Deux Chats Pre-School Limited
GoodBirth to 5Long established
A pre-school in Aldershot for children from birth to 5, open 09:00 to 14:30, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in February 2023. Open since 2013, with 36 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 1JGWhat 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.
- 6 December 2023 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 21 February 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children enjoy attending this welcoming nursery. They arrive happily and settle quickly, waving goodbye to their parents and putting away their coats and bags.
The effective key-person system means children build strong attachments with staff and seek them for reassurance and cuddles when needed. Children receive regular praise after they make attempts to put on their coats and zip them up to go outdoors. This supports their confidence and self-esteem.
Children relish in their interactions with staff and include them in their play. For example, they use scoops to fill containers with soil, as they pretend to plant vegetables together. Children develop good speech and language skills. They sing songs, read stories such as 'Dear Zoo', and take joy in having conversations with staff and other children. Children's literacy skills are supported well. For instance, books, including those in dual languages, are available for all children to share, with staff or with their friends, to develop children's love of reading. Children's home languages are valued in the setting. Staff communicate with children through the use of visual cues and keywords in their home languages. This helps children to share their needs, wants and wishes.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- strengthen systems for gathering information about all children's individual needs, when they first start and on an ongoing basis, to help staff consistently support their learning n focus more precisely on staff's professional development to help raise the quality of teaching even further.
- 21 February 2023Good
- 29 June 2017Good
- 24 March 2014Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Deux Chats Pre-School Limited
- 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.