What Ofsted grade does Blooming Kids have?

Blooming Kids was rated Good at its inspection on 27 September 2023, under the grading Ofsted used before report cards.

How many children can Blooming Kids take?

Ofsted registers Blooming Kids for 22 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Andover has 55.

How much does Blooming Kids cost?

Blooming Kids sets its own fees, so ask it for a price list. As a guide, the average nursery in South East charges £202 a week for 25 hours for a child under 2, before any free hours.

Does Blooming Kids offer 30 hours free childcare?

Any nursery on the Ofsted Early Years Register can offer the funded hours, but each one chooses how many funded places it has and what it charges for meals and extras. Ask Blooming Kids how it offers them.

When was Blooming Kids last inspected?

Ofsted last inspected Blooming Kids on 27 September 2023. The full report is on the Ofsted website.

Which nurseries are near Blooming Kids?

Nearby in SP10: Littleworld Day Nursery, Charlton & District Playgroup, The Scott Centre Pre School and Schools Out.

Blooming Kids

Day nursery in Andover, SP10. Part of the Hampshire council area.

Blooming Kids, The Wellington Centre, Winchester Road, Andover, SP10 2EG

22 places

2018 registered with Ofsted

12 of 21 in our Andover ranking

£144 a week, 50 hours for a 3 year old, South East average

What Ofsted found

Good Inspected 27 September 2023

Ofsted grades for Blooming Kids, inspection of 27 September 2023
Judgement	Grade
Overall effectiveness	Good
Quality of education	Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Good
Personal development	Good
Leadership and management	Good

The second of the four grades: a good standard of care and learning. Ofsted now gives report cards instead, so this grade stays until the next inspection.

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What a place could cost

Blooming Kids sets its own prices. These are the averages for day nurseries in South East, for 50 hours a week in term time once the 30 funded hours are taken off.

Child's age	You pay a week	About a month
From 9 months to 2	£161	£511
2 years old	£152	£480
3 to 4 years old	£144	£457

A month here is 38 term-time weeks spread over 12 months. Work out your own hours or check your free hours.

Blooming Kids against Andover

	Blooming Kids	Andover average
Places	22	55
Ofsted outcome	Good	76% rated Good or better

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Questions parents ask about Blooming Kids

What Ofsted grade does Blooming Kids have?: Blooming Kids was rated Good at its inspection on 27 September 2023, under the grading Ofsted used before report cards.
How many children can Blooming Kids take?: Ofsted registers Blooming Kids for 22 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Andover has 55.
How much does Blooming Kids cost?: Blooming Kids sets its own fees, so ask it for a price list. As a guide, the average nursery in South East charges £202 a week for 25 hours for a child under 2, before any free hours.
Does Blooming Kids offer 30 hours free childcare?: Any nursery on the Ofsted Early Years Register can offer the funded hours, but each one chooses how many funded places it has and what it charges for meals and extras. Ask Blooming Kids how it offers them.
When was Blooming Kids last inspected?: Ofsted last inspected Blooming Kids on 27 September 2023. The full report is on the Ofsted website.
Which nurseries are near Blooming Kids?: Nearby in SP10: Littleworld Day Nursery, Charlton & District Playgroup, The Scott Centre Pre School and Schools Out.

Nursery list and inspection outcomes from Ofsted's register of childcare providers, as at 30 June 2026.

Fees shown are regional averages from the Coram Family and Childcare Survey 2026, not any one nursery’s price. Confirm with the nursery before enrolling.

Eligibility rules are the government’s (childcarechoices.gov.uk). Whether a nursery offers the funded hours, and what it charges for meals and consumables, is the nursery’s decision; ask for its funded-hours terms in writing.