Pennington Village Pre-School
GoodBirth to 8+Open for decades
A pre-school in Lymington for children from birth to 8+, open 08:00 to 17:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in September 2024. Open since 2003, with 39 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
SO41 8HXWhat 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.
- 26 October 2023 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 9 September 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children arrive happy and ready to learn. They venture into the playrooms where staff greet them warmly. Staff provide a broad curriculum and an inviting environment, that reflects and promotes the skills they want children to learn next.
Staff create activities that are interesting and ignite children's curiosity. For example, staff encourage children to explore and discuss the change in texture as they pour water onto dry sand. This helps children to develop positive attitudes towards their learning.
Children's physical development is well supported. Staff equip the outside and inside areas to enhance these skills. For example, children competently navigate the climbing frame outside and build towers with the bricks inside. This helps children to stay active and develop their gross motor skills.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- develop staff knowledge of questioning skills to allow children time to answer questions and think for themselves.
- 9 September 2024Good
- 19 October 2023Needs improvement
- 7 March 2022Good
- 21 March 2018Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 4 graded inspections.
Still missing for Pennington Village 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.
Pre-schools within a couple of miles
This one is first. Tick it and one or two others to see them side by side.