Full-day nursery in Forton, Hampshire
HEDCA Preschool
Hardway Elson District Community Association, Coombe Road, Gosport, PO12 4JB · 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 January 2023Reference 2713722Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 24 March 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places26 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 7 April 2022Food 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
Hardway Elson District Community Association, Coombe Road, Gosport, PO12 4JB · More nurseries in PO12
Buses
8 bus stops within 400 m, including Green Lane, Reeds Road and Broadway Shops.
Parks and playgrounds
- Grove Road Rec4 min walk
- Childrens Play area8 min walk
- Forton Recreation Ground9 min walk
- Playground4 min walk
- Playground8 min walk
- 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 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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HEDCA Preschool is a full-day nursery at Hardway Elson District Community Association, Coombe Road, Gosport, PO12 4JB, in Forton, Hampshire. It is registered for 26 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in March 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 4 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
- St John's, Gosport Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Requires improvementinspected July 2024 0.2 miles
- Elson Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected July 2026 0.3 miles
- Brockhurst Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected March 2025 0.4 miles
- Elson Infant School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2024 0.4 miles
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected June 2023 0.6 miles
- Newtown Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected April 2025 0.7 miles
- Leesland Church of England Controlled Infant School Primaryages 5–7Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2024 0.9 miles
- Leesland Church of England Controlled Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Goodinspected March 2024 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 HEDCA Preschool's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated HEDCA Preschool Good at its inspection on 24 March 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can HEDCA Preschool take?
HEDCA Preschool is registered with Ofsted for up to 26 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to HEDCA Preschool?
Portsmouth Harbour is the nearest station we know of, 1.6 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact HEDCA Preschool?
You can call 023 9258 8023 and visit www.hedca.org.
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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 2713722 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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