West Wight Nursery
OutstandingTakes funded hoursBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Totland Bay for babies from 3 months up to school age, open 07:30 to 17:00, 5 days a week. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted in June 2022. Open since 2008, with 72 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
30 Hours FREE Childcare Entitlement.
Worth knowing. To claim 30 hours free funding both parents must be working a minimum of 16 hours. If you are a lone parent/carer then you must be working 16 hours. Funding can be split over 2 settings if necessary.
What childcare usually costs in Isle of Wight
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Isle of Wight 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
PO39 0HQWhat 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, 29 June 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are valued and respected for their unique personalities. In turn, children recognise that they are individuals with their own thoughts and ideas. For instance, as older children share ideas about treasure as they listen to favourite stories. They share alternate ideas about what treasure might be and despite these being different, children value the views of their friends. Children's behaviour is exemplary throughout the nursery. Even the youngest of children know what is expected of them, as staff share clear and age-appropriate boundaries. Children are eager to have a go and relish the challenges when they encounter difficulties.
They develop excellent concentration and perseverance skills. Toddlers build and reconnect large blocks until they balance successfully. Children develop extremely high levels of confidence and social skills. Younger children approach visitors and share toys and point out their friends in pictures displayed on the wall.
Children thrive in the nursery and are enabled to achieve at the very highest levels.
- 29 June 2022Outstanding
- 22 August 2013Outstanding
- 22 June 2009Outstanding
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for West Wight Nursery
- What it costs
- 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.
- What does it cost, all in? 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.