Hopscotch Day Nursery Gosport
Good★ 3.8 on GoogleBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Gosport for children from birth to 8+, open 07:30 to 18:00, 7 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in April 2023. Open since 2005, with 88 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 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 1NYWhat 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.
- 19 July 2023 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 27 April 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children happily arrive at the nursery and receive a warm welcome from staff.
Children who arrive early enjoy 'breakfast club'. Older children confidently find their friends upon arrival and talk about what they might be having for lunch. Babies are dropped off and picked up from a separate, self-contained building. Children enjoy a variety of sensory activities. For example, older children explore the mud kitchen in the garden. Toddlers practise using rolling pins to roll out play dough. Children find shells in the sand and ask others if they can hear the sea. Babies have access to a sensory room that they explore in small groups.
Children can freely access the outdoor environment from their room. Toddlers enjoy looking at pictures of different facial expressions and are encouraged to try to copy them. This supports children's communication and language development.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- develop staff practice to ensure staff respond to children's needs consistently n strengthen staff support and help staff to understand how to deliver intended learning more effectively for all children.
- 27 April 2023Good
- 26 October 2022Inadequate
- 27 September 2017Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Hopscotch Day Nursery Gosport
- 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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