Wyvern College Childcare
GoodBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Eastleigh for children from birth to 8+, open 07:45 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 February 2023. Open since 2015, with 157 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
SO50 7ANWhat 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, 27 February 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are happy, settled, inquisitive and keen to play. They have strong bonds with the staff. For example, very young children beam and eagerly put their hands up for a cuddle when they see their key person. Children develop a love for stories and reading. Older children tell each other stories using pictures as prompts, and younger children enjoy curling up with staff to listen to stories.
Children, including very young children, have a sense of autonomy as they are encouraged to make decisions, such as which nursery rhyme they would like to sing. Children are kind and caring towards one another. They politely ask their friends if they can have a turn next with particular toys. They understand the need to wait until their friends have finished using the toy and do so patiently. Older children excitedly share toys from home as part of 'show and tell'. They share stories about the importance of their toys. For example, they excitedly talk about their teddy bear 'being older than Daddy'. Their peers listen attentively while they wait patiently for their turn.
Children develop their physical skills from an early age. Very young children practise their climbing skills on age-appropriate climbing frames. They giggle in delight as, with support, they 'slide' down the other side of the apparatus.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To meet the requirements of the early years foundation stage and
Childcare Register the provider must: ensure Ofsted is supplied with the relevant information so that vetting processes can be completed for the nominated individual, to ensure their suitability. (by 06/03/2023)
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- develop further staff's understanding of the curriculum intent to ensure that children's next steps can be precisely identified and planned for n strengthen the oversight and precision of staff supervision to ensure that teaching is of the highest quality.
- 27 February 2023Good
- 11 December 2017Outstanding
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Wyvern College Childcare
- 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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