Full-day nursery in Chineham, Hampshire
First Friends Nursery School
The Scout Building, Chineham, Basingstoke, RG24 8PJ · 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 October 2016Reference EY538214Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 5 July 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places52 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 16 January 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
The Scout Building, Chineham, Basingstoke, RG24 8PJ · More nurseries in RG24
Buses
6 bus stops within 400 m, including Larchwood, Four Lanes School and Unity Place.
Parks and playgrounds
- The Vyne Estate8 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- Playground9 min walk
- Playground10 min walk
- Playground11 min walk
- Pettys Brook Road Open Space Play Area 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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First Friends Nursery School is a full-day nursery at The Scout Building, Chineham, Basingstoke, RG24 8PJ, in Chineham, Hampshire. It is registered for 52 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in July 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 3 reviews (October 2026). It is run by First Friends Limited.
Run by First Friends Limited (company), which runs 6 nurseries.
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| First Friends Nursery SchoolThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Four Lanes Infant School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: Goodinspected April 2023 0.2 miles
- Four Lanes Community Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Goodinspected June 2024 0.2 miles
- Great Binfields Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected November 2022 0.9 miles
- Marnel Community Infant School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: Outstandinginspected March 2023 1.0 miles
- Marnel Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Outstandinginspected January 2024 1.1 miles
- Chiltern Way Academy Austen ages 4–16Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected February 2025 1.3 miles
- St Bede's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected September 2023 1.5 miles
- South View Infant and Nursery School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Good (Concerns)inspected June 2024 1.6 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 First Friends Nursery School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated First Friends Nursery School Good at its inspection on 5 July 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can First Friends Nursery School take?
First Friends Nursery School is registered with Ofsted for up to 52 children at any one time.
Who runs First Friends Nursery School?
First Friends Nursery School is run by First Friends Limited, which runs 6 nurseries.
How do I contact First Friends Nursery School?
You can call 07908 181313 and visit firstfriendsltd.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.
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Last checked 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN EY538214 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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