Netley Abbey Pre-school
GoodBirth to 5Open for decades
A day nursery in Southampton for children from birth to 5, open 08:30 to 15:15, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in January 2024. Open since 2008, with 30 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
SO31 5ELWhat 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, 18 January 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children confidently enter the pre-school and separate from their parents with ease. Staff help children to settle and place a strong focus on their happiness. They support children to make progress in their learning and development. For example, staff base themselves in key areas, such as the home corner, to extend children's play. They chat with the children about their shopping lists and engage in makebelieve parties for the baby dolls.
Staff understand the youngest children sometimes struggle to listen and share.
Therefore, at story time, they break into small groups. Staff provide a copy of the same book for the youngest children each to hold and turn the pages. This helps develop their concentration skills as they look at the pictures and join in with the story.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- build on supervision arrangements to ensure staff receive well-targeted coaching and training to help them develop their role n strengthen staff's understanding of how to further encourage the development of younger children's emerging language skills n review and improve arrangements for helping children learn about the importance of healthy food choices.
- 18 January 2024Good
- 20 February 2023Needs improvement
- 7 December 2017Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Netley Abbey Pre-school
- 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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