Glenhurst Nursery & Pre-School
GoodTakes funded hours★ 4.9 on GoogleBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Havant for babies from 9 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 They do not publish prices, so ask.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 July 2023. Open since 2003, with 80 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
30 hours funding and additional 15 hours of funding for 2 year olds of families receiving support.
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
PO9 1AXWhat 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, 21 July 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Staff have warm and caring relationships with the children. They offer cuddles and reassurance to children when they need it, such as when they arrive. Overall, children behave well and understand the staff's expectations for their behaviour.
For example, they remind each other of the safety rules when using mini hammers during an activity, and exclaim 'Safety first at Glenhurst!' Staff act as good role models for children. For example, they model how to say please and thank you in appropriate situations.
Children are encouraged to be creative by staff. For example, they create different creatures, such as wiggly worms out of play dough. Children enjoy taking on challenges which helps to develop their resilience. For example, they build an obstacle course out of tyres and then persevere as they try and balance their way round. Children beam in delight when they succeed at balancing all the way around. Staff begin to develop children's early mathematical skills. For example, they encourage older children to think what shape will be made if they put two semi-circles together. They eagerly agree together that it will make a circle.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- develop staff understanding of the curriculum further so teaching is focused more precisely on children's learning and development n review hygiene practices to ensure that staff consistently teach children good hygiene routines.
- 21 July 2023Good
- 29 May 2019Good
- 12 June 2015Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Glenhurst Nursery & Pre-School
- 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
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