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Day nursery in Alton

Single Steps Nursery

GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 8+Long established

A day nursery in Alton for babies from 3 months up to school age, 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 They do not publish prices, so ask.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 June 2022. Open since 2019, with 35 places.

Call 01420 562125Their website

Cost

What it costs

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

Funded hours

Worth knowing. There is a minimum requirement of 2 full days, half days can be added on an ad hoc basis. We do accept funding, contact us for further details about fees and funded places. Please note, we close for bank holidays but fees remain payable.

What childcare usually costs in Hampshire

£6.50an hour, typical for a 2 years old
£6.20an 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 Hampshire 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 3 months, up to school ageRegistered with Ofsted for birth to 8+.
When it's open
08:00 to 18:00, 5 days a weekFrom their Google listing
Funded hours
Takes them
Outdoor space
Yes, and forest school
How many children
35 placesMedium for England
How long open
7 yearsLong established
Address
Convent of St. Lucy, Medstead Manor, Alton, GU34 5LL

Where it is

GU34 5LL
Ofsted URN 2557155On the register since 5 November 2019
The rating

What Ofsted said

Last inspected on 7 June 2022.

Good

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

Still missing for Single Steps Nursery

  • 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Some of this is above, from the setting or from parents, and it can go out of date.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.
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 ยท How we put this together.

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