Lydlynch Preschool
Ofsted report card Mar 2026Takes funded hoursBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Totton for from 2 years up to school age, open 08:00 to 15:15, 5 days a week. £8.00 an hour for 2 year olds, and they take the funded hours. Inspected under Ofsted's new report card in March 2026. Open since 2005, with 28 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 | Session | Hourly | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 year olds2y to 3y | – | £8.00for 2 year olds | |
| 3-4 year olds3y to 4y | – | £7.00for 3-4 year olds | |
| All ages | £6.00Breakfast Club, 1 hrs | – |
Where this came from
The outlined line is the one the price was taken from.
Funded hours
Two year funding, 15 hours and 30 hours funding.
Worth knowing. This can be used for any session, including breakfast club. We do not charge an admin or consumables fee.
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
SO40 3DWWhat Ofsted found, area by area
Since November 2025 Ofsted gives a standard in each of seven areas rather than one overall grade. Expected standard means it is doing what it should.
What 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 March 2026Report card seven areas graded separately Safeguarding: Met
- 22 September 2022Good
- 4 November 2016Good
- 7 January 2013Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Lydlynch Preschool
- 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Some of this is above, from the setting or from parents, and it can go out of date.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 £8.00 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.