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20 nurseries in Waterlooville

Every day nursery in Waterlooville on the Ofsted register, best rated first, with what a place costs in South East after the free hours.

20 day nurseries
1 rated Outstanding
2 with a new report card (10%)
967 places in total
£152 a week, 50 hours for a 2 year old after free hours

Best-rated nurseries in Waterlooville

The top of our Waterlooville ranking: Ofsted's outcome first, then the newest inspection.

Best-rated day nurseries in Waterlooville
#NurseryOfsted outcomeInspectedPlaces
1Growing Places @ Morelands PO7 5QLOutstanding20 December 202348
2Poppins Preschool and Nursery PO7 6AWExpected standard in 3 of 627 November 202530
3Little Gems Day Nursery PO8 0RYGood2 September 202540
4Padnell Pre-School PO8 8DSGood2 July 202530
5Cowplain Day Nursery PO8 8EHGood3 December 202434

Day nurseries in Waterlooville, best rated first

All 20 day nurseries in Waterlooville
#NurseryOfsted outcomeInspectedPlaces
1Growing Places @ Morelands PO7 5QLOutstanding20 December 202348
2Poppins Preschool and Nursery PO7 6AWExpected standard in 3 of 627 November 202530
3Little Gems Day Nursery PO8 0RYGood2 September 202540
4Padnell Pre-School PO8 8DSGood2 July 202530
5Cowplain Day Nursery PO8 8EHGood3 December 202434
6Hart Plain Church Pre-School PO8 8RGGood12 January 202446
7Growing Places @ Mill Hill PO7 7DBGood1 December 202394
8Purbrook Day Nursery & Pre-School PO7 5LQGood24 November 202370
9Woodberry Day Nursery and Pre-School- Waterlooville PO7 7ANGood1 June 202378
10Woodcroft Pre School and Wrap around care PO8 9QDGood26 April 202360
11Woodside Nursery School PO7 5RTGood16 February 202390
12Hart Plain Daycare PO8 8RZGood6 February 2023
13Catherington Nursery PO8 0TDGood24 January 202344
14Queenswood Lodge PO8 8DAGood12 January 2023
15The Mulberry Bush Waterlooville PO7 7UNGood24 August 2022100
16Bouncy Bears Pre-School PO7 8BJGood1 December 202130
17Little Gems Day Nursery PO8 9BTGood11 August 202150
18Squirrels Nursery PO8 9GXNeeds attention in 2 of 622 April 202668
19First Friends Day Nursery PO7 6PHNot yet gradedNot yet35
20Muddy Boots Day Nursery PO8 9LJNot yet gradedNot yet20

How the ranking works: our ranking policy. What the grades mean: Ofsted report cards explained.

Nurseries by postcode in Waterlooville

Waterlooville is in Hampshire.

Nursery fees in Waterlooville

What day nurseries in South East charge on average. Fees in Waterlooville 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 Waterlooville

The free hours follow national rules, so they are the same in Waterlooville 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.