Woodley Pre-School
GoodBirth to 5Open for decades
A day nursery in Romsey for children from birth to 5, open 09:00 to 15:30, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in May 2024. Open since 2004, with 24 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 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
SO51 7JTWhat 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, 8 May 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are greeted on arrival by the warm and friendly staff. This helps children to separate confidently from parents. Staff actively promote children's well-being. If children are unsettled, or require extra support, they provide them with reassurance in the form of kind words and cuddles. This helps children to feel safe and secure.
Children learn about the world around them. Staff are committed to teaching children about diversity and the local community. Children benefit from visitors to the setting, including petting farms and people from the community, such as doctors. They learn about healthy lifestyles, particularly good oral health, through visits from community health development workers, who are 'Healthy Heroes'.
Children are supported well when moving on to school. The manager has developed strong links with local schools. Teachers are invited to visit the preschool, and staff and children regularly visit the school. This helps children to build relationships with school staff before starting and provides continuity of care.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- provide children with a more consistent approach, and clearer explanations, to help them to manage their own feelings and behaviour and to understand the impact their behaviour has on others n enhance the curriculum to further develop children's understanding of early mathematics.
- 8 May 2024Good
- 19 June 2018Good
- 14 July 2017Needs improvement
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Woodley Pre-School
- 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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