Little Fishes @ St Peters
GoodBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Aldershot for children from birth to 8+, open 09:15 to 14:30, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in January 2025. Open since 2000, with 32 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 Surrey
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Surrey 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
GU12 6LUWhat 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, 28 January 2025 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children enjoy the time they spend at the preschool. They form secure relationships with the kind, caring and nurturing staff, who know them well. They display a strong sense of belonging and demonstrate that they feel happy and settled. Staff are attentive and respond warmly to children's individual needs. For example, they provide them with cuddles when needed and reassurance and praise throughout the day. Children show high levels of emotional well-being and a positive attitude to learning. They explore the activities with energy and fascination and are keen to explore different ways of doing things.
All children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities make good progress from their starting points. Leaders and their enthusiastic team are committed to their roles and responsibilities. They plan a sequenced and ambitious curriculum, based on children's individual needs. Regular assessments on children's learning, enables staff to quickly identify any emerging gaps and put timely interventions into place. They work successfully with other professionals involved in children's care and have high expectations for what all children can achieve.
Children successfully develop the knowledge and skills they need for the future. For example, they complete tasks independently, listen with interest to familiar stories, play harmoniously together and show high levels and respect and tolerance for others.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- review the arrangements for large group activities, to ensure that all children are able to focus and concentrate during the sessions n support staff to help them to notice when quieter and less confident children need support to join in with activities.
- 28 January 2025Good Safeguarding: Yes
- 10 May 2019Outstanding
- 27 April 2015Outstanding
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Little Fishes @ St Peters
- 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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