Woodberry Day Nursery and Preschool-Sholing
Good★ 4.1 on GoogleBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Southampton for children from birth to 8+, 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 December 2023. Open since 2022, with 73 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 0NLWhat 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.
- 30 June 2026 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
- 17 March 2025 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
- 10 November 2023 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 18 December 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
The recently appointed manager has made many improvements to the nursery. She has worked with staff to develop safe, inviting play spaces for the children.
Although changes are still in progress, staff plan better opportunities for children to learn. They now provide a broader curriculum and an environment that is more effectively designed to meet children's needs. For example, staff have created areas for the children, such as play dough stations. The manager deploys staff effectively to support and extend children's learning as they play.
Children confidently enter the nursery and separate from their parents with ease.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- support staff to fully understand and embed the new systems for identifying, and planning for, the next steps in children's learning n strengthen the arrangements to share information with parents about their child's progress and next steps in learning.
- 18 December 2023Good
- 23 August 2023Inadequate
Rated Good or Outstanding at 1 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Woodberry Day Nursery and Preschool-Sholing
- 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.
Day nurseries within a couple of miles
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