 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
PO2 9HQWhat Ofsted found, area by area
Since November 2025 Ofsted gives a standard in each of seven areas rather than one overall grade. Expected standard means it is doing what it should.
Still missing for Cherry Tree Day Nursery (Portsmouth) Limited
- 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
Some of this is above, from the setting or from parents, and it can go out of date. The rest is in no dataset anywhere. Either way it is worth ten minutes on the phone.
- Is £64.00 a day still the rate? What is on top: meals, nappies, late pick-up, and what happens if you are late.
- How do you apply my funded hours? Whether they stretch them over the year, and the minimum days you have to book.
- Do you have a place for a child of my age now? 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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