Happy Mindz Day Nursery And Pre-School
GoodTakes funded hours★ 4.2 on GoogleBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Fareham for children from birth to 8+, open 07:30 to 18:30, 5 days a week. £6.50 an hour, and they take the funded hours. Rated Good by Ofsted in February 2022. Open since 2016, with 36 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
EXAMPLE: A child who is booked to attend Five Days per week for full day sessions (7:30 to 18:30) will receive an invoice for 2 Full days + 3 hours care at the rate of £6.50
One published rate. What you pay depends on the days you need and the funded hours you can claim.
Where this came from
The outlined line is the one the price was taken from.
Funded hours
30 hours per week for 38 weeks of the year (Standard Offer, or 22 hours per week for 51 weeks of the year (Stretched Offer). The current entitlement for all 3 and 4-year-olds is 15 hours a week for 38 weeks of the year or 11 hours per week for the stretched offer.
Worth knowing. Funding for 30 hours can only be allocated for certain times; SESSIONS AND TIMES BEYOND THE THREE WILL BE CHARGED AT OUR NORMAL RATE; Extra hours before 8.30 and after 17:25 will be invoiced at our normal hourly rate.
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
PO17 5DEWhat 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, 14 February 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are confident and happy at this family run nursery. They routinely offer their friends cuddles and reassuring interactions, which helps them to develop positive relationships as they enjoy their time together. Children demonstrate that they feel safe and secure as they seek out familiar adults for comfort. They behave well, patiently take turns and listen thoughtfully to each other's ideas. Overall, children are aware of the rules and expectations of the nursery. They show high levels of motivation in their play and are valued by attentive staff. Children receive lots of opportunities to celebrate what makes them unique and learn about those who may be different from them. For example, they take part in meaningful smallgroup discussions and develop their understanding of cultures and backgrounds.
Children are developing a love of stories and actively seek staff out to read to them. Staff skilfully use children's interests in traditional stories to develop children's confidence and literacy skills. Children excitedly recall the sequence of the story 'Goldilocks and the three bears'. Staff provide appropriate challenge as older children understand that print carries meaning and can recognise initial letters and the sounds they make.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- support staff to recognise when to adapt the use of language to help younger children understand what is expected of them n review the organisation of the daily routines to ensure that children are not waiting for long periods.
- 14 February 2022Good
- 6 July 2018Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Happy Mindz Day Nursery And Pre-School
- 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.
- Is £6.50 an hour still the rate? 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.
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