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Woodberry Day Nursery and Pre-School- Waterlooville

Ofsted: Good
(Jun 2023)
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4.5(8 Google reviews) ·208a London Road, Waterlooville, PO7 7AN · Hampshire
Number of places
78 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Jun 2023
Local authority
Hampshire

About this early years setting

Woodberry Day Nursery and Pre-School in Waterlooville is committed to nurturing, caring for, and inspiring young minds, offering a comprehensive and engaging environment for children aged 9 months to 4 years. The nursery focuses on supporting each child’s development journey, emphasising learning through play in line with the Early Years Foundation Stage principles.

They provide a vibrant array of activities designed to foster individual potential, all within carefully designed spaces that encourage children to think, explore, experiment, and relax. Nutritional well-being is a priority, with fresh, quality ingredients forming the basis of their balanced and varied menu.

The nursery highly values building strong partnerships with parents, ensuring open communication and secure bonds between families and the nursery team. Dedicated to the safety and welfare of all, Woodberry Day Nursery implements rigorous health and safety policies.

The nursery also strives for flexibility in childcare, offering stretched funded hours over 51 weeks to provide consistency for children and convenience for working families.

Our ethos

Woodberry Day Nursery and Pre-School is committed to nurturing, caring for, and inspiring young minds by emphasising learning through play in line with the Early Years Foundation Stage principles. They focus on supporting each child’s development journey, fostering individual potential through activities designed to encourage children to think, explore, experiment, and relax. The nursery also highly values building strong partnerships with parents through open communication.

What it's like

Children form strong attachments with staff through warm, meaningful interactions, which helps them to be confident, happy and settled. Staff set high expectations for behaviour and support children's emotional development by encouraging them to name their feelings.

Play-based learningNutritionally balanced mealsEmphasis on parent partnershipComprehensive development tracking

Pricing & funding

Fees are billed monthly in advance, with additional hours charged at an hourly rate. Stretched funding is available across operating weeks. Funded hours do not cover meals, consumables, or enrichment, which are charged separately as an optional package, and nappies are excluded from standard fees.

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
  • Registration fee£50 / session
  • Deposit£100 / session
  • Hourly rate, 0-3 year olds (full week)£6.75 / hour
  • Hourly rate, 3-5 year olds (full week)£6.75 / hour
  • Hourly rate, 0-3 year olds (full day)£7.25 / hour

Good to know

  • Registration fee and refundable deposit are required, both waived for fully funded places.
  • Fees are payable monthly in advance via Direct Debit, Tax-Free Childcare, or childcare vouchers.
  • Standard fees are inclusive of meals and activities but exclude nappies.
  • Funding is stretched across nursery operating weeks (11.17 or 22.34 hours per week).
  • An optional essentials package covers food, consumables, and enrichment during funded hours.
  • Requires one calendar month's notice for permanent session changes or cancellations.

Key facts

Food

Nutritionally balanced and varied menu with fresh, quality ingredients; costs covered by an 'Essentials Package' for funded hours.

Opening hours

Monday to Friday: 07:30 - 18:00 (51 weeks a year, excluding public holidays and one week at Christmas)

Age range

9 months to 4 years

Term time / All Year

All Year

Session types

Full Day, Morning, Afternoon, Full Week

Registered with Ofsted

2022

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Woodberry Day Nursery and Pre-School- Waterlooville

Last inspected 1 June 2023 · Hayley Kiely

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

Children form strong attachments with staff through warm, meaningful interactions, which helps them to be confident, happy and settled. Staff set high expectations for behaviour and support children's emotional development by encouraging them to name their feelings.

Inspector highlights

  • Children form strong attachments with staff and are confident learners.
  • Staff promote emotional development by encouraging children to name feelings.
  • Children develop problem-solving and risk-management skills through practical activities.
  • Staff identify and support additional needs, including SEND.
  • Manager supports staff well-being and professional development.

Areas to develop

  • 1share ideas with parents so they can continue to support their child's learning at home.
Inspection #10285183 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Staff regularly observe children and communicate developmental concerns with parents, which enables children, particularly those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), to access the support they need for their ongoing progress.

Outdoor space

Staff carry out regular risk assessments and ensure that the indoor and outdoor spaces are age-appropriate for children; the inspector observed the quality of education being provided indoors and outdoors.

Google Reviews of Woodberry Day Nursery and Pre-School- Waterlooville

4.5
(8 Google reviews)
Rania Hussain
7 months ago

Woodberry Day Nursery has been brilliant for my daughters. My elder daughter's first nursery experience was so positive and encouraged her to flourish, she has now gone off to reception, my little one started few weeks ago and is settling in very well. Staff are friendly, supportive and understanding of my daughter's preferences. Thank you Woodberry team.

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Grace Dollner
8 months ago

Such a great nursery. Fantastic team, great facilities and fees for the level of service you get. They made our son’s nursery experience such a great one. Couldn’t recommend them enough.

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Chloe Eggleton
2 years ago

My 20 month old son started Woodberry around 8 weeks ago after his nursery unexpectedly had to close. I never thought I would love somewhere as much as his last nursery but I was wrong. Woodberry is fantastic. First and foremost the staff are amazing, so friendly, helpful, accommodating. I cannot fault them. Even staff from other rooms know the children by name which shows how much they care. Vicky the manager is lovely and always goes out of her way to help you. All of the staff are wonderful, my son even asks for them when he’s not at nursery which shows how much he loves them. The facilities are amazing, the rooms are so big, and the garden space is fantastic. All rooms have access to their own garden but they can see one another which I love. I love that you can go into the facility to drop and collect rather than a quick chuck in and out at the door. It’s amazing that you can have a sneak peek through the glass before going into the room to collect your child. They do lots of arts and crafts, so now my son loves painting and drawing which he never did before. They have an on-site chef but my son is fussy so they always support him trying to eat or offer an alternative if he’s not eaten a lot that day. The app is brilliant and updated throughout the day so I know he’s up to, how much he’s eaten, how long he’s napped. Overall I cannot find fault with Woodberry, I would highly recommend it.

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Kim Harding
9 months ago

The staff were very friendly and it's a nice modern environment. All the children were playing happily and the adults were actually interacting with them

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Jon Morris
3 years ago

Our daughter has been here since she was 9 months old. She is 2.5 now. She has always been taken great care of, is happy and thriving. We always get a full handover and staff are very friendly. Definitely recommend.

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Inspection history

Most recent inspection

1 June 2023

Good

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

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