Willowdene at Sherfield Park
GoodTakes funded hours★ 4.5 on GoogleBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Hook for children from birth to 8+, open 08:00 to 17:00, 5 days a week. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in January 2023. Open since 2013, with 40 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
Grant funded children – All children are eligible for Government grant funding from the term following their third birthday when an allowance of 570 funded hours is given per year. This funding is applied as a Stretched Offer - 11 funded hours per week for 51 weeks of the year. We offer the Extended funding for eligible working families in England of children aged 9 months to 4 years which equals.
Worth knowing. We have a minimum attendance of 15 hours per week for children in our Pre-School room (3yrs +) however for children who are eligible for the Extended funding (known as 30hrs) we have a minimum attendance of 3 days or 27 hours. Our minimum attendance at our Sherfield Park site is 18 hours per week for 27 hours for those on the Extended funding.
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
RG27 0FPWhat 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, 10 January 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are very happy entering this calm and welcoming nursery. They are warmly greeted by the caring staff and separate from parents with ease. Children form strong relationships with staff and are comfortable approaching them. Staff ensure that children feel safe and secure, both inside and in the outside space.
Staff reinforce behaviour expectations throughout the day. 'Raggy the Rabbit' helps to reinforce the nursery rules. Children enjoy talking about Raggy and recall good behaviour he looks out for. This helps children to behave well and respect the environment around them.
Staff concentrate on supporting the development of children making relationships and social interactions. These have been identified as areas impacted by the
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- strengthen staff's skills in recognising and making use of opportunities to enhance children's language development even further n develop a more consistent approach to encouraging children's independence and self-care skills during everyday routines.
- 10 January 2023Good
- 15 June 2017Good
- 25 March 2014Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Willowdene at Sherfield Park
- What it costs
- Youngest age taken
- 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.
- 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.
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