Woodberry Day Nursery and Preschool-Peartree
Good★ 4.3 on GoogleBirth to 5Long established
A day nursery in Southampton for children from birth to 5, open 07:30 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in June 2024. Open since 2022, with 74 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 Southampton
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Southampton 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
SO19 7JJWhat 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.
- 23 April 2026 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
- 26 July 2024 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
- 26 January 2023 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 6 June 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are happy and confident to separate from their parents on arrival. Staff place a strong focus on children's happiness. Babies settle quickly with kind and nurturing staff, who know them well. Older children follow daily routines such as, self-registration and putting away their belongings. This helps children feel safe and secure.
Children thoroughly enjoy staff interactions. They seek staff out to join in their play or for support when needed. Staff act as positive role models. They use distractions and discussions to help children develop negotiation skills. For example, staff sensitively help children to learn to respect each other's needs. This helps children to develop good social skills and to play together harmoniously.
Staff engage children in exciting activities that implement the curriculum learning intentions securely. Babies explore sensory play with excitement. They use their hands to explore different textures. Toddlers engage in finger painting and create zig zag and swirl patterns. Older children create their own detailed pictures and have a go at writing their names. Children show immense pride in their achievements. Staff use every opportunity to develop children's learning. This helps to support children's creativity and early literacy skills.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- support staff to develop effective and consistent strategies to promote positive behaviour to help children to learn what behaviour is expected of them n strengthen staff deployment during busier times of the day, so that children's needs are more consistently met during these periods.
- 6 June 2024Good
- 27 June 2023Needs improvement
Rated Good or Outstanding at 1 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Woodberry Day Nursery and Preschool-Peartree
- 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.
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