Friends Private Day Nursery - Ash
Day nursery in Aldershot, GU12. Part of the Surrey council area.
Manor Road, Aldershot, GU12 6QH
Run by Bright Stars Nursery Group What Ofsted found
Outstanding Inspected 29 September 2023
| 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
Friends Private Day Nursery - Ash 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.
Friends Private Day Nursery - Ash against Aldershot
| Friends Private Day Nursery - Ash | Aldershot average | |
|---|---|---|
| Places | 48 | 53 |
| Ofsted outcome | Outstanding | 87% rated Good or better |
Other nurseries close by
- Maple Vue Nursery Expected standard in all 6, 58 places, GU12 4RZ
- Mother Goose Good, 33 places, GU12 4JW
- Little Flowers Day Nursery Good, 60 places, GU12 4JQ
Friends Private Day Nursery - Ash is run by Bright Stars Nursery Group, which has 41 nurseries in England and 2 rated Outstanding.
Questions parents ask about Friends Private Day Nursery - Ash
- What Ofsted grade does Friends Private Day Nursery - Ash have?
- Friends Private Day Nursery - Ash was rated Outstanding at its inspection on 29 September 2023, under the grading Ofsted used before report cards.
- How many children can Friends Private Day Nursery - Ash take?
- Ofsted registers Friends Private Day Nursery - Ash for 48 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Aldershot has 53.
- How much does Friends Private Day Nursery - Ash cost?
- Friends Private Day Nursery - Ash 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 Friends Private Day Nursery - Ash 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 Friends Private Day Nursery - Ash how it offers them.
- When was Friends Private Day Nursery - Ash last inspected?
- Ofsted last inspected Friends Private Day Nursery - Ash on 29 September 2023. The full report is on the Ofsted website.
- Is Friends Private Day Nursery - Ash part of a nursery group?
- Yes. Friends Private Day Nursery - Ash is one of 41 day nurseries in England run by Bright Stars Nursery Group.
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.