Food
Fresh, home-cooked meals prepared daily on-site
Pinecones Day Nursery Totton
Ofsted: Good
(Oct 2024)
Number of places
48 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Oct 2024
Local authority
Hampshire
About this day nursery
Pinecones Day Nursery, located on the grounds of Totton College, offers a nurturing and creative environment for children aged 3 months to 4 years. The nursery is purpose-built and features an open-plan setting.
There's a cosy baby room for little ones with a 3:1 staff-to-child ratio, and an early years room that brings together 2-4 year olds in a mixed-age environment, fostering learning through older role models. The nursery is guided by The Curiosity Approach, with spaces designed using open-ended, natural resources to encourage imagination and exploration.
A significant part of the day is spent outdoors, where children can engage in activities like climbing, digging, and playing in a mud kitchen. Fresh, home-cooked meals are prepared daily by the nursery cook using quality, seasonal ingredients.
The menus are developed with expert guidance, designed for inclusion, and exceed Early Years Foundation Stage requirements. The dedicated team works closely with families to ensure each child feels safe, settled, and at home.
Pinecones Day Nursery has an OFSTED rating of 'GOOD' (2024) and offers facilities such as a buggy store, onsite parking, a sensory room, reading areas, and SEN support. The nursery is open Monday to Friday from 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM.
Our ethos
Guided by The Curiosity Approach, every space is thoughtfully designed with open ended, natural resources that spark imagination and invite little learners to explore at their own pace. A large part of the nursery day is spent outdoors where children climb, dig, build and get wonderfully messy in our mud kitchen.
What it's like
Children are happy and keen to start their day at Pinecones Day Nursery, where staff take time to get to know their personalities, interests, and abilities, helping them feel safe and secure. Staff create a homely environment by providing real-life objects and displaying photos of children with their families to develop a sense of belonging, with clear expectations for behaviour that children understand. The curriculum is interesting and inviting, with staff planning creative ways to broaden children's experiences and curiosity, adapting activities to support all children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), to make good progress.
OFSTED Good (2024)The Curiosity ApproachHome-cooked mealsExtensive outdoor play
Pricing & funding
Funding accepted
15 hours — working parents (9 months–2 yrs)15 hours — eligible 2-year-olds15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)30 hours — working parents (3–4 yrs)Tax-Free Childcare
Pricing on request
This nursery doesn't publish its fees online. Contact them directly for an up-to-date price list and availability.
Key facts
Opening hours
Mon - Fri: 08:00 - 18:00
Age range
3 months to 4 years
Term time / All Year
All Year
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted rating for Pinecones Day Nursery Totton
Last inspected 10 October 2024 · Kelli Wiseman
Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
What it's like to attend
Children are happy and keen to start their day at Pinecones Day Nursery, where staff take time to get to know their personalities, interests, and abilities, helping them feel safe and secure. Staff create a homely environment by providing real-life objects and displaying photos of children with their families to develop a sense of belonging, with clear expectations for behaviour that children understand. The curriculum is interesting and inviting, with staff planning creative ways to broaden children's experiences and curiosity, adapting activities to support all children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), to make good progress.
Inspector highlights
- The curriculum is carefully thought out and well sequenced.
- Staff help children to understand behaviour expectations from a young age, such as turn taking and sharing.
- Staff caring for babies and toddlers are gentle and caring, and respectfully ask children's consent during personal care routines.
- Staff support children with SEND well.
- Staff support children's communication and language well.
Areas to develop
- 1strengthen methods of coaching and mentoring to further enhance and build on the quality of staff practice to even higher levels.
Inspection #10365084 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report
Inclusion & environment
How they support every child
SEND provision
Staff adapt activities to take account of the age and abilities of the children taking part. This supports all children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) to make good progress. Staff quickly identify any gaps in children's learning and put targeted support in place. They use additional funding that is tailored to the individual child and their needs. This means that children with SEND make good progress.
Outdoor space
The inspector observed the quality of education being provided, indoors and outdoors, and assessed the impact that this was having on children's learning.
Parent Reviews of Pinecones Day Nursery Totton
5.0
(43)
Tom
4 months ago
My son has been attending pinecones for two years. The whole team have a lovely approach to looking after the little ones. There is lots of love and care put into the time they spend there each day. Fun toys to play with and a great environment. Good communication on the Famly app and very responsive.
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Alice Lowry
8 months ago
My son was at Pinecones for 2 years before he left this August to start school! Before nursery he had never been away from family, but the girls at Pinecones made him (and me) feel so at ease whilst adjusting to a big change! It is such a professional but also very homely setting, and I got such a lovely vibe from the first time I visited. He has made so many amazing friends over the past couple of years and has built great relationships with the staff. Without Pinecones I don’t feel as if he would be any where near as prepared as he is to embark on his school journey! Our youngest son has also started Pinecones this month and we feel in great hands, and can’t wait to watch him grow and become more confident there too!
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Vicky
8 months ago
My son has just left Pinecones to start school after first starting at Pinecones at 8 Months old. I cannot speak more highly of Gemma & the rest of the ladies, they have all been incredible with caring, nurturing & helping to develop my son. The setting is always so welcoming & well run and Gemma does an incredible job. The constant updates and information provided is excellent and me & my son have made incredible memories. Thank you x
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Lillie Biddlecombe
11 months ago
Pinecones is a brilliant nursery, I feel confident in the staff and happy to take my little boy there. They do lots of outdoor play and fun activities which is amazing and we receive regular updates on the app. The food looks amazing and the variety is good too. Handovers are always good and informative. I would highly recommend Pinecones.
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Eliza O'Reilly
a year ago
Pinecones is a wonderful nursery. Our son started in August and loves it. The staff don't only look after your child but they look after us as parents too. Helping us through the emotions and making the transition so easy. They adapt the surroundings and activities to suit our sons needs when he gets too overwhelmed. He also loves his little days out! We would highly recommend Pinecones to any parent!
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Inspection history
Most recent inspection
10 October 2024
Only one graded inspection on record — a trend chart will appear here once a second graded report is published.
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About the setting
Pinecones Day Nursery re-registered in January 2024. The nursery is based in Totton, Southampton. It is open 8am to 6pm Monday to Friday all year round. The nursery employs 18 members of staff, 13 of whom are qualified from level 3 to level 6. They provide government funded early education places for children aged from nine months to four years.
- URN
- 2776740
- Registered person
- Pinecones Day Nursery Limited
- Day care type
- Full day care
- Register
- Early Years Register
- Establishment type
- Childcare on non-domestic premises
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