Piglets Day Nursery
GoodBirth to 5Open for decades
A day nursery in Southampton for children from birth to 5, open 07:30 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 January 2024. Open since 2000, with 50 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 1BHWhat 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.
- 11 October 2022 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 12 January 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Staff consider children's interests when they plan for their learning. For instance, when children show an interest in the weather becoming colder, staff organise a winter themed activity to extend children's understanding of the world around them. Children enjoy investigating what happens to ice when they sprinkle salt on it. Staff encourage children to think of different words to describe their observations, which helps to extend children's vocabulary.
Children are given opportunities to try new things. For example, staff give children different foods to eat during snack time to enable them to explore different tastes.
Older children serve their own food, which supports them to develop their independence skills. They demonstrate a willingness to keep trying as they attempt to pick the food up with tongs. Staff give children encouragement and support to help them achieve their task. This helps children to learn to persevere when they are faced with challenges.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- support staff to recognise the importance of taking prompt action to respond to hazards in the environment, such as spillages.
- 12 January 2024Good
- 30 July 2019Good
- 10 April 2014Outstanding
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Piglets Day 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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