The Scott Centre Pre School and Schools Out
Good★ 5.0 on GoogleBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Andover for children from birth to 8+, open 08:30 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in November 2023. Open since 1994, with 55 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
SP10 2LBWhat 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, 23 November 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are happy and very settled in this inclusive setting where staff recognise and nurture children's individuality well. Children enthusiastically join in activities and demonstrate high levels of engagement in their learning. For example, they expertly calculate how many bricks they need to make a tall tower, showing an impressive knowledge of how to make this stable when it wobbles. Children enjoy popular cooking activities, such as making play dough. They follow the recipe and weigh out the ingredients in order, with great success.
Outside, children benefit from the well-planned activities that effectively support their good health and physical development. Children join together on projects such as planting daffodils. They take safe risks as they climb up the slide and proudly show how well they can balance along a complex obstacle course. Staff are on hand and use every opportunity to extend children's learning, such as through counting or by introducing new words.
Staff are particularly skilled at helping children learn at their own pace. They provide dedicated small-group times that complement children's stage of learning and which successfully capture children's attention. Staff maintain a positive and supportive approach to managing children's behaviour through their consistent and clear expectations. They act as strong role models and children benefit from sensitive support that helps them to manage their emotions successfully. Children behave very well. They try hard at things they find difficult and, with the encouragement of staff, build good levels of resilience.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- support staff to fully understand the intent behind the curriculum to more precisely identify, and plan for, individual children's learning needs.
- 23 November 2023Good
- 6 June 2023Inadequate
- 17 October 2017Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for The Scott Centre Pre School and Schools Out
- 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.
Day nurseries within a couple of miles
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