Seedlings Montessori at Moorlands
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Southampton for children from birth to 8+, open 08:00 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in February 2024. Open since 2001, with 25 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
We offer places funded by the full 30 hours funding to families who are eligible, and who are in possession of their funding code.
Worth knowing. If your child comes to Seedlings for longer than the grant-funded hours over 39 weeks, we invoice you for this additional time on a year-round basis, but we guarantee that you will be credited with the full value of the funding we receive in respect of your child’s free attendance. We do not top-slice the grant money.
What childcare usually costs in Southampton
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Southampton 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
SO18 5RJWhat 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, 26 February 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are happy and settled in this nurturing nursery. They are greeted by friendly staff who help them engage in a range of enticing activities. Staff are passionate about their role and provide an inclusive nursery. The manager works closely with parents, during the settling-in period, to obtain information about children's care needs. As such, new children are supported well to transition into the nursery.
Staff successfully develop children's love of books. They encourage children to choose stories that interest them. Staff take the time to sit with children and read.
Children listen very attentively. They enthusiastically repeat familiar phrases and predict what will happen next. This helps them to become confident communicators. Staff provide opportunities for children to develop their small muscles. For example, children patiently thread items onto string to make necklaces. This helps them practise the skills they need for early writing.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- support staff to more consistently recognise opportunities to fully extend and build on children's learning during self-chosen activities n strengthen the arrangements for providing coaching, training and support for the manager and staff, to promote their ongoing professional development and to ensure they have clear roles and responsibilities.
- 26 February 2024Good
- 10 April 2018Good
- 7 October 2015Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Seedlings Montessori at Moorlands
- What it costs
- 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
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.
- 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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