Leapfrog Neighbourhood Nursery
Good★ 5.0 on GoogleBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Southsea 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 September 2025. Open since 1996, with 40 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 Portsmouth
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Portsmouth 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
PO5 3DZWhat 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 September 2025 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
There is a warm and nurturing atmosphere at the nursery. Children behave well, are relaxed, happy and settled. This demonstrates the positive relationships that children have with staff and each other. Staff create an environment that supports children's developing early independence and self-care skills. For example, children can make decisions and choices about their play and are motivated to persevere when putting dressing-up clothes on. Staff teach children to pour their own drinks and scrape their left-over food into the bin. This helps children to do as much as possible for themselves.
Staff embed early mathematics thoughtfully into the daily routine and activities. For instance, as children enjoy constructing models, making dough or listening to stories, staff help children to learn about number, shape, size and colour. Children enjoy mixing flour, water and colouring. Staff encourage children to count out the number of scoops of flour they need by counting with them. This helps children develop a positive attitude towards mathematics.
Leaders and staff have high aspirations for all children. The curriculum is well designed to build on what children know and can do. Staff enhance children's learning through their interactions and planned activities. For example, staff teach children specific skills, such as how to use scissors and cutlery correctly. Children make good progress over time and grow in confidence as they master new skills.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- consider more closely how to adapt activities to support quieter children, so the quality of education is consistently at the highest level to maximise and fully engage all children's learning opportunities n identify more effective ways to manage transitions during the daily routine, so that staff fully support children's learning and development.
- 3 September 2025Good Safeguarding: Yes
- 31 January 2020Good
- 22 October 2015Outstanding
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Leapfrog Neighbourhood Nursery
- 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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