Learningland Day Nursery
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 5Open for decades
A day nursery in Southampton for babies from 3 months up to 5 year olds, open 07:30 to 18:00, 5 days a week. £58.45 a day for 2-3 yrs, and they take the funded hours. Rated Good by Ofsted in November 2024. Open since 1998, with 45 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
51 weeks a year.
| Age | Full day | Session | Hourly | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 2 yrsbirth to 2y | £58.45School day £78.75 | £43.25Afternoon £46.65Morning | £12.34 | |
| 2-3 yrs2y to 3y | £58.45School day £78.75 | £43.25Afternoon £46.65Morning | £9.05 | |
| 3 yrs+3y to 5y | £55.70School day £75.85 | £41.80Afternoon £45.15Morning | £6.56 |
Extras
Charged on top of the session rate.
- £2.00 a day Breakfastfully funded children, optional
- £2.45 a day Teafully funded children, optional
- £3.95 a day Lunchfully funded children, optional
Funded hours
Stretch Funding (51 weeks); Term time only (38 weeks) + limited number of all year (51 weeks); Funded (6 hrs) school day; Funded (3 hrs) morning; Funded (3 hrs) afternoon.
Worth knowing. Additional hourly cost (charged at the Local Authority funding rate) for agreed additional hours exceeding funded hours; meals optional extra for fully funded sessions.
What childcare usually costs in Southampton
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Southampton 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
SO16 4QFWhat 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.
- 11 May 2023 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 13 November 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Managers and staff give children a warm welcome as they arrive at the nursery.
They have a kind and caring approach and support children to settle quickly, providing comfort and cuddles as needed. Staff understand the importance of building strong relationships. For example, the key person plans detailed inductions, where they spend time getting to know each unique child. This supports children's emotional development.
Staff gather detailed information from parents when children first attend, such as likes and dislikes. This helps them to understand children's preferences and interests. Staff use this information to plan focused activities that support children's next steps in learning. For instance, younger children enjoy playing with animals and are supported to learn animal sounds and identify big and small. In addition, older children learn how to use scissors and identify shapes as they create pictures of animals. This supports children's learning and development.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- strengthen the procedures for staff supervision, coaching and mentoring to identify and provide staff with more specific training to further enhance the quality of teaching.
- 13 November 2024Good
- 21 February 2019Good
- 15 February 2016Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Learningland Day Nursery
- 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 £58.45 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.
- 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.
Day nurseries within a couple of miles
This one is first. Tick it and one or two others to see them side by side.