Seahawk Under Fives
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Gosport for babies from 3 months up to school age, open 08:30 to 15:30, 5 days a week. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in January 2025. Open since 2017, with 18 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
Full range of Government funded childcare support, 30 hours for eligible working families, 15 hours universal for 3 and 4 year olds, funding for eligible 2 year olds.
Worth knowing. We accept the Early Years Funding between the hours of 9.00 and 15.00. Additional voluntary contributions of £2.00 per week will be charged for snacks. We ask that you provide a packed lunch and all nappies, wet wipes, nappy sacks and suncream that your child will need.
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
PO13 9RJWhat 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 January 2025 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children separate from their parents with ease as they happily enter this friendly and welcoming setting. They independently find a peg to place their coat on before running over to their friends. Children display a strong sense of belonging and show that they feel safe and secure. For example, children call the names of staff before rushing over to them and jumping on their laps. They cuddle into staff and begin to chat away. Staff respond with a smile, showing genuine warmth and kindness.
Children benefit from a fun and stimulating curriculum designed to meet their individual needs. Older children are aware of the setting motto, 'Be kind, be safe, be mindful'. Staff identify what children need to learn next and then plan a suitable range of learning experiences. Children show high levels of enthusiasm when they sing 'Rain Rain Go Away' while watching sand fall through their fingers. Staff enthusiastically join in with the children and give them praise for their efforts.
Children learn to be independent. For example, staff encourage children to use tongs to select their own snack, and they confidently sweep up sand and rice after activities. Children learn to take turns and share equipment as they use chalk to create masterpieces. Staff support children to take managed risks in the outdoor area to help build their self-confidence. Children use litter pickers to help to tidy up the local community. This helps children to learn to take care of the environment around them.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- develop behaviour management strategies further to support children to understand how their behaviour impacts on others n strengthen the organisation of group-time activities to help children remain focused in their learning.
- 13 January 2025Good Safeguarding: Yes
- 8 May 2019Good
- 23 January 2019Inadequate
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Seahawk Under Fives
- What it costs
- 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
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.
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