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Cowplain Day Nursery

Ofsted: Good
(Dec 2024)
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4.4(7 parent reviews) ·Cowplain Activities Centre, Padnell Road, WATERLOOVILLE, PO8 8EH · Hampshire
Number of places
34 places
Age range
2–4 yrs
Last inspected
Dec 2024
Local authority
Hampshire

About this day nursery

Cowplain Day Nursery offers exceptional early years care and education for children aged two and above, focusing on a play-based learning approach both indoors and outdoors. The nursery aims to foster natural curiosity through diverse activities, promoting exploration and discovery.

The owner, Sandra, boasts over 25 years of experience, ensuring a consistent and supportive environment that values family principles and allows each child to thrive. The nursery's mission is to provide a safe, loving, and stimulating 'home-from-home' where children can develop to their fullest potential.

With an inclusive and joyful atmosphere, Cowplain Day Nursery cultivates confident, lifelong learners who understand respect for themselves and others, aligning with British Values. They prioritise strong parent partnerships, valuing all input to help children recognise their unique strengths and capabilities, thereby shaping future minds.

Our ethos

To be an inclusive and happy environment, which enables our children to develop into confident lifelong learners. We promote British Values, so children have respect for themselves and others. With our parents we aim to develop children with a sense of their own individual skills and strengths.

What it's like

Staff give children a warm welcome as they arrive at nursery. Children confidently leave their parents and settle quickly, engaging in activities with their friends. Staff know the children extremely well, prioritising building strong relationships with them and their families, which helps children feel safe and develop a sense of belonging.

Play-based learningExperienced owner and teamFocus on outdoor playInclusive and happy environment

Pricing & funding

Fees are charged based on a variety of session types, including full days, morning sessions, and school-day options. Discounted rates are available for full-time weekly bookings, and additional hourly care can be arranged. Consumables charges apply to sessions.

Funding accepted

15 hours — eligible 2-year-olds15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)30 hours — working parents (3–4 yrs)
  • Registration fee£60 / session
  • Full day (8am til 6pm)£60.50 / day
  • Consumables for full day£7 / day
  • Morning session (8am til 1pm)£36 / session
  • Consumables for morning session£3 / session

Good to know

  • A £60 registration fee is required.
  • Full fees remain payable if a child is absent due to illness.
  • Four weeks' notice is required for holidays to be charged at half price.

Key facts

Food

Breakfast, mid-morning snack, and tea provided. Parents to provide lunchbox. Example menu includes pasta, sausage and mash, fish fingers, chicken curry, and breaded chicken wraps for tea.

Opening hours

Monday – Friday 8.00am – 6.00pm, 51 weeks a year

Age range

2 years onwards

Term time / All Year

All Year

Session types

Full Day, Half Day, After School Club

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Cowplain Day Nursery

Last inspected 3 December 2024

Safeguarding effective
Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good

What it's like to attend

Staff give children a warm welcome as they arrive at nursery. Children confidently leave their parents and settle quickly, engaging in activities with their friends. Staff know the children extremely well, prioritising building strong relationships with them and their families, which helps children feel safe and develop a sense of belonging.

Inspector highlights

  • Staff give children a warm welcome and build strong relationships with them and their families.
  • Leaders and staff plan a wide range of activities to support children's early literacy skills.
  • Staff support children to behave well, and children know how to share and take turns.
  • Leaders and staff are passionate about their roles and support staff well-being and professional development.
  • Children learn about their local community through walks in the nature reserve and community, learning about the environment and road safety.

Areas to develop

  • 1build on staff's knowledge of the curriculum intent, to ensure all staff are clear about the skills and knowledge they want children to gain during their time at nursery
  • 2strengthen staff practice to promote children's awareness of number and shape during their play, and extend their mathematical learning further.
Inspection #10366706 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

There is good provision for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). Leaders and staff work closely with parents, other professionals, local schools and other settings that children attend. Staff put in place swift interventions when they identify children need additional support, which helps children with SEND to make good progress alongside their friends.

Outdoor space

Children have ample opportunities to engage in physical play. They enjoy playing football and using balance bicycles in the large hall, and going to the park. The inspector observed the quality of education being provided, indoors, outdoors and on outings.

Parent Reviews of Cowplain Day Nursery

4.4
(7)
Sarah Gavins
3 months ago

Worst experience ever with my daughter! She was labelled for biting and hitting everything got worse being there. Making me believe my child was the problem, changed nurseries and she's a whole different child making me now realise the staff members at this setting were the problem!

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Alice Austin
3 years ago

Absolutely love Cowplain Day Nursery. Our daughter went here and really enjoyed her time and we have since enrolled our son. We wouldn’t use anywhere else.. the staff go above and beyond to cater for the children and parents and they’re all so friendly. I use their after school care occasionally and also they provide childcare in the school holidays. Being right next to padnell infants and juniors the staff are happy to take or collect from school.. It’s a home from home for our two and I highly recommend this nursery!

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Sandra Mugridge
11 years ago

Voted 'OUTSTANDING' by Ofsted - July 2014.  Children flourish at the nursery. They thoroughly enjoy their learning and achieve extremely well in relation to their starting points.  Staff use excellent observation, tracking and assessment systems exceptionally well to ensure all children are highly challenged and reach their full potential.  Children are very happy and relaxed. They are able to thoroughly enjoy a wide range of exciting activities which stimulate and motivate them to become active learners.  Children benefit hugely from the highly successful partnership between the staff and parents, ensuring key information is shared between them.  Children feel extremely safe and secure in the nursery, and arrangements for safeguarding the children are robust.  The quality of planning for all children is excellent. Each child receives an exceedingly enjoyable, challenging experience across all areas of learning.

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Natalie Frost
3 years ago

I use cowplain day nursery for after school care. 100 percent recommend. Brilliant nursery, always there to help when need them. Lovely people xx

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Jo
a month ago

A lovely pre school with friendly staff, i always felt safe leaving my two children here, they had lots of fun and loved going there!

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Inspection history

Most recent inspection

3 December 2024

Good

Only one graded inspection on record — a trend chart will appear here once a second graded report is published.

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