Pinewood Family Group
GoodBirth to 5Open for decades
A day nursery in Farnborough for children from birth to 5, open 8am to 6pm. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in February 2025. Open since 2000, with 28 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
GU14 9LEWhat 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, 13 February 2025 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children arrive happy and eager to start their busy day at this inviting pre-school.
Caring staff form strong emotional connections with children. Leaders and staff skilfully and sensitively support children who initially take time to settle. They devise personalised programmes with parents to ease the transition from home to pre-school. For example, staff make home visits and get to know them well. This helps them develop a clear understanding of what they want children to learn next.
Children are extremely motivated to learn. They play cooperatively with their friends, often applying strategies they have been taught previously, such as using a sand-timer for fair turn taking. The carefully thought-out curriculum encompasses children's needs, abilities and interests well. It is created in consultation with reception teachers at the local school. This strongly helps to prepare children for their eventual move to school.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- adjust routine arrangements so that children can continue to explore and expand their learning for longer periods without interruptions n strengthen the monitoring of individual staff's practice, to ensure their teaching always has the best possible impact on children's development.
- 13 February 2025Good Safeguarding: Yes
- 16 May 2019Good
- 20 April 2016Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Pinewood Family Group
- 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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