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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 March 2025. Open since 2003, with 54 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, 5 March 2025 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Staff give children a warm welcome as they arrive at nursery. They know the children well and develop secure and nurturing relationships with them. Children are confident to seek out staff for play and reassurance as needed. Staff recognise each child's unique personality and the additional support some children need, such as comfort and cuddles to help them settle. This helps children's emotional development.
Leaders have planned a clear curriculum designed to teach children a range of skills. For example, children learn about their immediate world, the wider world and how to look after themselves. Staff successfully implement this curriculum. For instance, they encourage children to be independent from when they start, by making choices in their play. Furthermore, they support children to develop their social skills as they play with their friends. This supports all children's learning and development, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities
Staff ensure that all children benefit from daily activities to support their physical development. They encourage babies to practise their early walking skills. For example, babies have low-level furniture to pull to stand and steps that they enjoy going up and down. Children are excited to spend time outside. For instance, they enjoy climbing up the climbing wall and delight as they slide through the tunnel and down the slides.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- strengthen the organisation of small group times, to ensure children benefit fully from the intended learning n support staff further to give consistently clear messages, so that children know and understand the expectations of their behaviour and learn right from wrong.
- 5 March 2025Good Safeguarding: Yes
- 7 June 2019Outstanding
- 12 August 2015Good
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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