Pumpkin Patch Pre School
GoodBirth to 5Open for decades
A day nursery in Hook for children from birth to 5, open 09:00 to 15:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in July 2024. Open since 2011, with 21 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
RG27 8LAWhat 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, 9 July 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are settled and confident learners. Staff place them at the heart of everything they do. They provide an inclusive environment for all children and ensure that their individual needs are met. Children show good levels of emotional well-being and secure attachments between staff and children are evident. Children demonstrate that they feel safe by moving independently around the pre-school when they choose what they want to play with.
All children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities
(SEND) make good progress from their starting points. They benefit from the staff's high expectations for what they can achieve. Staff complete regular assessments on children's learning to enable them to quickly identify when children are not developing typically for their age. They work well with other professionals to provide targeted support. This helps children with SEND to rapidly close gaps in their learning.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- focus more on encouraging all children to join in with activities n strengthen the strategies in place for managing behaviour, and further support children to learn why their unwanted behaviour is not acceptable.
- 9 July 2024Good
- 17 September 2018Good
- 15 December 2014Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Pumpkin Patch 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.
Day nurseries within a couple of miles
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