Copythorne Pre-School
Needs improvementTakes funded hours★ 3.9 on GoogleBirth to 5Open for decades
A day nursery in Copythorne for from 2 years up to 5 year olds, open 8am to 6pm. £5.50 an hour, and they take the funded hours. Rated Needs improvement by Ofsted in September 2025. Open since 1989, with 30 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Our fees are £5.50.
One published rate. What you pay depends on the days you need and the funded hours you can claim.
Where this came from
The outlined line is the one the price was taken from.
Funded hours
Nursery funding accepted for ages 2,3 & 4.
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
SO40 2NZWhat 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.
- 17 September 2025Needs improvement Safeguarding: Yes
- 14 January 2020Good
- 12 June 2019Needs improvement
Rated Good or Outstanding at 1 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Copythorne Pre-School
- 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Some of this is above, from the setting or from parents, and it can go out of date.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 £5.50 an hour 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
This one is first. Tick it and one or two others to see them side by side.