Jack and Jill Pre-School
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 8+Open for decades
A pre-school in Christchurch for from 2 years up to school age, open sessions in term time, often mornings. £6.00 an hour for 2yrs, and they take the funded hours. Rated Good by Ofsted in March 2023. Open since 1989, with 26 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Term time only, 38 weeks a year.
| Age | Hourly | |
|---|---|---|
| 2yrs2y to 3y | £6.00From Sept 2025 £7.00From Sept 2026 | |
| 3yrs/4yrs3y to 4y | £5.50From Sept 2025 £6.00From Sept 2026 |
Funded hours
Up to 30hrs per week of early years education for free; 15hrs of early years education for free; 2 year old funding scheme.
Worth knowing. Any child not eligible will receive 15hrs of early years education for free with any additional hours per week (or over the 570 hours per year) being charged at the hourly rate mentioned above. Conditions apply and approval is required from Hampshire County Council.
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
BH23 8AYWhat 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, 23 March 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children confidently and independently enter the pre-school and immediately follow the rules. They happily access a range of activities that follow their interests. For instance, children enjoy challenging themselves as they practise their skills riding a range of bicycles. Children show determination as well as the ability to assess their own risks. Close by, children pretend to be traffic wardens and write down any dangers they see.
Children enthusiastically join in with activities that have been skilfully planned by staff. For example, they are learning about spring and life cycles. Children are learning what comes from an egg. They use their fine motor skills, such as cutting zigzags with control using scissors to create a hatching egg. Staff adapt activities to meet the children's stage of development. This allows children to achieve the task while learning new skills.
Children understand good hygiene, they independently access tissues and 'catch their coughs'. Children wash their hands throughout the day without being instructed. Children have good personal development, and the staff have high expectations of them.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- strengthen professional development for all staff, particularly managers, to help drive further improvements in the pre-school.
- 23 March 2023Good
- 6 July 2017Outstanding
- 18 April 2013Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Jack and Jill Pre-School
- 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 £6.00 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.
- Do you have a place for a child of my age now? 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.