Full-day nursery in Black Dam, Hampshire
Alphabet City Day Nursery
20 Cliddesden Road, Basingstoke, RG21 3DT · 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 April 2014Reference EY476734Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 6 January 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places70 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 6 May 2025Food 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
20 Cliddesden Road, Basingstoke, RG21 3DT · More nurseries in RG21
Stations
- Basingstoke16 min walk · 0.7 miles
Buses
5 bus stops within 400 m, including Applegarth Close, Park Gates and Victoria Street.
Parks and playgrounds
- War Memorial Park2 min walk
- Aromatic Garden11 min walk
- Glebe Gardens12 min walk
- Old Common12 min walk
- War Memorial Park Play Area playground4 min walk
- War Memorial Park Play Area playground5 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 20 Cliddesden Road, Basingstoke, RG21 3DT, in Black Dam, Hampshire. It is registered for 70 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in January 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 6 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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| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alphabet City Day NurseryThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| Alphabet City Day NurseryFull-day nursery | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | under 0.1 miles |
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| Basingstoke College of TechnologyFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.6 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Fairfields Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected November 2022 0.1 miles
- St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected February 2025 0.4 miles
- Rucstall Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Outstandinginspected June 2024 0.5 miles
- Kings Furlong Infant School and Nursery Primaryages 2–7has a nursery classOfsted: Requires improvementinspected May 2023 0.7 miles
- Kings Furlong Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected February 2025 0.7 miles
- South View Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2022 1.1 miles
- Maple Ridge School ages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 1.1 miles
- South View Infant and Nursery School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Good (Concerns)inspected June 2024 1.2 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
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What is Alphabet City Day Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Alphabet City Day Nursery Good at its inspection on 6 January 2022, 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 70 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, 0.7 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Alphabet City Day Nursery?
You can call 01256 242490 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 EY476734 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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