What Ofsted grade does Puffin Pre-School have?

Puffin Pre-School was rated Good at its inspection on 5 July 2023, under the grading Ofsted used before report cards.

How many children can Puffin Pre-School take?

Ofsted registers Puffin Pre-School for 14 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Portsmouth has 55.

How much does Puffin Pre-School cost?

Puffin 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 Puffin 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 Puffin Pre-School how it offers them.

When was Puffin Pre-School last inspected?

Ofsted last inspected Puffin Pre-School on 5 July 2023. The full report is on the Ofsted website.

Is Puffin Pre-School part of a nursery group?

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

Puffin Pre-School

Day nursery in Portsmouth, PO2.

25 Narvik Road, Hilsea, Portsmouth, PO2 9PN

14 places

2009 registered with Ofsted

34 of 55 in our Portsmouth ranking

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

What Ofsted found

Good Inspected 5 July 2023

Ofsted grades for Puffin Pre-School, inspection of 5 July 2023
Judgement	Grade
Overall effectiveness	Good
Quality of education	Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Good
Personal development	Good
Leadership and management	Good

The second of the four grades: a good standard of care and learning. Ofsted now gives report cards instead, so this grade stays until the next inspection.

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What a place could cost

Puffin 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.

Puffin Pre-School against Portsmouth

	Puffin Pre-School	Portsmouth average
Places	14	55
Ofsted outcome	Good	82% rated Good or better

Other nurseries close by

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

Questions parents ask about Puffin Pre-School

What Ofsted grade does Puffin Pre-School have?: Puffin Pre-School was rated Good at its inspection on 5 July 2023, under the grading Ofsted used before report cards.
How many children can Puffin Pre-School take?: Ofsted registers Puffin Pre-School for 14 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Portsmouth has 55.
How much does Puffin Pre-School cost?: Puffin 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 Puffin 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 Puffin Pre-School how it offers them.
When was Puffin Pre-School last inspected?: Ofsted last inspected Puffin Pre-School on 5 July 2023. The full report is on the Ofsted website.
Is Puffin Pre-School part of a nursery group?: Yes. Puffin 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.