Woodlands Early Learning Ltd
GoodTakes funded hours★ 5.0 on GoogleBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Fareham for children from birth to 8+, open 07:30 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in October 2024. Open since 2017, with 64 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
Free entitlement for 9 months and old is offered, contact our office admin team for details, conditions apply.
Worth knowing. Our funded hours are accessible without conditions, charges for meals, consumables or additional services. Parents can make voluntary contributions towards any consumables such as food, snacks, if they wish but these will not be billed for.
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
PO15 5EJWhat 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, 30 October 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children benefit from being in the care of staff who know them well. Staff recognise the importance of building strong bonds with children to support their emotional well-being. Children show they feel safe with staff. For example, they snuggle in for comfort, and seek staff out to play with them. Staff allow children plenty of calm and unhurried attention when they first start. They notice what children like to do and what helps to soothe them if they are upset. For instance, staff sing familiar songs to new babies. This helps them to settle in swiftly, ready to play and learn.
Leaders plan a curriculum for children that is ambitious and that helps to prepare them for their next challenge. For instance, older children learn to play cooperatively as they complete jigsaw puzzles. Staff encourage them to communicate to their friends, help each other and take turns. Staff support children to be curious learners. For example, they invite younger children to look at earthworms and woodlice they find outdoors. Children show fascination in their learning, encouraged by attentive staff.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- review and improve the organisation of daily routines to minimise children's waiting times n support staff to strengthen their teaching to ensure that they consistently offer children the help they need to build on their learning.
- 30 October 2024Good
- 14 February 2019Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Woodlands Early Learning Ltd
- What it costs
- Youngest age taken
- 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.
Day nurseries within a couple of miles
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