Full-day nursery in Cuckoo Bushes, Hampshire
Forest Footsteps Childcare
2nd Ramalley Scout Headquarters, Ramalley Lane, Chandler's Ford, EASTLEIGH, SO53 1JG · 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 EY551545Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 3 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 19 April 2018Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
2nd Ramalley Scout Headquarters, Ramalley Lane, Chandler's Ford, EASTLEIGH, SO53 1JG · More nurseries in SO53
Stations
- Chandlers Ford14 min walk · 0.6 miles
Buses
9 bus stops within 400 m, including Ramalley Lane, Rusland Close and Heathlands Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Vining's Copse10 min walk
- Playground8 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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Forest Footsteps Childcare is a full-day nursery at 2nd Ramalley Scout Headquarters, Ramalley Lane, Chandler's Ford, EASTLEIGH, SO53 1JG, in Cuckoo Bushes, 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 has a Google rating of 5.0 from 2 reviews (October 2026).
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Hiltingbury Infant School Primaryages 5–7Ofsted: Outstandinginspected September 2023 0.5 miles
- Hiltingbury Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Goodinspected January 2023 0.5 miles
- Chandler's Ford Infant School Primaryages 5–7Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected January 2025 0.6 miles
- Knightwood Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected March 2025 0.6 miles
- Sherborne House School ages 0–11has a nursery class 0.6 miles
- Merdon Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected March 2025 0.7 miles
- Fryern Infant School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2024 0.9 miles
- St Swithun Wells Catholic Primary School, Chandlers Ford Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected November 2023 0.9 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 Forest Footsteps Childcare's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Forest Footsteps Childcare Good at its inspection on 3 June 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Forest Footsteps Childcare take?
Forest Footsteps Childcare is registered with Ofsted for up to 30 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Forest Footsteps Childcare?
Chandlers Ford is the nearest station we know of, 0.6 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Forest Footsteps Childcare?
You can call 07557 346782 and visit www.forestfootstepschildcare.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 EY551545 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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