Impstone Preschool
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 8+Open for decades
A pre-school in Tadley for children from birth to 8+, open 09:00 to 14:45, 5 days a week. £42.00 a day, and they take the funded hours. Rated Good by Ofsted in October 2023. Open since 2000, with 35 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Price list dated 1st April 2025.
| Age | Full day | Session | Hourly | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All ages | £42.00£42 for all day £52.50£52.50 for full day | £21.00£21 per AM, 3 hrs £24.50£24.50 for AM plus lunch club | £7.00£7 per hour |
Extras
Charged on top of the session rate.
- £3.50 a session Lunch Club
Where this came from
The outlined line is the one the price was taken from.
Funded hours
Government funding for 15 hours per week is available for any child from the term after their third birthday, with Government funding available for some children aged from 2, please enquire. We also accept the use of 30 hours funding for those eligible.
Worth knowing. This can be used for all the hours we are open, or shared with another setting or childminder.
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
RG26 3TQWhat 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, 3 October 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children arrive happy at this welcoming pre-school. They leave their parents with ease and are greeted by enthusiastic and compassionate staff. Children are excited and eager to start their day. Staff are committed to ensuring that children settle quickly and develop a real sense of belonging. Children readily engage in activities and keenly talk to staff. For instance, as part of their restaurant role play, they write down staff's food orders and talk passionately about their own favourite foods. Children show good social skills, particularly with new people, such as inviting the inspector to join in their play. They are respectful and follow routines well with the expert guidance of staff. It is evident that children establish trusted bonds with staff.
Children delight in their time outdoors. Staff support them well to manage their self-care skills independently, such as putting on their wellington boots before going into the garden. Children run, climb and balance on the large equipment, showing good body control. Older children confidently try out their own ideas when they come across a problem. For example, they dig mud with a large spoon in a small area but find a smaller spoon is more effective. Staff work hard to help children gain the knowledge and skills they need for their eventual move to school.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- support staff to more consistently recognise when to allow children time to practise new skills in independent play n focus professional development more precisely to further strengthen staff's teaching skills.
- 3 October 2023Good
- 7 March 2018Good
- 11 September 2014Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Impstone Preschool
- 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 £42.00 a day 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.
Pre-schools within a couple of miles
This one is first. Tick it and one or two others to see them side by side.