Full-day nursery in Swaythling, Southampton
Hardmoor Early Years Centre (Daycare)
Hardmoor Early Years Centre, Leaside Way, Southampton, SO16 3EP · 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 February 2006Reference EY319331Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 18 July 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places45 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 24 August 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
Hardmoor Early Years Centre, Leaside Way, Southampton, SO16 3EP · More nurseries in SO16
Stations
- Swaythling13 min walk · 0.5 miles
Buses
8 bus stops within 400 m, including Ethelburt Avenue, Poppy Road and St George School - SCH ONLY.
Parks and playgrounds
- Leaside Way Park3 min walk
- Daisy Dip Park7 min walk
- Leaside Way Playground4 min walk
- Daisy Dip Park playground9 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 Southampton there are about 3.2 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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Hardmoor Early Years Centre (Daycare) is a full-day nursery at Hardmoor Early Years Centre, Leaside Way, Southampton, SO16 3EP, in Swaythling, Southampton. It is registered for 45 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in July 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.7 from 11 reviews (November 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
- Hardmoor Nursery & Early Years Centre - Part of the Learning Federation Partnership of Schools Nurseryages 0–5has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2023 0.2 miles
- Bassett Green Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 0.5 miles
- Swaythling Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected January 2025 0.6 miles
- Mansbridge Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected November 2022 0.8 miles
- Stoneham Park Primary Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected February 2023 0.9 miles
- Portswood Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 1.0 miles
- Highfield Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected July 2022 1.1 miles
- Vermont School ages 5–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Inadequate; Behaviour and attitudes: Requires improvement; Personal development: Requires improvement; Leadership and management: Inadequateinspected June 2025 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 Hardmoor Early Years Centre (Daycare)'s Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Hardmoor Early Years Centre (Daycare) Good at its inspection on 18 July 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Hardmoor Early Years Centre (Daycare) take?
Hardmoor Early Years Centre (Daycare) is registered with Ofsted for up to 45 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Hardmoor Early Years Centre (Daycare)?
Swaythling is the nearest station we know of, 0.5 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Hardmoor Early Years Centre (Daycare)?
You can call 023 8055 2220 and visit www.hardmoor.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 4 November 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 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY319331 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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