The Watership Down Nursery
OutstandingBirth to 5Long established
A day nursery in Whitchurch for children from birth to 5, open 08:00 to 17:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted in August 2024. Open since 2016, with 25 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
RG28 7NYWhat 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 August 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Babies and children thrive in this small, exceptional and home-from-home nursery.
They arrive at the door and a familiar face immediately greets them. Staff ask parents how the children have been and they happily wave goodbye. Children enter the nursery excited to find out what the passionate staff have provided for them to explore.
The dedicated staff create an extremely broad curriculum based on the children's interests and development. They plan activities to encourage children's individual learning at every opportunity. Staff tailor their planning based on meticulous assessments of the children. As a result, all children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities, make exceptional progress from their starting points.
- 12 August 2024Outstanding
- 1 October 2018Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for The Watership Down Nursery
- 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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