Highbury Nursery & Day Care
Day nursery in Portsmouth, PO6.
Dovercourt Road, Cosham, Portsmouth, PO6 2RZWhat Ofsted found
Good Inspected 2 May 2024
| 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
Highbury Nursery & Day Care 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.
Highbury Nursery & Day Care against Portsmouth
| Highbury Nursery & Day Care | Portsmouth average | |
|---|---|---|
| Places | 10 | 55 |
| Ofsted outcome | Good | 82% rated Good or better |
Other nurseries close by
Questions parents ask about Highbury Nursery & Day Care
- What Ofsted grade does Highbury Nursery & Day Care have?
- Highbury Nursery & Day Care was rated Good at its inspection on 2 May 2024, under the grading Ofsted used before report cards.
- How many children can Highbury Nursery & Day Care take?
- Ofsted registers Highbury Nursery & Day Care for 10 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Portsmouth has 55.
- How much does Highbury Nursery & Day Care cost?
- Highbury Nursery & Day Care 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 Highbury Nursery & Day Care 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 Highbury Nursery & Day Care how it offers them.
- When was Highbury Nursery & Day Care last inspected?
- Ofsted last inspected Highbury Nursery & Day Care on 2 May 2024. The full report is on the Ofsted website.
- Which nurseries are near Highbury Nursery & Day Care?
- Nearby in PO6: Dolls House Nursery, Little Peoples Nursery, Farlington 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.