Star Nursery
GoodTakes funded hours★ 4.7 on GoogleBirth to 5Open for decades
A day nursery in Basingstoke for babies from 3 months up to 5 year olds, open 08:00 to 18:00, 5 days a week. £7.15 an hour for 3 months-2 years, and they take the funded hours. Rated Good by Ofsted in June 2022. Open since 2005, with 69 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
| Age | Hourly | |
|---|---|---|
| 3 months-2 years3m to 2y | £7.15Twinkle Stars | |
| 2 years-3 years2y to 3y | £6.80Shooting Stars | |
| 3 years-5 years3y to 5y | £6.60Bright Stars |
Extras
Charged on top of the session rate.
- £6.00 per 15 minutes Late collection 15 minutes
- £12.00 per 15 minutes Late collection 30 minutes
- £18.00 per 15 minutes Late collection 45 minutes
- £30.00 Late collection after 6:00 pm
Where this came from
The outlined line is the one the price was taken from.
Funded hours
Registered for 2, 3 and 4 year old government funding and accept the 30 Hour government funding.
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
RG22 5BBWhat 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, 14 June 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children enjoy coming to nursery. They settle quickly and have positive, warm relationships with staff. Young babies enjoy cuddles on staff's laps, which helps them to feel secure. Staff organise the environment and resources attractively so that it engages children in their play and learning. This helps to spark children's interest and encourages their imaginative play. An example of this was when children used dough and spaghetti to make a variety of objects, including lollipops and trees. The natural resources and high number of sensory play opportunities promote children's exploration and curiosity.
Staff have high expectations of the children. Children understand the importance of turn taking and sharing, and this is evident in their play together. For instance, when pairs of children were washing dolls in the outside area, they readily helped one another and took turns to hold or wash the dolls. When children found this challenging, skilled staff guided them with an age-appropriate, empathetic approach. Children are kind to each other. They are beginning to understand the needs of their friends, including being patient. The staff are positive role models and promote this well. For example, when the children were at the 'potion' station, staff modelled how to take turns and share resources. The children then continued these sharing behaviours. Children are developing their listening skills well. They are aware of the expectations of behaviour. The pre-school children demonstrated this during group time, showing respect for each other's views.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- ensure that all staff embed their understanding of curriculum intentions, to support them in enriching their teaching and help children make even further progress n develop the monitoring of all staff practice to identify effectively any areas for professional development, to further raise the overall quality of the provision.
- 14 June 2022Good
- 22 March 2017Good
- 12 February 2015Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Star Nursery
- 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.
- Is £7.15 an hour still the rate? 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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