Tadley Under Fives Pre-school
GoodBirth to 5Open for decades
A pre-school in Tadley for children from birth to 5, open sessions in term time, often mornings. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in March 2024. Open since 2006, with 30 places.
What you might pay
This setting does not publish its fees, and no national dataset holds them. This is what childcare costs across the council, as a starting point for the call.
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
RG26 4HNWhat 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, 12 March 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children feel safe and secure at this welcoming, home-from-home pre-school.
Leaders and staff support new children to settle quickly. They offer a personalised process which helps children build close and warm bonds with staff. Children arrive happily. They swiftly engage in the interesting activities on offer. Children freely choose activities that interest them and staff sensitively observe and support them.
For example, children who love dinosaurs, decide to decorate a large model with paint. Staff skilfully instruct them to explore the textures of paint and notice where they apply it. In this way, staff introduce names for each part of the dinosaur for children to learn and apply.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- strengthen all staff's ability to adapt their teaching skills to challenge and extend all children's learning based on their existing knowledge and skills n build further on the support for children to learn how to resolve minor disputes between themselves.
- 12 March 2024Good
- 27 April 2018Good
- 22 June 2015Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Tadley Under Fives Pre-school
- What it costs
- Funded hours
- 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
None of this is in any national dataset and this setting has not published it, which is exactly why it is worth asking.
- What does it cost, all in? What is on top: meals, nappies, late pick-up, and what happens if you are late.
- Can I use my funded hours here? 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.
Pre-schools within a couple of miles
This one is first. Tick it and one or two others to see them side by side.