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Day nursery in Ferndown

Rock A Tots UK Limited Westmoors

GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 5Long established

A day nursery in Ferndown for babies from 4 months up to 5 year olds, open 07:30 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in May 2023. Open since 2021, with 58 places.

Call 01202978899Their website

Cost

What it costs

Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.

Funded hours

Government funding for eligible 9-month-olds, 2-year-olds, and 3- to 4-year-old children.

Worth knowing. Funding offered on a year-round stretched basis, approximately 22 funded hours per week for 51 weeks per year. Parents must apply in the term before it's due to begin and reconfirm eligibility every 3 months. Optional meals and consumables fee charged per funded hour attended.

What childcare usually costs in Dorset

£6.50an hour, typical for a 2 years old
£6.00an hour, typical for a 3 and 4 years old

This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Dorset from the Department for Education's 2025 provider survey. No national data holds what an individual nursery charges, so ring and ask.

The basics

Places, hours and the day

Who they take, when they are open, and what a day there includes.

Who they can take
Babies from 4 months, up to 5 year oldsRegistered with Ofsted for birth to 5.
When it's open
07:30 to 18:00, 5 days a weekFrom their Google listing
Funded hours
Takes them
Outdoor space
Yes, and forest school
How many children
58 placesLarge for England
How long open
6 yearsLong established
Address
30 Moorlands Road, West Moors, Ferndown, BH22 0JW

Where it is

BH22 0JW
Ofsted URN 2630235On the register since 15 March 2021
The rating

What Ofsted said

Last inspected on 3 May 2023.

Good

Ofsted's expected standard. Most settings in England are rated Good.

Still missing for Rock A Tots UK Limited Westmoors

  • What it costs
  • 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.

Before you ring

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Some of this is above, from the setting or from parents, and it can go out of date.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.

  • What does it cost, all in? 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.
  • Do you have a place for a child of my age now? 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.
Compare

Day nurseries within a couple of miles

This one is first. Tick it and one or two others to see them side by side.

Ferndown Day Nursery

Day nursery · 501 Ringwood Road, Ferndown, BH22 9BG

GoodTakes funded hours£81.00 a dayBirth to 8+Babies from 3 months07:30 to 17:30, 5 days a week45 placesOpen a few years
1.8 mi
5 min drive
01202 855839Their website

The Caterpillar Club

Day nursery · C/O Ferndown First School, Mountbatten Drive, Ferndown, BH22 9FB

OutstandingBirth to 5Open all day, usually 8am to 6pm22 placesOpen for decades
1.8 mi
5 min drive
01202 893272

The Little Learners Nursery

Day nursery · St. Leonards and St. Ives Village Hall, Braeside Road, Ringwood, BH24 2PH

GoodTakes funded hours£5.50 a sessionBirth to 5From 1 year08:30 to 15:30, 5 days a week25 placesLong established
1.9 mi
5 min drive
07541766152Their website

Pick two or three to compare.

Everything here comes from Ofsted's published childcare register, under the Open Government Licence. Ratings are quoted exactly as Ofsted gave them, with their dates. Read the full Ofsted reports · How we put this together.

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