Pixies Day Nursery and Pixies Too Ltd
Good★ 4.5 on GoogleBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Southampton for children from birth to 8+, open 07:30 to 18:30, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in July 2022. Open since 2011, with 99 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 6NSWhat 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, 8 July 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children eagerly take part in activities and show enthusiasm for their learning. For example, outside, toddlers practise skills while having fun as they play with water.
Staff encourage their independence, such as fetching water for the activity.
Children use their physical skills to tip the water down a drainpipe. Children have access to interesting resources, which promotes their curiosity and imagination. For example, large cardboard boxes and sensory materials. Babies enjoy spinning shiny discs hanging from the trees, reaching up to move these. Staff join in well with children's self-chosen play, helping to build on their learning.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should: - review how changes of the daily routine are managed, to provide more support to children who need it to help keep them engaged and interested, to further support their learning and development n build on the practice of staff who have responsibilities to lead other team members, to ensure they consistently model good or better practice, to support other staff's professional development, to help raise the overall quality of the provision even further.
- 8 July 2022Good
- 24 November 2016Good
- 26 September 2013Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Pixies Day Nursery and Pixies Too Ltd
- 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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