Tiny Steps Pre School
GoodTakes funded hours★ 3.0 on GoogleBirth to 8+Long established
A pre-school in Basingstoke for children from birth to 8+, open 09:00 to 15:00, 5 days a week. £8.50 an hour for two year old's, and they take the funded hours. Rated Good by Ofsted in May 2022. Open since 2019, with 40 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Term time only, 38 weeks a year.
| Age | Hourly | |
|---|---|---|
| Two year old's2y to 3y | £8.50additional hour | |
| 3 and 4 year old's3y to 4y | £8.00additional hour |
Where this came from
The outlined line is the one the price was taken from.
Funded hours
15 hours a week free learning and care for 3 and 4 year olds, 30 hours free funding for eligible 3 and 4 year olds, and 15 or 30 hours funding for eligible 2 year olds.
Worth knowing. Additional hours over the free entitlement are charged at £8 per hour for 3 and 4 year olds and £8.50 per hour for two year olds, payable in advance on receipt of an invoice. Failure to pay on time risks losing your child’s place at the Pre-school.
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
RG24 9PEWhat Ofsted said
Last inspected on 27 May 2022.
Good
Ofsted's expected standard. Most settings in England are rated Good.
Still missing for Tiny Steps Pre School
- 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
Some of this is above, from the setting or from parents, and it can go out of date.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 £8.50 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.
- 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.