Odiham Community Pre-School (Leapfrogs)
GoodBirth to 5Open for decades
A pre-school in Hook for children from birth to 5, open 08:15 to 15:30, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in May 2023. Open since 2000, with 54 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
RG29 1NUWhat 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, 5 May 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are happy when entering the setting. They demonstrate that they feel safe and secure as they easily separate from their parents and interact well with staff.
Children settle well and engage in play. They make friends and play together with confidence. They behave well and clearly respect staff and their peers. Children know who their key person is and approach staff with ease. Staff form strong bonds with children. This helps to support children's personal, social and emotional development. Children enjoy daily physical play and fresh air and exercise in the garden area. This helps to build up their stamina, strength and coordination.
Staff identify children's mathematical skills as an area for development after the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. They introduce ways to help support this. For example, children have access to a loose-parts area to encourage counting and weighing. Staff further extend this for children. For example, they ask children to count beanbags during a group circle time. All children make good progress, including children who speak English as an additional language and those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- review the planning and implementation of adult-led activities to ensure they capture children's interests and build on their existing knowledge.
- 5 May 2023Good
- 5 October 2017Good
- 24 February 2015Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Odiham Community Pre-School (Leapfrogs)
- 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.
Pre-schools within a couple of miles
This one is first. Tick it and one or two others to see them side by side.