Hopscotch Day Nurseries (Regents Park) Ltd
Good★ 3.2 on GoogleBirth to 5Long established
A day nursery in Southampton for children from birth to 5, open 07:30 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in July 2025. Open since 2020, with 80 places.
What you might pay
This setting does not publish its fees, and no national dataset holds them. This is what childcare costs across the council, as a starting point for the call.
What childcare usually costs in Southampton
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Southampton 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
SO15 8NYWhat 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.
- 20 October 2025 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
- 12 July 2024 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
- 25 April 2024 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
- 16 April 2024 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 16 July 2025 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
The provider's education programme is ambitious and carefully sequenced to support all children to make the progress that they are capable of. Children have strong relationships with staff and feel safe and secure at the nursery. They seek out staff for reassurance and comfort when needed, and very young babies and toddlers demonstrate high levels of confidence and independence in their play and self-care routines. For example, when babies have finished their lunch, they push back their chairs from the table, reach down to find their flannel from beneath their chairs and wipe their own hands and face before going off to continue playing and learning, clearly demonstrating great familiarity with the daily routine and selfefficiency in these care tasks. This supports them well for their next stage in learning.
The key-person system means that children receive tailored support from the moment they start, to help them settle and support staff to plan carefully for their individual needs. Staff use their detailed knowledge of children's unique family circumstances to focus support for what children need to learn next. This helps ensure that all children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), make good progress. Children are eager to learn, and enjoy exploring books, rhymes and songs at the setting. Staff find creative and engaging ways to bring stories to life, which supports children's early literacy and develops their growing vocabulary. For example, children delight in exploring shaving foam outside to represent the swirl of the snowstorm in 'We're Going On a Bear Hunt'.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should: - support staff to consistently implement the behaviour policies of the setting and strategies to support children to fully understand what is expected n improve systems for sharing ideas and strategies about how to support children's learning at home.
- 16 July 2025Good Safeguarding: Yes
- 17 September 2024Good
- 4 April 2023Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Hopscotch Day Nurseries (Regents Park) Ltd
- What it costs
- Funded hours
- 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
None of this is in any national dataset and this setting has not published it, which is exactly why it is worth asking.
- What does it cost, all in? What is on top: meals, nappies, late pick-up, and what happens if you are late.
- Can I use my funded hours here? 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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