St Paul's Pre-School
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 5Long established
A day nursery in Brockenhurst for from 2 years up to 5 year olds, open 08:00 to 15:00, 5 days a week. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in March 2024. Open since 2015, with 18 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
3 & 4-Year-Old Funding: 15 hours per week for 38 weeks; 2-Year-Old Funding: 15 hours per week; 30 Hours Extended Entitlement for eligible working parents of 2, 3, and 4-year-olds.
Worth knowing. We do not ask for top-up contributions; all-inclusive covering daily healthy snacks, art, gardening, and cooking materials, sand and sensory play supplies, end-of-year and Christmas presents, pre-school party food and special events.
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
SO42 7WTWhat 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, 7 March 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children confidently enter the pre-school and separate from their parents with ease. They know the routine, putting their slippers on and finding their names to put in the registration box. Staff help children to settle and place a strong focus on their happiness. Children learn well as staff provide an ambitious curriculum and an environment that is inviting. Staff use every opportunity to develop children's learning.
Children explore the pre-school room and freely access the activities staff provide.
They express an interest in nature as they observe the tadpoles in the tank and watch the squirrels running around the garden. Children show an awareness of the world around them during make-believe play, where they discuss whether princesses have dogs and some children share they have seen the Queen with dogs.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- enhance the support provided to children to pronounce words correctly, to fully extend their communication and language development.
- 7 March 2024Good
- 17 October 2023Inadequate
- 21 February 2018Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for St Paul's Pre-School
- 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.
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.
Day nurseries within a couple of miles
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