Full-day nursery in Rowner, Hampshire
Dinky Ducks Nursery and Pre - School
Oaktree Family Group, Alver Valley Family Centre, 19 Falcon Meadows Way, Gosport, PO13 8AA · 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 2004Reference EY294995Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 5 May 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places76 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 25 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
Oaktree Family Group, Alver Valley Family Centre, 19 Falcon Meadows Way, Gosport, PO13 8AA · More nurseries in PO13
Buses
9 bus stops within 400 m, including Blanchard Avenue, Frobisher Close and Agincourt Avenue.
Parks and playgrounds
- Alver Valley Country Park5 min walk
- Playground2 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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Dinky Ducks Nursery and Pre - School is a full-day nursery at Oaktree Family Group, Alver Valley Family Centre, 19 Falcon Meadows Way, Gosport, PO13 8AA, in Rowner, Hampshire. It is registered for 76 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in May 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 1 review (October 2026). It is run by Oaktree Family Group Ltd.
Run by Oaktree Family Group Ltd (company), which runs 2 nurseries.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Alver Valley Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 under 0.1 miles
- Alver Valley Infant and Nursery School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected January 2025 under 0.1 miles
- Grange Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.4 miles
- Grange Infant School Primaryages 5–7Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2023 0.4 miles
- Rowner Infant School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: Goodinspected June 2024 0.9 miles
- Brockhurst Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected March 2025 0.9 miles
- Gomer Infant School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected November 2024 0.9 miles
- King's Academy Rowner Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Goodinspected October 2022 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 Dinky Ducks Nursery and Pre - School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Dinky Ducks Nursery and Pre - School Good at its inspection on 5 May 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Dinky Ducks Nursery and Pre - School take?
Dinky Ducks Nursery and Pre - School is registered with Ofsted for up to 76 children at any one time.
Who runs Dinky Ducks Nursery and Pre - School?
Dinky Ducks Nursery and Pre - School is run by Oaktree Family Group Ltd, which runs 2 nurseries.
How do I contact Dinky Ducks Nursery and Pre - School?
You can call 023 9251 2967 and visit www.dinkyducksdaycare.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 EY294995 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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