What Ofsted grade does Pixies Tree have?

Pixies Tree was rated Outstanding at its inspection on 27 April 2023, under the grading Ofsted used before report cards.

How many children can Pixies Tree take?

Ofsted registers Pixies Tree for 60 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Southampton has 61.

How much does Pixies Tree cost?

Pixies Tree 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 Pixies Tree 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 Pixies Tree how it offers them.

When was Pixies Tree last inspected?

Ofsted last inspected Pixies Tree on 27 April 2023. The full report is on the Ofsted website.

Which nurseries are near Pixies Tree?

Nearby in SO19: Hopscotch Day Nursery (Sholing) Ltd, Redroofs Day Nursery, Woolston Preschool.

Pixies Tree

Day nursery in Southampton, SO19.

63 Portsmouth Road, Southampton, SO19 9BE

60 places

2000 registered with Ofsted

5 of 53 in our Southampton ranking

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

What Ofsted found

Outstanding Inspected 27 April 2023

Ofsted grades for Pixies Tree, inspection of 27 April 2023
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

Pixies Tree 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.

Pixies Tree against Southampton

	Pixies Tree	Southampton average
Places	60	61
Ofsted outcome	Outstanding	85% rated Good or better

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Questions parents ask about Pixies Tree

What Ofsted grade does Pixies Tree have?: Pixies Tree was rated Outstanding at its inspection on 27 April 2023, under the grading Ofsted used before report cards.
How many children can Pixies Tree take?: Ofsted registers Pixies Tree for 60 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Southampton has 61.
How much does Pixies Tree cost?: Pixies Tree 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 Pixies Tree 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 Pixies Tree how it offers them.
When was Pixies Tree last inspected?: Ofsted last inspected Pixies Tree on 27 April 2023. The full report is on the Ofsted website.
Which nurseries are near Pixies Tree?: Nearby in SO19: Hopscotch Day Nursery (Sholing) Ltd, Redroofs Day Nursery, Woolston Preschool.

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.