What Ofsted grade does Squirrels Nursery have?

Squirrels Nursery has one of Ofsted's new report cards, from its inspection on 22 April 2026. Its most common grade is needs attention in 2 of 6 areas, and safeguarding was met.

How many children can Squirrels Nursery take?

Ofsted registers Squirrels Nursery for 68 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Waterlooville has 54.

How much does Squirrels Nursery cost?

Squirrels Nursery 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 Squirrels Nursery 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 Squirrels Nursery how it offers them.

When was Squirrels Nursery last inspected?

Ofsted last inspected Squirrels Nursery on 22 April 2026. The full report is on the Ofsted website.

Which nurseries are near Squirrels Nursery?

Nearby in PO8: Little Gems Day Nursery, Padnell Pre-School, Cowplain Day Nursery.

Squirrels Nursery

Day nursery in Waterlooville, PO8. Part of the Hampshire council area.

The Acorn Centre, 3 The Kestrels, Eagle Avenue, Waterlooville, PO8 9GX

68 places

2013 registered with Ofsted

18 of 20 in our Waterlooville ranking

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

What Ofsted found

Needs attention in 2 of 6 Inspected 22 April 2026

Ofsted report card for Squirrels Nursery
Area	Grade	What the grade means
Inclusion	Expected standard	Meets the standard Ofsted expects of every nursery.
Curriculum and teaching	Expected standard	Meets the standard Ofsted expects of every nursery.
Achievement	Expected standard	Meets the standard Ofsted expects of every nursery.
Behaviour, attitudes and routines	Needs attention	Not yet at the expected standard; the nursery has to improve this.
Children’s welfare and well-being	Needs attention	Not yet at the expected standard; the nursery has to improve this.
Leadership and governance	Expected standard	Meets the standard Ofsted expects of every nursery.
Safeguarding	Met	Ofsted found the nursery keeps children safe in the ways the law requires.

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What a place could cost

Squirrels Nursery 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.

Squirrels Nursery against Waterlooville

	Squirrels Nursery	Waterlooville average
Places	68	54
Ofsted outcome	Needs attention in 2 of 6	85% rated Good or better

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Questions parents ask about Squirrels Nursery

What Ofsted grade does Squirrels Nursery have?: Squirrels Nursery has one of Ofsted's new report cards, from its inspection on 22 April 2026. Its most common grade is needs attention in 2 of 6 areas, and safeguarding was met.
How many children can Squirrels Nursery take?: Ofsted registers Squirrels Nursery for 68 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Waterlooville has 54.
How much does Squirrels Nursery cost?: Squirrels Nursery 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 Squirrels Nursery 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 Squirrels Nursery how it offers them.
When was Squirrels Nursery last inspected?: Ofsted last inspected Squirrels Nursery on 22 April 2026. The full report is on the Ofsted website.
Which nurseries are near Squirrels Nursery?: Nearby in PO8: Little Gems Day Nursery, Padnell Pre-School, Cowplain Day Nursery.

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.