What Ofsted grade does Penguin Pre-School have?

Penguin Pre-School was rated Outstanding at its inspection on 27 February 2024, under the grading Ofsted used before report cards.

How many children can Penguin Pre-School take?

Ofsted registers Penguin Pre-School for 18 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Fareham has 55.

How much does Penguin Pre-School cost?

Penguin Pre-School 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 Penguin Pre-School 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 Penguin Pre-School how it offers them.

When was Penguin Pre-School last inspected?

Ofsted last inspected Penguin Pre-School on 27 February 2024. The full report is on the Ofsted website.

Is Penguin Pre-School part of a nursery group?

Yes. Penguin Pre-School is one of 6 day nurseries in England run by Naval Under Fives (Eastern Area) Committee.

Penguin Pre-School

Day nursery in Fareham, PO14. Part of the Hampshire council area.

7 Sibland Close, Peak Lane, Fareham, PO14 3BA

18 places

1985 registered with Ofsted

3 of 30 in our Fareham ranking

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

What Ofsted found

Outstanding Inspected 27 February 2024

Ofsted grades for Penguin Pre-School, inspection of 27 February 2024
Judgement	Grade
Overall effectiveness	Outstanding
Quality of education	Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding

The highest of the four grades Ofsted gave before report cards. Ofsted now gives report cards instead, so this grade stays until the next inspection.

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What a place could cost

Penguin Pre-School 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.

Penguin Pre-School against Fareham

	Penguin Pre-School	Fareham average
Places	18	55
Ofsted outcome	Outstanding	73% rated Good or better

Other nurseries close by

Penguin Pre-School is run by Naval Under Fives (Eastern Area) Committee, which has 6 nurseries in England and 1 rated Outstanding.

Questions parents ask about Penguin Pre-School

What Ofsted grade does Penguin Pre-School have?: Penguin Pre-School was rated Outstanding at its inspection on 27 February 2024, under the grading Ofsted used before report cards.
How many children can Penguin Pre-School take?: Ofsted registers Penguin Pre-School for 18 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Fareham has 55.
How much does Penguin Pre-School cost?: Penguin Pre-School 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 Penguin Pre-School 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 Penguin Pre-School how it offers them.
When was Penguin Pre-School last inspected?: Ofsted last inspected Penguin Pre-School on 27 February 2024. The full report is on the Ofsted website.
Is Penguin Pre-School part of a nursery group?: Yes. Penguin Pre-School is one of 6 day nurseries in England run by Naval Under Fives (Eastern Area) Committee.

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.