Term time / All Year
All Year
DanDeLions
Ofsted: Good
(Apr 2022)
Number of places
40 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Apr 2022
Local authority
Hampshire
About this day nursery
Dandelions Day Nursery and Preschool, located in Andover, offers a nurturing environment for children, focusing on their healthy and happy development. The nursery is part of the Bright Horizons family, which emphasises exceptional care and early years education with passionate and inspiring teams.
" The nursery is dedicated to supporting families with various childcare funding options, including government-backed schemes, and offers guidance on eligibility and application processes. Their approach includes a unique "Nurture Approach" framework, complemented by the "Bright Beginnings Curriculum" which focuses on five key learning areas to build practical and life skills.
Children at Dandelions benefit from a varied day tailored to their developmental stages, with a strong emphasis on outdoor adventures, including Forest School and Eco-Schools programmes. Communication with parents is maintained through an app, providing updates on meals, sleep, and activities.
The nursery encourages prospective families to book visits to understand their offerings and funding possibilities.
What it's like
Children settle happily into the nursery and are happy and relaxed. Babies and toddlers develop strong, trusting relationships with staff, who tailor care to their individual needs. Older children are confident, behave well, and learn to value and respect their friends.
All-inclusive Bright BundleGovernment funding supportNurture Approach curriculumOutdoor adventures and Forest SchoolApp-based parent communication
Pricing & funding
Funding accepted
30 hours — working parents (3–4 yrs)15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)15 hours — eligible 2-year-oldsTax-Free Childcare15 hours — working parents (9 months–2 yrs)
Pricing on request
This nursery doesn't publish its fees online. Contact them directly for an up-to-date price list and availability.
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Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted rating for DanDeLions
Last inspected 28 April 2022 · Tara Naylor
Overall effectiveness
Good
What it's like to attend
Children settle happily into the nursery and are happy and relaxed. Babies and toddlers develop strong, trusting relationships with staff, who tailor care to their individual needs. Older children are confident, behave well, and learn to value and respect their friends.
Inspector highlights
- The nursery remained open during the COVID-19 pandemic and staff focus on children's personal, social and emotional development as a priority.
- The manager leads her team well, fostering a happy and harmonious environment, and staff feel valued, respected, and supported.
- Staff provide a wide variety of opportunities for children to develop their physical skills, from babies learning to take steps to pre-schoolers balancing on beams.
- Staff place a strong focus on children's communication and language skills, narrating play for the youngest and introducing new vocabulary to older children.
- Parents speak highly of the nursery staff and management team, and partnerships are good, with staff providing regular information and advice.
Areas to develop
- 1reflect more closely on staff professional development to help evaluate and target training that contributes to the continued quality of teaching, to support children's learning to the highest level
- 2enhance staff understanding of how to use their knowledge of what children know and can do, to focus more precisely on the learning intention for each child.
Inspection #10232534 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report
What parents say
Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection
the nursery is warm and welcoming and children feel comfortable as staff know children well.
Inclusion & environment
How they support every child
Outdoor space
Staff supervise children as they play indoors, outside and at mealtimes
Inspection history
Date: April 2011
- April 2022Good
- June 2017Good
- July 2015Good
- April 2011Good
Frequently asked about DanDeLions
About the setting
DanDeLions opened in 2003 and is located in Andover, Hampshire. The nursery is open daily between 8am and 6pm, all year round, with the exception of one week at Christmas. There are 17 members of staff who work with the children, with nine holding appropriate early years qualifications at level three or above. The nursery provides funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children.
- URN
- EY252728
- Registered person
- Bright Horizons Family Solutions Limited
- Day care type
- Full day care
- Register
- Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register
- Establishment type
- Childcare on non-domestic premises
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