Paint Pots Pre School and Nursery
Good★ 5.0 on GoogleBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Southampton for children from birth to 8+, open 07:45 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 May 2024. Open since 2010, with 61 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
SO30 3HNWhat 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, 2 May 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Staff welcome the children with open arms, high fives, and a smile. Children eagerly go into the nursery and put their belongings away. Staff have special bonds with their key children and children enjoy their key-person group times. For example, children excitedly visit a quiet area to take part in a rhyming activity with their adult and friends. Children are happy and want to learn. All children are progressing in their development in this warm, safe environment.
Staff have high expectations for behaviour. Children repeat the rules regularly.
These are to appreciate, to care, to respect and to have fun. Children ask each other for help, for example with their coats and zips when they find it difficult. Staff support children to form good relationships with each other.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- support staff to recognise, and make better use of, opportunities to help children develop their independence skills.
- 2 May 2024Good
- 14 June 2018Good
- 27 November 2013Outstanding
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Paint Pots Pre School and 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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