What Ofsted grade does HEDCA Preschool have?

HEDCA Preschool was rated Good at its inspection on 24 March 2025, under the grading Ofsted used before report cards.

How many children can HEDCA Preschool take?

Ofsted registers HEDCA Preschool for 26 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Gosport has 50.

How much does HEDCA Preschool cost?

HEDCA Preschool 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 HEDCA Preschool 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 HEDCA Preschool how it offers them.

When was HEDCA Preschool last inspected?

Ofsted last inspected HEDCA Preschool on 24 March 2025. The full report is on the Ofsted website.

Which nurseries are near HEDCA Preschool?

Nearby in PO12: Alverbridge Nursery, Gateway Brockhurst Avery, Rosies Little Blessings.

HEDCA Preschool

Day nursery in Gosport, PO12. Part of the Hampshire council area.

Hardway Elson District Community Association, Coombe Road, Gosport, PO12 4JB

26 places

2023 registered with Ofsted

6 of 20 in our Gosport ranking

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

What Ofsted found

Good Inspected 24 March 2025

Ofsted grades for HEDCA Preschool, inspection of 24 March 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.

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What a place could cost

HEDCA Preschool 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.

HEDCA Preschool against Gosport

	HEDCA Preschool	Gosport average
Places	26	50
Ofsted outcome	Good	100% rated Good or better

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Questions parents ask about HEDCA Preschool

What Ofsted grade does HEDCA Preschool have?: HEDCA Preschool was rated Good at its inspection on 24 March 2025, under the grading Ofsted used before report cards.
How many children can HEDCA Preschool take?: Ofsted registers HEDCA Preschool for 26 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Gosport has 50.
How much does HEDCA Preschool cost?: HEDCA Preschool 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 HEDCA Preschool 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 HEDCA Preschool how it offers them.
When was HEDCA Preschool last inspected?: Ofsted last inspected HEDCA Preschool on 24 March 2025. The full report is on the Ofsted website.
Which nurseries are near HEDCA Preschool?: Nearby in PO12: Alverbridge Nursery, Gateway Brockhurst Avery, Rosies Little Blessings.

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.