Little Nest Childcare
Not yet inspectedTakes funded hoursBirth to 8+Open a few years
A day nursery in Southampton for babies from 9 months up to school age, open 08:00 to 18:00, 5 days a week. £8.80 an hour for under Twos, and they take the funded hours. Ofsted has not yet published a graded inspection. Open since 2024, with 33 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
50 weeks a year.
| Age | Hourly | |
|---|---|---|
| Under Twosbirth to 2y | £8.80Hours above your funding entitlement | |
| Two Year Olds2y to 3y | £8.00Hours above your funding entitlement | |
| Three & Four Year Olds3y to 4y | £7.25Hours above your funding entitlement |
What a funded hour still costs
Funded hours cover the childcare. These are charged alongside them.
- £1.50 an hour Parental Contribution & Food Chargeper funded hour
- £3.00 a day hot lunch
Where this came from
The outlined line is the one the price was taken from.
Funded hours
15 hours or 30 hours of funding each week, term after they turn 9 months old.
Worth knowing. Parental contribution £1.50 per funded hour and £3 per day for a hot lunch; funding stretched over 50 weeks; optional to opt out but with session stipulations.
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
SO31 1BSWhat Ofsted said
Ofsted hasn't published a graded inspection for this setting yet.
Not yet inspected
Ofsted has not published a graded inspection for this setting.
Still missing for Little Nest Childcare
- 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Some of this is above, from the setting or from parents, and it can go out of date.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 £8.80 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.
- 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.