First Friends Nursery School
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Chineham, Basingstoke for children from birth to 8+, open 08:30 to 15:00, 5 days a week. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in July 2024. Open since 2016, with 52 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
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
RG24 8PJWhat 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.
Ofsted inspector, 5 July 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children quickly settle to play on arrival. They build positive and caring relationships with staff. Children have a strong understanding about the expectations and daily routines. For example, older children line up and wait sensibly until staff have counted them, before walking calmly outside to play. Staff support younger children's recognition of their emotions and feelings consistently, such as using books and talking about their feelings. Children develop skills and knowledge to support their future learning successfully. For instance, many children gain high levels of confidence. They build their independence effectively, such as young children pouring their drinks and older children using tongs to serve their healthy snacks.
Staff have a strong knowledge and understanding of children's individual learning needs. They generally provide consistent and effective interactions to children.
Staff gain a wide range of information about children's backgrounds and individual needs when children start. This helps them include these successfully. For example, staff provide dual language books and support the use of children's home languages. Staff work very effectively with parents and other professionals to provide seamless support for children with additional needs. They regularly assess children's progress and identify their next steps in learning. Staff incorporate children's interests very well in the positive learning environment. They mainly offer very carefully planned and interesting activities, which successfully promote children's enthusiasm for their play and learning.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- enhance staff's awareness of children who are quieter or more content to play alone to provide more effective teaching and support to these children - enhance resources for the older children, particularly outdoors, to promote their play experiences and choices further.
- 5 July 2024Good
- 16 October 2018Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for First Friends Nursery School
- What it costs
- Youngest age taken
- Meals
- Nappies
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.
- 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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