Full-day nursery in Basingstoke, Hampshire
Alphabet City Day Nursery
Alphabet City Day Nursery Ltd, Highfield, Sherborne Road, Basingstoke, RG21 5TG · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Good
- Quality of educationGood
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Leadership and managementGood
- SafeguardingEffective
What does this mean?
This grade is from before November 2025, when Ofsted replaced single grades with report cards. The nursery's next inspection will give a report card, with a separate grade for each area instead of one overall grade.
Official records
- Ofsted registrationRegistered since May 2007Reference EY350884Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 12 May 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places60 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 7 August 2026Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Alphabet City Day Nursery Ltd, Highfield, Sherborne Road, Basingstoke, RG21 5TG · More nurseries in RG21
Stations
- Basingstoke10 min walk · 0.4 miles
Buses
8 bus stops within 400 m, including Merton Road, Vyne Road and Lancaster Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Lyford Road Recreation Ground9 min walk
- Sinclair Pocket Park10 min walk
- Victory Park11 min walk
- Glebe Gardens11 min walk
- Playground2 min walk
- Playground3 min walk
NaPTAN, Department for Transport, checked 13 November 2026 · © OpenStreetMap contributors, checked 13 November 2026. Walking times are rough, from straight-line distance.
Places and next steps
Spaces: not published yet. Nurseries often fill months ahead, so ask early.
In Hampshire there are about 2.7 children under 5 for every registered nursery place. Places are how many children nurseries may care for, not free spaces, so this is a guide to demand. Source: ONS Census 2021.
What parents say
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Alphabet City Day Nursery is a full-day nursery at Alphabet City Day Nursery Ltd, Highfield, Sherborne Road, Basingstoke, RG21 5TG, in Basingstoke, Hampshire. It is registered for 60 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in May 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.2 from 5 reviews (October 2026). It is run by Alphabet City Day Nursery Ltd.
Run by Alphabet City Day Nursery Ltd (company), which runs 3 nurseries.
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Oakridge Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Improved significantlyinspected May 2025 0.2 miles
- Maple Ridge School ages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.2 miles
- Oakridge Infant School Primaryages 2–7has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected November 2025 0.2 miles
- South View Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2022 0.5 miles
- South View Infant and Nursery School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Good (Concerns)inspected June 2024 0.6 miles
- Merton Infant School and Nursery Primaryages 2–7has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected July 2025 0.6 miles
- Merton Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected November 2022 0.6 miles
- St Bede's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected September 2023 0.8 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
Questions parents ask
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What is Alphabet City Day Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Alphabet City Day Nursery Good at its inspection on 12 May 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Alphabet City Day Nursery take?
Alphabet City Day Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 60 children at any one time.
Who runs Alphabet City Day Nursery?
Alphabet City Day Nursery is run by Alphabet City Day Nursery Ltd, which runs 3 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Alphabet City Day Nursery?
Basingstoke is the nearest station we know of, 0.4 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Alphabet City Day Nursery?
You can call 01256 322090 and visit alphabet-city.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 30 October 2026
- Schools: DfE Get Information about Schools · 4 November 2026
- Contains Ofsted data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains Department for Education data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains Ofsted data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right; contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.
- Contains Department for Transport NaPTAN data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors
- Food hygiene rating from the Food Standards Agency, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Read reviews on Google
Last checked 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN EY350884 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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