Sessional pre-school in Ashford Hill, Hampshire
Jiminy Crickets Pre-School
Ashford Hill Cricket Club, Chapel Lane, Ashford Hill, Thatcham, RG19 8BE · 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 August 1990Reference 507959Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 23 May 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places20 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating4 (Good)inspected 12 November 2024Food 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
Ashford Hill Cricket Club, Chapel Lane, Ashford Hill, Thatcham, RG19 8BE · More nurseries in RG19
Buses
4 bus stops within 400 m, including Primary School and The Ship.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground1 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.
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Jiminy Crickets Pre-School is a sessional pre-school at Ashford Hill Cricket Club, Chapel Lane, Ashford Hill, Thatcham, RG19 8BE, in Ashford Hill, Hampshire. It is registered for 20 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in May 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jiminy Crickets Pre-SchoolThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| Tiny Town KindergartenFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 2.6 miles |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Ashford Hill Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected November 2025 0.2 miles
- Grantham Farm Montessori School ages 2–7has a nursery class 1.3 miles
- Brimpton C.E. Primary School Primaryages 4–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected October 2023 1.5 miles
- The Hurst School Secondaryages 11–16Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected October 2024 1.3 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 Jiminy Crickets Pre-School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Jiminy Crickets Pre-School Good at its inspection on 23 May 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Jiminy Crickets Pre-School take?
Jiminy Crickets Pre-School is registered with Ofsted for up to 20 children at any one time.
How do I contact Jiminy Crickets Pre-School?
You can call 0118 981 0333 and visit jiminycricketspreschool.com.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 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.
Last checked 5 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 507959 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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