Little Fishes Nursery School
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 5Open for decades
A day nursery in Farnham for children from birth to 5, open 09:00 to 15:00, 5 days a week. £9.50 an hour for 3 & 4 Year Olds, and they take the funded hours. Rated Good by Ofsted in January 2025. Open since 2000, 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| 3 & 4 Year Olds3y to 4y | £9.50hours over the 15 funded hours | |
| All ages | £9.80From November 2026 |
Where this came from
The outlined line is the one the price was taken from.
Funded hours
Universal 15 hours for 3 & 4 year olds; up to 30 hours for eligible working families (up to 27.5 hours offered due to opening hours); funded early years education for eligible 2 year olds; 15 hours for eligible working parents of 2-year-olds, up to 30 hours from September 2025 (up to 27.5 hours offered).
Worth knowing. We do not specify when the funded hours are taken. You may use more than one setting, but your child cannot claim more than 15 or 30 hours (depending on your eligibility) per week in total. The entitlement is for 38 weeks a year. Any hours attended over these 15 hours will be charged at £9.50.
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
GU10 4ENWhat 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, 27 January 2025 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children confidently enter the setting and know what is expected of them. For example, they understand where to store their belongings. Children are curious learners. They explore with enthusiasm the stimulating environment that staff provide for them. Staff are readily available to read stories to children and to play alongside them. Children respond positively to staff and listen to instructions and requests. For instance, they gather for a morning circle time to say hello to their friends. Staff encourage children to be kind and caring to each other.
Children show they enjoy being at the setting. There are lots of smiles and laughter as they play together. Staff encourage siblings to play with each other as well as develop their own friendships. They offer lots of warm praise and celebrate children's achievements. Staff support children's emotional well-being effectively.
Leaders have high aspirations for children and have planned a clear curriculum designed to teach children a range of skills. This supports children's next steps in learning now and for when they move on to school. Staff successfully implement this curriculum. For example, they encourage children to be independent from the earliest days by making choices. Children show increasing confidence in managing their own needs.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- review staff deployment so that they enable all children to remain highly focused on their learning n support staff to encourage children to build their confidence to explore their ideas further.
- 27 January 2025Good Safeguarding: Yes
- 14 May 2019Good
- 31 March 2015Outstanding
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Little Fishes Nursery School
- 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
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 £9.50 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.
- 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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