Toye Box Early Years Centre
GoodBirth to 8+Long established
A pre-school in Aldershot for children from birth to 8+, open 08:30 to 15:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in February 2022. Open since 2013, with 66 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
GU11 1PLWhat 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, 15 February 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are happy, settled and confident at the pre-school. Staff have high expectations for all children and their teaching is supportive of their individual level of development. Children enjoy the variety of activities and experiences available to them. For example, toddler children are fascinated as they watch the patterns and listen out for the sounds from the interactive lights. Children throughout the pre-school are well behaved. They build strong friendships from a young age and play imaginatively and collaboratively together. All children make good progress in their learning, including those with additional funding and with special educational needs and/or disabilities.
Children play in a safe, clean and well-maintained environment. They benefit from the good focus on outdoor play, which supports them in being physically active.
Children are supported to take risks as they use various equipment to climb and balance on. This promotes children's coordination and physical development well.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- review the organisation of some daily routines, with particular regards to mealtime, to ensure healthy practice is maintained - strengthen staff practice to consistently give children the time they need think and answer questions.
- 15 February 2022Good
- 21 November 2016Good
- 2 October 2013Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Toye Box Early Years Centre
- 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.