Kingsmead Day Nursery Limited
Good★ 4.9 on GoogleBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Winchester for children from birth to 8+, open 08:00 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 April 2023. Open since 2015, with 59 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
SO23 7DDWhat 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, 4 April 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
There is a very clear shared vision for children's learning and development, linked to nursery's values and parents' involvement. There are high expectations for all children to make good progress, including children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) .
Children's sensory development is a strong focus for staff. For instance, children explore paint, shaving foam, modelling dough and dried rice. They thoroughly enjoy playing with water, compost and fresh carrots and use their imagination while pretending to make 'soup'. Staff help children to learn about their own safety.
For instance, when under close supervision, older children enjoy learning how to use a firepit in the outdoor play area.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should: - develop all staff knowledge and understanding of how to extend and challenge children's learning further so that they make the best possible progress n coach and support all staff to review and adapt their practice to further develop children's communication skills and language development n strengthen partnership with other early years settings that children attend to support continuity in their care and learning.
- 4 April 2023Good
- 21 February 2018Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Kingsmead Day Nursery Limited
- 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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