Gateway Leesland
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 5Long established
A pre-school in Gosport for children from birth to 5, open 08:30 to 15:30, 5 days a week. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in March 2023. Open since 2015, with 42 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
Free funded places for eligible 2 year olds; Free 15 hour funded places for 3 & 4 year olds; Free 30 hour funded places for working families of eligible 20 month to 4 year olds.
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
PO12 3QFWhat 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 March 2024 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 28 March 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Care for the emotional well-being of the children is embedded throughout the curriculum. Staff support children to recognise how others might be feeling. Very young children bring emotion cards to adults for discussion. Children build trusting relationships with their key person. This supports children to talk through their feelings and helps them feel safe and secure.
Staff make sure activities are well matched to the age and development of each child. Younger children engage in a range of sensory and small world resources.
Older children become engrossed in activities that further their interests, such as painting, puzzles, stories and role play. Children of all ages are exceptionally motivated to learn and show high levels of concentration.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- strengthen the curriculum to provide experiences that support a deeper understanding of diverse communities, both locally and in the wider world.
- 28 March 2023Good
- 20 June 2017Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Gateway Leesland
- What it costs
- 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
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.
Pre-schools within a couple of miles
This one is first. Tick it and one or two others to see them side by side.