Sessional pre-school in Trickett's Cross, Dorset
Hopscotch Preschool
Barns Road, FERNDOWN, BH22 8XH · 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 2014Reference EY481518Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 6 March 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places68 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 15 July 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
Barns Road, FERNDOWN, BH22 8XH · More nurseries in BH22
Buses
4 bus stops within 400 m, including Severn Road, Derwent Close and Lockyers Drive.
Parks and playgrounds
- Ford Lane Recreation Ground8 min walk
- Dugdell Playground4 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 Dorset there are about 2.8 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 Preschool is a sessional pre-school at Barns Road, FERNDOWN, BH22 8XH, in Trickett's Cross, Dorset. It is registered for 68 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in March 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.3 (October 2026).
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hopscotch PreschoolThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Ferndown First School Primaryages 4–9Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected November 2023 1.2 miles
- Parley First School Primaryages 4–9Ofsted: Goodinspected July 2023 1.2 miles
- Oakhurst Community First School Primaryages 5–9has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected April 2026 1.3 miles
- Portfield School ages 4–19Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected November 2024 1.7 miles
- West Moors Middle School Middle deemed secondaryages 9–13Ofsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 1.1 miles
- Ferndown Middle School Middle deemed secondaryages 9–13Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2023 1.3 miles
- Ferndown Upper School Secondaryages 13–19Ofsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 1.4 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 Hopscotch Preschool's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Hopscotch Preschool Good at its inspection on 6 March 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Hopscotch Preschool take?
Hopscotch Preschool is registered with Ofsted for up to 68 children at any one time.
How do I contact Hopscotch Preschool?
You can call 01202 870759 and visit www.hopscotchpreschool.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 31 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 31 October 2026 · Ofsted URN EY481518 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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