Full-day nursery in Andover, Hampshire
Blooming Kids
Blooming Kids, The Wellington Centre, Winchester Road, Andover, SP10 2EG · 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 February 2018Reference EY554032Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record2 inspectionslatest 27 September 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places22 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 24 March 2026Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Inspection history (2)
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Blooming Kids, The Wellington Centre, Winchester Road, Andover, SP10 2EG · More nurseries in SP10
Stations
- Andover20 min walk · 0.8 miles
Buses
13 bus stops within 400 m, including Sarum House, Love Lane and Briars Croft.
Parks and playgrounds
- Watermills Park9 min walk
- Butterfly Garden10 min walk
- Town Park10 min walk
- Beech Hurst Park12 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
- Playground9 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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Blooming Kids is a full-day nursery at Blooming Kids, The Wellington Centre, Winchester Road, Andover, SP10 2EG, in Andover, Hampshire. It is registered for 22 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in September 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.1 from 9 reviews (October 2026). It is run by Blooming Kids Ltd.
Run by Blooming Kids Ltd (company), which runs 2 nurseries.
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| Blooming KidsThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| Winton Pre-SchoolFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.9 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Andover Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected June 2025 0.3 miles
- Anton Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Requires improvementinspected January 2025 0.3 miles
- Anton Infant School Primaryages 5–7Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected April 2025 0.3 miles
- Rookwood School ages 2–19has a nursery class 0.7 miles
- Norman Gate School ages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected June 2024 0.8 miles
- Vigo Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Goodinspected October 2022 0.8 miles
- Balksbury Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Improved significantlyinspected April 2025 1.0 miles
- Balksbury Infant School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: Report cardinspected July 2026 1.0 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 Blooming Kids's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Blooming Kids Good at its inspection on 27 September 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Blooming Kids take?
Blooming Kids is registered with Ofsted for up to 22 children at any one time.
Who runs Blooming Kids?
Blooming Kids is run by Blooming Kids Ltd, which runs 2 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Blooming Kids?
Andover is the nearest station we know of, 0.8 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Blooming Kids?
You can call 01264 594700.
Tools for parents in Hampshire
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 31 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 31 October 2026 · Ofsted URN EY554032 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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