Full-day nursery in Crowdhill, Hampshire
Bright Horizons Fair Oak Day Nursery and Preschool
Vicarage Farm, Winchester Road, Fair Oak, EASTLEIGH, SO50 7HD · 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 September 2014Reference EY481475Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 4 October 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places67 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 10 September 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
Vicarage Farm, Winchester Road, Fair Oak, EASTLEIGH, SO50 7HD · More nurseries in SO50
Buses
4 bus stops within 400 m, including Hill Close and Fox and Hounds.
Parks and playgrounds
- Crowdhill Park9 min walk
- Playground8 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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Bright Horizons Fair Oak Day Nursery and Preschool is a full-day nursery at Vicarage Farm, Winchester Road, Fair Oak, EASTLEIGH, SO50 7HD, in Crowdhill, Hampshire. It is registered for 67 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in October 2023, 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 Bright Horizons Family Solutions Limited.
Run by Bright Horizons Family Solutions Limited (company), which runs 245 nurseries.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Stoke Park Infant School Primaryages 5–7Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected November 2023 1.2 miles
- Fair Oak Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected February 2025 1.3 miles
- The King's School ages 4–16 1.3 miles
- Fair Oak Infant School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: Report cardinspected November 2025 1.3 miles
- Stoke Park Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected November 2024 1.3 miles
- Colden Common Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected January 2023 1.5 miles
- Wyvern College Secondaryages 11–16Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected December 2023 1.2 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 Bright Horizons Fair Oak Day Nursery and Preschool's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Bright Horizons Fair Oak Day Nursery and Preschool Good at its inspection on 4 October 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Bright Horizons Fair Oak Day Nursery and Preschool take?
Bright Horizons Fair Oak Day Nursery and Preschool is registered with Ofsted for up to 67 children at any one time.
Who runs Bright Horizons Fair Oak Day Nursery and Preschool?
Bright Horizons Fair Oak Day Nursery and Preschool is run by Bright Horizons Family Solutions Limited, which runs 245 nurseries.
How do I contact Bright Horizons Fair Oak Day Nursery and Preschool?
You can call 023 8184 3316 and visit www.brighthorizons.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 EY481475 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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