Full-day nursery in Gable Head, Hampshire
Cherryharbour Nursery
Cherryharbour Nursery, Hayling Island, PO11 9DD · 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 2017Reference EY553042Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 19 December 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places44 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 2 October 2026Food 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
Cherryharbour Nursery, Hayling Island, PO11 9DD · More nurseries in PO11
Buses
6 bus stops within 400 m, including Tournerbury Lane, St Leonards Avenue and The Hayling College.
Parks and playgrounds
- Legion Field4 min walk
- Playground4 min walk
- Playground7 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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Cherryharbour Nursery is a full-day nursery at Cherryharbour Nursery, Hayling Island, PO11 9DD, in Gable Head, Hampshire. It is registered for 44 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in December 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 7 reviews (November 2026). It is run by Nursery Rhymes (H.I.) Limited.
Run by Nursery Rhymes (H.I.) Limited (company), which runs 3 nurseries.
Compare nurseries nearby
| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cherryharbour NurseryThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| Hayling Community Pre-SchoolFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | under 0.1 miles |
| Sweethearts PreschoolSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | under 0.1 miles |
| Gorseway Nursery SchoolFull-day nursery | Report card 2026 | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.5 miles |
| CherryHarbour Pre-SchoolFull-day nursery | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.7 miles |
| Angelfish PreschoolFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.8 miles |
| Thorney Island NurserySessional pre-school | Report card 2025 | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 3.1 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Mengham Infant School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: Report cardinspected May 2026 under 0.1 miles
- Mengham Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected October 2024 0.2 miles
- Mill Rythe Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Goodinspected November 2023 0.7 miles
- Mill Rythe Infant School Primaryages 5–7Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2023 0.7 miles
- The Hayling College Secondaryages 11–16Ofsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Requires improvement; Personal development: Requires improvement; Leadership and management: Requires improvementinspected September 2024 0.3 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 Cherryharbour Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Cherryharbour Nursery Good at its inspection on 19 December 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Cherryharbour Nursery take?
Cherryharbour Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 44 children at any one time.
Who runs Cherryharbour Nursery?
Cherryharbour Nursery is run by Nursery Rhymes (H.I.) Limited, which runs 3 nurseries.
How do I contact Cherryharbour Nursery?
You can call 0330 333 1080 and visit familyfirstnurseries.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 4 November 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 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY553042 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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