Park Day Nursery & Pre-School Ltd
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A day nursery in Fareham for babies from 3 months up to school age, open 08:00 to 18:00, 5 days a week. £60.00 a day for over 2 yrs, and they take the funded hours. Rated Good by Ofsted in March 2023. Open since 2007, with 51 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
51 weeks a year.
| Age | Full day | Session | Hourly | Weekly | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 2 yrsbirth to 2y | £65.00Care | £39.00Morning, 5 hrs £42.00Afternoon, 5 hrs | £9.00Additional ad hoc hours | £285.00Full day care per week | |
| Over 2 yrs2y to 5y | £60.00Care | £37.00Morning, 5 hrs £40.00Afternoon, 5 hrs | £9.00Additional ad hoc hours | £265.00Full day care per week | |
| All ages | – | – | £9.00Stay and plays | – |
Before you start
One-off charges to take a place.
- £35.00 registration feeincludes stay and play sessions, Park Day nursery bag and a
- £40.00 Optional starter packageincludes 4x one hour stay and play sessions, Park Day
- £100.00 refundable depositto secure a place for your child, refundable
- £100.00 further refundable depositbooking a place more than 3 months in advance, refundable
Extras
Charged on top of the session rate.
- £2.50 Lunch (optional)
- £5.00 Early Morning Start
- £0.50 Snack
- £1.50 Breakfast
- £3.00 Dinner
- £3.00 Water bottle
- £5.00 Park Day nursery bag
What a funded hour still costs
Funded hours cover the childcare. These are charged alongside them.
- £2.00 an hour Voluntary payment for funded hoursper funded hour
Where this came from
The outlined line is the one the price was taken from.
Funded hours
15 and 30 hours free Government funding.
Worth knowing. 15 hour Funding entitlement (stretched to 11 hours per week over 51 weeks); 30 hour Funding entitlement (stretched to 22 hours per week over 51 weeks); Voluntary payment for funded hours are charged at £2.00 per funded hour.
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
PO14 2PPWhat 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, 20 March 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children settle well in this nurturing and welcoming nursery. Babies who are very new to the setting receive plenty of cuddles and reassurance. Older children independently hang up their coats and choose what they would like to play with.
They explore many of the exciting activities that are available to them. For example, babies squeal with delight as they find new ways to squirt water in the water tray. Older children eagerly say the letters and sounds they know when exploring flash cards. Staff support them to identify new letters. Children enjoy the challenge of learning new letters and sounds.
Children have a positive attitude to their learning and keep on trying when they come across a challenge. They show great determination as they try to manage tasks for themselves. For example, children work together when using spray bottles to water the plants in the garden. They tell their friends they have to 'shake' the bottle for it to work. Children make good progress and develop skills they need to be confident learners. Babies explore the well-resourced environment with support from staff. Older children recognise their names on pegs, learn to hold a pencil, and dress themselves independently. This helps to prepare them for their future learning.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- sharpen existing monitoring and training of staff to identify all minor inconsistencies in practice n strengthen staff's interactions and questioning skills so that they understand the importance of giving children more time to think and respond.
- 20 March 2023Good
- 9 February 2018Good
- 17 June 2015Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Park Day Nursery & Pre-School Ltd
- 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 £60.00 a day 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
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