Growing Places @ Mill Hill
GoodTakes funded hours★ 4.9 on GoogleBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Waterlooville for children from birth to 8+, 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 They do not publish prices, so ask.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 December 2023. Open since 2001, with 94 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
All 2, 3 and 4-year funding.
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
PO7 7DBWhat 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 March 2026 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 1 December 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children arrive happy and excited to begin their day. They wave goodbye to their parents with ease as practitioners welcome them inside. Children feel safe and secure. They settle quickly and begin to get involved in the different activities that have been set up for them. Practitioners support children as they become immersed in a play dough making activity. Children are interested and engaged learners. They confidently explain the different ingredients needed to add to their mixture.
Babies have close and responsive relationships with caring practitioners. They seek them out for cuddles and reassurance during their activities. Practitioners sing familiar nursery rhymes and enjoy books with babies. Practitioners model clear words, gestures and actions to enhance their developing communication skills.
Leaders create an ambitious and enriching curriculum. They understand the importance of following children's interests, to build on what they know and can do. For example, when children show an interest in city buildings, practitioners extend the construction resources and build on children's curiosity. They learn about monuments such as London Bridge and try to recreate it. Children benefit from high quality learning experiences.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- support staff to provide consistent feedback to parents about children's next steps, so that they can extend children's learning further at home.
- 1 December 2023Good
- 7 March 2018Good
- 17 August 2017Needs improvement
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Growing Places @ Mill Hill
- What it costs
- Youngest age taken
- 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.
Day nurseries within a couple of miles
This one is first. Tick it and one or two others to see them side by side.