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12 nurseries in PO12 (Gosport, Alverstoke, Hardway)

Every day nursery with a PO12 postcode, best rated first, and what a place costs in South East after the free hours.

12 day nurseries
1 rated Outstanding
688 places in total
£152 a week, 50 hours for a 2 year old after free hours

Day nurseries in PO12 (Gosport, Alverstoke, Hardway), best rated first

All 12 day nurseries in PO12 (Gosport, Alverstoke, Hardway)
#NurseryOfsted outcomeInspectedPlaces
1Alverbridge Nursery PO12 1ESOutstanding27 May 202562
2Gateway Brockhurst Avery PO12 4SLGood26 September 202548
3HEDCA Preschool PO12 4JBGood24 March 202526
4Rosies Little Blessings PO12 4QAGood30 July 202446
5Doves Nursery PO12 1LTGood26 February 202454
6Squirrels of St Marys PO12 3NBGood19 September 202336
7Merritime Nursery PO12 3BYGood16 May 202360
8Hopscotch Day Nursery Gosport PO12 1NYGood27 April 202388
9Little Explorers Nursery and Pre-school Ltd PO12 4BGGood3 March 2022145
10Little Barn Owls Pre-School PO12 4EUGood15 September 202130
11Pebbles Pre School PO12 1JBGood10 September 202157
12Squirrels Of Haselworth PO12 1SQGood28 July 202136

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PO12 is in Hampshire, covering Gosport.

Nursery fees in PO12

What day nurseries in South East charge on average. Fees in PO12 itself can sit above or below this.

Average weekly price in term time, South East, Coram Childcare Survey 2026
Child's age25 hours a week50 hours a week
Under 2£202no funded hours£161after 30 funded hours
2 years old£185no funded hours£152after 30 funded hours
3 to 4 years old£72after the free 15 hours£144after 30 funded hours

Regional average, not any one nursery's price. Source: Coram Childcare Survey 2026. Work out your own monthly cost.

30 hours free childcare in PO12

The free hours follow national rules, so they are the same in PO12 as anywhere in England. Every day nursery listed here is registered with Ofsted, which is what a nursery needs to offer them.

Check which hours your child can get

WhoFree hours a week
Working parents, child from 9 months30 hours
Every 3 and 4 year old15 hours
2 year olds in families getting some benefits15 hours

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.