Full-day nursery in Houndmills, Hampshire
Cornerstone Day Nursery
Priestley Road, BASINGSTOKE, RG24 9PU · 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 May 2004Reference EY285254Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 2 March 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places150 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 29 April 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
Priestley Road, BASINGSTOKE, RG24 9PU · More nurseries in RG24
Buses
4 bus stops within 400 m, including Priestley Road and Houndmills Roundabout.
Parks and playgrounds
- Rooksdown Park10 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
- Playground8 min walk
- Playground9 min walk
- Playground9 min walk
- Trinity Way/Nutfield Way Park playground11 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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Cornerstone Day Nursery is a full-day nursery at Priestley Road, BASINGSTOKE, RG24 9PU, in Houndmills, Hampshire. It is registered for 150 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in March 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.6 from 31 reviews (October 2026). It is run by Fencebright Limited.
Run by Fencebright Limited (company), which runs 2 nurseries.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Oakridge Infant School Primaryages 2–7has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected November 2025 0.5 miles
- Oakridge Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Improved significantlyinspected May 2025 0.5 miles
- Merton Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected November 2022 0.6 miles
- Winklebury Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2022 0.6 miles
- Merton Infant School and Nursery Primaryages 2–7has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected July 2025 0.6 miles
- Winklebury Infant School Primaryages 2–7has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2023 0.6 miles
- Maple Ridge School ages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.7 miles
- St Bede's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected September 2023 0.9 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 Cornerstone Day Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Cornerstone Day Nursery Good at its inspection on 2 March 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Cornerstone Day Nursery take?
Cornerstone Day Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 150 children at any one time.
Who runs Cornerstone Day Nursery?
Cornerstone Day Nursery is run by Fencebright Limited, which runs 2 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Cornerstone Day Nursery?
Basingstoke is the nearest station we know of, 1.0 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Cornerstone Day Nursery?
You can call 01256 818118 and visit www.cornerstone-nurseries.com.
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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 EY285254 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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