Ellingham House Day Nursery
Good★ 4.6 on GoogleBirth to 5Open for decades
A day nursery in Ringwood for children from birth to 5, open 08:00 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in November 2022. Open since 1996, with 86 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
BH24 3PJWhat 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.
- 25 April 2025 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 25 November 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children excitedly come into nursery and settle quickly. Very young children put their arms out for cuddles with their key person as soon as they arrive. All children have strong attachments to the warm and caring staff. Children are highly inquisitive and keen to explore. They behave well, and staff have high expectations of them. Children are given choices, and staff listen to their voices. For example, children are given choices about where to eat their snack.
Children develop a love of reading and looking at books from a very young age.
Very young children explore different textures in their favourite 'That's Not My...'
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- refine and strengthen staff's understanding of the curriculum intent to ensure they fully understand the overall aims for learning n embed fully the support, training and coaching for the manager.
- 25 November 2022Good
- 12 August 2019Outstanding
- 29 May 2015Outstanding
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Ellingham House Day Nursery
- 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.
Day nurseries within a couple of miles
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