Sessional pre-school in Dibden, Hampshire
Applemore Early Years Centre
Applemore Recreation Centre, Claypits Lane, Dibden, Southampton, SO45 5TN · 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.
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Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Applemore Recreation Centre, Claypits Lane, Dibden, Southampton, SO45 5TN · More nurseries in SO45
Buses
8 bus stops within 400 m, including Canterbury Drive, Drapers Copse and Cabot Drive.
Parks and playgrounds
- Fletcher Close Play Area playground3 min walk
- Playground7 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.
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Applemore Early Years Centre is a sessional pre-school at Applemore Recreation Centre, Claypits Lane, Dibden, Southampton, SO45 5TN, in Dibden, Hampshire. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in January 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It is run by Applemore Early Years Centre Ltd.
Run by Applemore Early Years Centre Ltd (company), which runs 2 nurseries.
Compare nurseries nearby
| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Applemore Early Years CentreThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| Applemore Early Years CentreFull-day nursery | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.4 miles |
| Orchard Pre-SchoolSessional pre-school | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.7 miles |
| Little Shipmates Day NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.9 miles |
| Little Stars PreschoolSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.1 miles |
| Hive Day Nursery and PreschoolFull-day nursery | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.2 miles |
| Little Shipmates Pre-SchoolFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.3 miles |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Bower Lodge School ages 4–11 0.6 miles
- Orchard Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected May 2026 0.7 miles
- Orchard Infant School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: Outstandinginspected March 2022 0.7 miles
- Hythe Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected October 2022 1.1 miles
- Wildground Infant School Primaryages 2–7has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Good (Improving)inspected September 2023 1.2 miles
- Wildground Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Improved significantlyinspected May 2025 1.2 miles
- Waterside Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected November 2024 1.3 miles
- Applemore College Secondaryages 11–16Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected October 2024 0.4 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 Applemore Early Years Centre's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Applemore Early Years Centre Good at its inspection on 17 January 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
Who runs Applemore Early Years Centre?
Applemore Early Years Centre is run by Applemore Early Years Centre Ltd, which runs 2 nurseries.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 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
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Last checked 30 June 2026 · Ofsted URN 2597175 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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