The Little School at Pooh Corner
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 5Open for decades
A day nursery in Petersfield for babies from 9 months up to 5 year olds, open 07:00 to 19:00, 5 days a week. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in October 2023. Open since 2023, with 60 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
Under 3's eligible for 30 hours a week completely free from September during term time or 22 hours if stretched over the year; Eligible funded children accepted from 9 months from September '24; Over 3's entitled to 15 hours or 11 hours stretched, eligible parents may claim 30 hours during term time or 22 hours stretched.
Worth knowing. No extra charges for under 3's; Over 3's optional supplementary charge of £2 per grant hour; minimum attendance of 22 hours to claim 30 hours offer; if booking only funded hours, right to give quietest sessions.
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
GU32 2NAWhat 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.
- 29 July 2026 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
- 29 May 2024 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 31 October 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
The staff are happy and enthusiastic when they greet children as they arrive at nursery. This makes children feel welcome and gives them a sense of belonging.
Parents express how they value communication from staff when they drop their children off and pick them up from nursery. Staff are sensitive in their interactions and children go to them for comfort and support. Staff understand the importance of building strong relationships and attachments to help children feel safe and secure. As a result, children feel confident to explore their environment and understand they have a secure base to return to.
Children show their delight through facial expressions as they jump and splash in muddy puddles that have been created by the previous night's rainfall. Staff share their excitement and ask thought-provoking questions that require the children to make connections between their thoughts and their experience. For example, they ask the children where they think all the water has come from and why the water has turned brown. Staff give children time to think and make connections. While children are engrossed in their explorations, staff discuss new words, such as
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- strengthen staff's skills in building on children's own ideas during activities to further enhance children's individual learning.
- 31 October 2023Good
Still missing for The Little School at Pooh Corner
- What it costs
- 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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