Bracken Place Day Nursery
3 Bracken Place, Chilworth, Southampton, SO16 3NGWhat Ofsted found
Good Inspected 20 January 2025
| 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.
What a place could cost
Bracken Place Day Nursery 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.
Bracken Place Day Nursery against Hampshire
| Bracken Place Day Nursery | Hampshire average | |
|---|---|---|
| Places | 96 | 52 |
| Ofsted outcome | Good | 85% rated Good or better |
Other nurseries close by
Questions parents ask about Bracken Place Day Nursery
- What Ofsted grade does Bracken Place Day Nursery have?
- Bracken Place Day Nursery was rated Good at its inspection on 20 January 2025, under the grading Ofsted used before report cards.
- How many children can Bracken Place Day Nursery take?
- Ofsted registers Bracken Place Day Nursery for 96 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Hampshire has 52.
- How much does Bracken Place Day Nursery cost?
- Bracken Place Day Nursery 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 Bracken Place Day Nursery 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 Bracken Place Day Nursery how it offers them.
- When was Bracken Place Day Nursery last inspected?
- Ofsted last inspected Bracken Place Day Nursery on 20 January 2025. The full report is on the Ofsted website.
- Which nurseries are near Bracken Place Day Nursery?
- Nearby in SO16: Holy Family Pre-School, Little Berries Preschool @ Bassett, Horns Drove Community Childcare.
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.