Miss Polly's, The Hurst Nursery
GoodBirth to 5Open for decades
A day nursery in Tadley for children from birth to 5, open 07:30 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in February 2024. Open since 2000, with 67 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 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
RG26 5NLWhat 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, 1 February 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children learn to be independent and develop their self-care skills. Toddlers wipe their own noses, and older children attend to their own toileting. Staff encourage children to put on their coats and shoes in preparation for outdoor play. All children make good progress from their starting points. Staff work closely with parents and other professionals to help ensure that children are well prepared for the next stage in their education, including school.
Staff support children to follow their interests and provide activities that engage and excite them. For example, older children use a large piece of material as a parachute. They scream with excitement as the teddies they place in the middle are thrown up and down. They identify which teddy is little or big and adapt their singing to be loud or quiet. Children follow instructions carefully and are obviously proud when their efforts are praised.
Younger children have great fun as they play outdoors in a large tray that staff have skilfully prepared to provide them with sensory experiences. Children eagerly put their hands into soil, crushed cereal, pasta and foam. For some children, this is the first time they have accessed these materials. Staff encourage children with praise and are sensitive to support those who find the feel of the new textures a little unusual.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- build on the provision for outdoor play and experiences to provide more learning opportunities for those children who prefer to learn outdoors n review and adapt the organisation of group activities and transitions throughout the day to maintain children's interest and minimise the disruption to their play and learning more effectively.
- 1 February 2024Good
- 6 April 2018Good
- 25 May 2017Needs improvement
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Miss Polly's, The Hurst Nursery
- 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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