Full-day nursery in Shirley Park, Southampton
Hopscotch Day Nurseries (Regents Park) Ltd
188 Regents Park Road, Southampton, SO15 8NY · 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 December 2020Reference 2621211Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record3 inspectionslatest 16 July 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places80 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 16 June 2026Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Inspection history (3)
Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
188 Regents Park Road, Southampton, SO15 8NY · More nurseries in SO15
Stations
- Millbrook (Hants)16 min walk · 0.6 miles
Buses
17 bus stops within 400 m, including Latham Court, Park Street and Clarendon Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Cedar Lodge Park5 min walk
- Shirley Pond Park11 min walk
- Shirley Warren Skate Park12 min walk
- Playground4 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- Playground8 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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Hopscotch Day Nurseries (Regents Park) Ltd is a full-day nursery at 188 Regents Park Road, Southampton, SO15 8NY, in Shirley Park, Southampton. It is registered for 80 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in July 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 3.2 from 5 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
- Foundry Lane Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Requires improvementinspected January 2022 0.2 miles
- Wordsworth Primary and Nursery School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected June 2025 0.3 miles
- Tanners Brook Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected June 2025 0.6 miles
- Shirley Warren Primary & Nursery School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Requires improvement; Personal development: Requires improvement; Leadership and management: Requires improvementinspected July 2025 0.6 miles
- St Mark's Church of England School All-throughages 4–16Ofsted: Goodinspected October 2022 0.7 miles
- Shirley Infant School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected March 2025 0.7 miles
- Shirley Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2023 0.7 miles
- Mason Moor Primary School, Nursery & Specialist Bases Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 0.7 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 Hopscotch Day Nurseries (Regents Park) Ltd's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Hopscotch Day Nurseries (Regents Park) Ltd Good at its inspection on 16 July 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Hopscotch Day Nurseries (Regents Park) Ltd take?
Hopscotch Day Nurseries (Regents Park) Ltd is registered with Ofsted for up to 80 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Hopscotch Day Nurseries (Regents Park) Ltd?
Millbrook (Hants) is the nearest station we know of, 0.6 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Hopscotch Day Nurseries (Regents Park) Ltd?
You can call 023 8077 6655 and visit www.hopscotchdaynurseries.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 2621211 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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