Rising Fives Pre School
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 5Open for decades
A pre-school in Whitchurch for children from birth to 5, open 09:15 to 15:15, 5 days a week. £7.00 an hour for 3/4 year-olds and 2 year-olds (non-funde, and they take the funded hours. Rated Good by Ofsted in February 2023. Open since 1978, with 45 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Our hourly rate is £7.00 per hour for all non-funded 3/4 year-olds and non-funded 2 year-olds.
One published rate. What you pay depends on the days you need and the funded hours you can claim.
Funded hours
15 hours of free childcare per week for all 3- to 4-year-olds; some 2-year-olds eligible; Working Parent extended funding up to 30 hours.
Worth knowing. Hours taken over 15 hours (or 30 hours for those entitled) will be charged at our standard hourly rate.
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
RG28 7FGWhat 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.
- 8 October 2025 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 28 February 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Leaders have a strong ethos of inclusion for the pre-school, and staff share their high expectations for all children regardless of their ability. Staff focus the curriculum aims and delivery on promoting children's personal, social and emotional development. This precise focus helps all children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), to be able to access learning and thrive in their development.
Children enjoy learning and take pride in getting things right. They show enthusiasm when working together in small groups. They express their excitement through laughter and smiles as they wait eagerly for responses from their peers.
Children listen to stories with interest. They take part in group singing and signing sessions and respond appropriately in circle times, taking turns and talking with assuredness.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- strengthen staff's understanding of the curriculum so that practice is consistently embedded to further support language development.
- 28 February 2023Good
- 6 April 2017Outstanding
- 13 May 2015Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Rising Fives Pre School
- Youngest age taken
- Meals
- Nappies
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
Some of this is above, from the setting or from parents, and it can go out of date. The rest is in no dataset anywhere. Either way it is worth ten minutes on the phone.
- Is £7.00 an hour still the rate? What is on top: meals, nappies, late pick-up, and what happens if you are late.
- How do you apply my funded hours? 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.