Ducklings Pre-School Ltd
Brookfield School, Brook Lane, Sarisbury Green, Southampton, SO31 7DUWhat Ofsted found
Outstanding Inspected 10 July 2024
| Judgement | Grade |
|---|---|
| Overall effectiveness | Outstanding |
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
The highest of the four grades Ofsted gave before report cards. Ofsted now gives report cards instead, so this grade stays until the next inspection.
What a place could cost
Ducklings Pre-School Ltd 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.
Ducklings Pre-School Ltd against Hampshire
| Ducklings Pre-School Ltd | Hampshire average | |
|---|---|---|
| Places | 26 | 52 |
| Ofsted outcome | Outstanding | 85% rated Good or better |
Other nurseries close by
Questions parents ask about Ducklings Pre-School Ltd
- What Ofsted grade does Ducklings Pre-School Ltd have?
- Ducklings Pre-School Ltd was rated Outstanding at its inspection on 10 July 2024, under the grading Ofsted used before report cards.
- How many children can Ducklings Pre-School Ltd take?
- Ofsted registers Ducklings Pre-School Ltd for 26 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Hampshire has 52.
- How much does Ducklings Pre-School Ltd cost?
- Ducklings Pre-School Ltd 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 Ducklings Pre-School Ltd 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 Ducklings Pre-School Ltd how it offers them.
- When was Ducklings Pre-School Ltd last inspected?
- Ofsted last inspected Ducklings Pre-School Ltd on 10 July 2024. The full report is on the Ofsted website.
- Which nurseries are near Ducklings Pre-School Ltd?
- Nearby in SO31: Hamble Early Years, Netley Abbey Pre-school, Piglets Day Nursery.
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.