Growing Places @ Merryfields
Day nursery in Fareham, PO14. Part of the Hampshire council area.
Growing Places @ Merryfields, St Annes Grove, Fareham, PO14 1JJ
Run by Community Childcare Centres What Ofsted found
Good Inspected 9 June 2021
| 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
Growing Places @ Merryfields 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.
Growing Places @ Merryfields against Fareham
| Growing Places @ Merryfields | Fareham average | |
|---|---|---|
| Places | 48 | 55 |
| Ofsted outcome | Good | 73% rated Good or better |
Other nurseries close by
- The Rainbow Centre for Conductive Education Limited Exceptional in all 6, 20 places, PO14 1BJ
- Penguin Pre-School Outstanding, 18 places, PO14 3BA
- Happy Faces Pre-School Good, 36 places, PO14 3BN
Growing Places @ Merryfields is run by Community Childcare Centres, which has 6 nurseries in England and 1 rated Outstanding. See its nurseries in Fareham.
Questions parents ask about Growing Places @ Merryfields
- What Ofsted grade does Growing Places @ Merryfields have?
- Growing Places @ Merryfields was rated Good at its inspection on 9 June 2021, under the grading Ofsted used before report cards.
- How many children can Growing Places @ Merryfields take?
- Ofsted registers Growing Places @ Merryfields for 48 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Fareham has 55.
- How much does Growing Places @ Merryfields cost?
- Growing Places @ Merryfields 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 Growing Places @ Merryfields 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 Growing Places @ Merryfields how it offers them.
- When was Growing Places @ Merryfields last inspected?
- Ofsted last inspected Growing Places @ Merryfields on 9 June 2021. The full report is on the Ofsted website.
- Is Growing Places @ Merryfields part of a nursery group?
- Yes. Growing Places @ Merryfields is one of 6 day nurseries in England run by Community Childcare Centres.
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.