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The Pheasant Nest

Ofsted: Strong standard·Manor Farm, Newton Stacey, STOCKBRIDGE, SO20 6BP · Hampshire
Number of places
28 places
Age range
0–5 yrs
Last inspected
May 2026
Local authority
Hampshire

About this day nursery

The Pheasant Nest, located in STOCKBRIDGE, SO20 6BP, is a childcare setting on non-domestic premises that opened its doors on 24/12/2025. The nursery prides itself on putting children and their families at the heart of everything they do.

Before children start, parents receive a comprehensive telephone call to discuss individual circumstances, ensuring that the experienced staff consistently meet each child's needs from the very beginning. The setting creates an incredibly inclusive environment where children feel safe and secure, making excellent progress from their individual starting points across all areas of learning.

The Pheasant Nest is dedicated to providing high-quality care and education, with leaders and staff going above and beyond to offer the best opportunities for all children to thrive. They maintain higher than statutory ratios, employing extra staff at every session to provide ample time and space for children to develop and fulfil their potential in a stimulating environment.

The nursery actively involves children in routine tasks, such as helping to lay out beds and collecting eggs from the chicken coop, fostering independence and a strong sense of responsibility from an early age.

What it's like

Children thrive at this highly inclusive, awe-inspiring nursery. They arrive happily and separate from their parents with ease. Children receive a warm welcome from the friendly staff who find out how they are feeling. Some children arrive with staff on the shuttle bus. They calmly disembark and join their friends in the outdoor play space following their self-registration.

Highly inclusiveNurturing environmentStrong progressExperienced staffChild-centred

Pricing & funding

Pricing on request

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Key facts

Opening hours

Monday, Tuesday,Wednesday, Thursday,Friday : 07:00 - 19:00

Term time / All Year

All_year

Established

2025

Ofsted Inspection — new report card

Strong standard

Last inspected May 2026

Headline: Strong standard

Grade summary

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
—
Needs attention
—
Urgent improvement
—

Each dot represents one of the six inspection categories. Headline is the average of the six grades, rounded up.

Category grades

AchievementStrong standard
Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routinesStrong standard
Children's welfare and wellbeingStrong standard
Curriculum and teachingStrong standard
InclusionExceptional
Leadership and governanceStrong standard
Age range
0 to 8
Registers
Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register
Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for The Pheasant Nest

Last inspected 15 May 2026

What it's like to attend

Children thrive at this highly inclusive, awe-inspiring nursery. They arrive happily and separate from their parents with ease. Children receive a warm welcome from the friendly staff who find out how they are feeling. Some children arrive with staff on the shuttle bus. They calmly disembark and join their friends in the outdoor play space following their self-registration.

Inspector highlights

  • Highly effective leaders and staff put children and families at the heart of everything they do.
  • All children, including those facing barriers to their learning, make incredible progress and thrive in this inclusive nurturing nursery.
  • Leaders operate with higher than statutory ratios every day, employing extra staff at every session.
  • Children demonstrate exemplary communication and language skills, showing inquisitiveness and curiosity in their play.
  • Inspirational leaders and staff create an incredible inclusive environment where children feel safe and secure.
  • Independence is embedded at every opportunity, with children engaging in self-registration and helping with daily tasks.
  • Leaders ensure quality of the curriculum and teaching is incredible through consistent monitoring and oversight.
  • Parents are extremely complimentary and talk about the transformation they have seen in their children since they started at the nursery.

Areas to develop

  • 1Leaders should ensure continued improvement in the nursery's successful work to remove barriers for children who need extra help to realise a transformational impact on all children's achievement and wellbeing.

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

Outdoor space

From the moment they arrive, children immerse in purposeful learning. Leaders have created and designed an outside play space that captures the imagination. It provides endless opportunities for spontaneous learning and development. Children spend most of their time outside in the open space that nurtures and encourages children's social skills and independence.

Inspection history

Most recent inspection

15 May 2026

Strong standard

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

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