Ddc Nursery And Preschool
GoodTakes funded hours★ 3.4 on GoogleBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Denmead for babies from 3 months up to school age, open 07:30 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in October 2022. Open since 2016, with 40 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
The Standard Offer, Stretched Offer and 2 year old Offer; 30 hours funding.
Worth knowing. We do charge additional charges for fully funded days. This covers all food, extra-curriculars and trips outside of the setting.
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
PO7 6LAWhat 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.
- 10 July 2024 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
- 11 July 2023 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
- 10 June 2022 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 13 October 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children excitedly come into nursery. They have strong attachments with the whole staff team. Children giggle loudly as they happily play with staff. This helps them feel settled and secure in the nursery. Children behave well and staff have high expectations of them.
Children are inquisitive and keen to learn. They are imaginative as they create a
'car' out of planks, crates and tyres. Children critically think and problem solve independently. Curious children note that the 'car' does not have enough 'wheels'.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- develop staff's questioning skills further so that children make the best possible progress in their language development n strengthen the organisation of transitions throughout the day so that children are fully supported.
- 13 October 2022Good
- 3 November 2021Needs improvement
- 9 April 2018Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Ddc Nursery And Preschool
- What it costs
- 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.
- What does it cost, all in? 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.