Sessional pre-school in Stakes, Hampshire
Bushy Tails Pre-School
Springwood Avenue, Waterlooville, PO7 8ED · 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
Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Springwood Avenue, Waterlooville, PO7 8ED · More nurseries in PO7
Buses
7 bus stops within 400 m, including Spruce Avenue, Stakes Lodge and Woodsedge.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground12 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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Bushy Tails Pre-School is a sessional pre-school at Springwood Avenue, Waterlooville, PO7 8ED, in Stakes, Hampshire. It is registered for 26 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in January 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 2 reviews (October 2026).
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Springwood Infant School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2023 under 0.1 miles
- Springwood Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2022 under 0.1 miles
- The Waterloo School ages 5–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected March 2025 0.4 miles
- St Peter's Catholic Primary School, Waterlooville Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected April 2025 0.4 miles
- Mill Hill Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected April 2024 0.5 miles
- Berewood Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected January 2023 0.7 miles
- Purbrook Infant School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: Improved significantlyinspected January 2025 0.8 miles
- Purbrook Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.8 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 Bushy Tails Pre-School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Bushy Tails Pre-School Good at its inspection on 30 January 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Bushy Tails Pre-School take?
Bushy Tails Pre-School is registered with Ofsted for up to 26 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Bushy Tails Pre-School?
Bedhampton is the nearest station we know of, 1.9 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Bushy Tails Pre-School?
You can call 023 9225 3714.
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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
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Last checked 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN 110330 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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