What Ofsted grade does Lydlynch Preschool have?

Lydlynch Preschool has one of Ofsted's new report cards, from its inspection on 11 March 2026. Its most common grade is urgent improvement in 3 of 6 areas, and safeguarding was met.

How many children can Lydlynch Preschool take?

Ofsted registers Lydlynch Preschool for 28 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Hampshire has 52.

How much does Lydlynch Preschool cost?

Lydlynch 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 Lydlynch 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 Lydlynch Preschool how it offers them.

When was Lydlynch Preschool last inspected?

Ofsted last inspected Lydlynch Preschool on 11 March 2026. The full report is on the Ofsted website.

Which nurseries are near Lydlynch Preschool?

Nearby in SO40: Play Away Day Nurseries Ltd, Acorns Community Pre-School, Kids Incorporated.

Lydlynch Preschool

Day nursery in Hampshire, SO40.

Lydlynch Infant School, Lydlynch Road, Totton, SO40 3DW

28 places

2005 registered with Ofsted

376 of 427 in our Hampshire ranking

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

What Ofsted found

Urgent improvement in 3 of 6 Inspected 11 March 2026

Ofsted report card for Lydlynch Preschool
Area	Grade	What the grade means
Inclusion	Urgent improvement	Well below the expected standard; it has to be put right quickly.
Curriculum and teaching	Urgent improvement	Well below the expected standard; it has to be put right quickly.
Achievement	Needs attention	Not yet at the expected standard; the nursery has to improve this.
Behaviour, attitudes and routines	Needs attention	Not yet at the expected standard; the nursery has to improve this.
Children’s welfare and well-being	Needs attention	Not yet at the expected standard; the nursery has to improve this.
Leadership and governance	Urgent improvement	Well below the expected standard; it has to be put right quickly.
Safeguarding	Met	Ofsted found the nursery keeps children safe in the ways the law requires.

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What a place could cost

Lydlynch 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.

Lydlynch Preschool against Hampshire

	Lydlynch Preschool	Hampshire average
Places	28	52
Ofsted outcome	Urgent improvement in 3 of 6	85% rated Good or better

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Questions parents ask about Lydlynch Preschool

What Ofsted grade does Lydlynch Preschool have?: Lydlynch Preschool has one of Ofsted's new report cards, from its inspection on 11 March 2026. Its most common grade is urgent improvement in 3 of 6 areas, and safeguarding was met.
How many children can Lydlynch Preschool take?: Ofsted registers Lydlynch Preschool for 28 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Hampshire has 52.
How much does Lydlynch Preschool cost?: Lydlynch 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 Lydlynch 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 Lydlynch Preschool how it offers them.
When was Lydlynch Preschool last inspected?: Ofsted last inspected Lydlynch Preschool on 11 March 2026. The full report is on the Ofsted website.
Which nurseries are near Lydlynch Preschool?: Nearby in SO40: Play Away Day Nurseries Ltd, Acorns Community Pre-School, Kids Incorporated.

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.