Twyford Playgroup
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 8+Long established
A pre-school in Winchester for from 2 years up to school age, open 08:30 to 15:00, 5 days a week. £47.13 a day, and they take the funded hours. Rated Good by Ofsted in March 2022. Open since 2014, with 24 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Price list dated January 2025.
| Age | Full day | Session | Hourly | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All ages | £47.13 | £36.25Shorter, 5 hrs | £7.25 |
Extras
Charged on top of the session rate.
- £0.50 an hour Additional discretionary paymentincludes snack and consumables
- £2.50 to £3.25 a session discretionary payment
Where this came from
The outlined line is the one the price was taken from.
Funded hours
Early Years Education funding for eligible 9 months to 4-year-old children; Disadvantaged 2 year old funding offer.
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
SO21 1QYWhat 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.
- 7 July 2023 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 17 March 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children thoroughly enjoy their play and learning. They make friends easily and are respectful and kind to each other. Children understand the expectations for their behaviour, take pride in their achievements and are active learners. They benefit from the many opportunities to play outdoors. A high emphasis is placed on helping children learn more about the wider world and natural resources. Children develop an awareness of risk and confidence during their play outdoors. For instance, children work collaboratively as they construct a pulley system with ropes to transport water in buckets. They learn to use one-handed tools, such as hammers, as they play in the mud kitchen area. Children listen carefully to staff's instructions and reminders for keeping themselves safe. All children show they are ready for the next stages of their education.
Children demonstrate that they feel very happy and emotionally secure. They sing their welcome song with warmth and caring as they greet each other and staff in the morning. Children listen as others speak and share and value each other's work, for example when staff show children the pictures their friends have been painting. Staff provide crockery for children to eat from at snack time. Children understand the necessity of handling their plates and bowls with care. Snack times and lunchtimes are very sociable occasions.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- develop a more consistent approach for the sequencing of learning aims across all areas of learning, and in particular for mathematics.
- 17 March 2022Good
- 19 September 2016Outstanding
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Twyford Playgroup
- 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 £47.13 a day 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.
- 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.
Pre-schools within a couple of miles
This one is first. Tick it and one or two others to see them side by side.