Sessional pre-school in Newtown, Hampshire
Crescent Preschool
The Crescent Primary School, Toynbee Road, Eastleigh, SO50 9DH · 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 April 2025Reference 2835637Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 27 June 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places30 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 10 January 2019Food 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
The Crescent Primary School, Toynbee Road, Eastleigh, SO50 9DH · More nurseries in SO50
Stations
- Eastleigh10 min walk · 0.4 miles
Buses
3 bus stops within 400 m, including Archers Road and Sopwith Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Leigh Road Recreation Ground4 min walk
- Selborne Drive Green6 min walk
- Byron Park7 min walk
- Pirelli Park8 min walk
- Lawn Road Park8 min walk
- Playground6 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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Crescent Preschool is a sessional pre-school at The Crescent Primary School, Toynbee Road, Eastleigh, SO50 9DH, in Newtown, Hampshire. It is registered for 30 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in June 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It is run by Cuddles and Care Day Nursery Ltd.
Run by Cuddles and Care Day Nursery Ltd (company), which runs 2 nurseries.
Compare nurseries nearby
| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crescent PreschoolThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| Hopscotch Day Nursery EastleighFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.2 miles |
| Little Delwood Eastleigh Day Nursery and PreschoolFull-day nursery | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.2 miles |
| Crestwood Pre-schoolFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.4 miles |
| Cuddles and Care Day NurseryFull-day nursery | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.4 miles |
| Robin's Nest Community Pre SchoolSessional pre-school | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.4 miles |
| Little Wisp TownSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.4 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- The Crescent Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2023 under 0.1 miles
- Norwood Primary & Pre-School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected September 2024 0.2 miles
- Shakespeare Infant School Primaryages 5–7Ofsted: Goodinspected April 2023 0.4 miles
- Shakespeare Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 0.5 miles
- Cherbourg Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected May 2023 0.6 miles
- St Swithun Wells Catholic Primary School, Chandlers Ford Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected November 2023 1.0 miles
- Fryern Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2024 1.0 miles
- Fryern Infant School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2024 1.1 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 Crescent Preschool's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Crescent Preschool Good at its inspection on 27 June 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Crescent Preschool take?
Crescent Preschool is registered with Ofsted for up to 30 children at any one time.
Who runs Crescent Preschool?
Crescent Preschool is run by Cuddles and Care Day Nursery Ltd, which runs 2 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Crescent Preschool?
Eastleigh is the nearest station we know of, 0.4 miles away in a straight line.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 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.
Last checked 30 June 2026 · Ofsted URN 2835637 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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