Clocktower House Pre-School
Good★ 4.6 on GoogleBirth to 8+Long established
A pre-school in Aldershot for children from birth to 8+, open 08:30 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 November 2023. Open since 2013, with 70 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
GU11 2LTWhat 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.
- 30 December 2024 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
- 14 June 2023 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
- 2 March 2023 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 27 November 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are happy and well cared for at this setting. Leaders are striving for improvement and have prioritised developments with a new staff team effectively.
Although the majority of staff are relatively new to the setting, they are already working cohesively. They communicate well, which in turn benefits the children.
Staff get to know their key children quickly, and they hold regular room meetings to talk about each child's needs. This means that all staff have a shared knowledge of each child, which helps them to support children's learning effectively. The environment is calm but busy, and the children are kept safe, such as when staff move children to the outdoor area and back again.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- support staff to develop the curriculum for the outdoor area to provide more varied and targeted learning experiences for children, particularly those children who prefer to learn outdoors n build on partnerships with parents so that they are given a more precise picture of the progress children are making in their learning and how they can help guide and support their children's learning at home.
- 27 November 2023Good
- 17 October 2022Good
- 3 November 2016Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Clocktower House Pre-School
- 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.
Pre-schools within a couple of miles
This one is first. Tick it and one or two others to see them side by side.