Full-day nursery in Hocombe, Hampshire
Kingsmead Day Nursery
120 Kingsway, Eastleigh, SO53 5DW · 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 March 2014Reference EY472483Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 15 March 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places41 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 9 September 2025Food 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
120 Kingsway, Eastleigh, SO53 5DW · More nurseries in SO53
Buses
6 bus stops within 400 m, including Kingsway Shops, Kingsway Gardens and Thornden School.
NaPTAN, Department for Transport, 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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Kingsmead Day Nursery is a full-day nursery at 120 Kingsway, Eastleigh, SO53 5DW, in Hocombe, Hampshire. It is registered for 41 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in March 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 11 reviews (October 2026).
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| Kingsmead Day NurseryThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Sherborne House School ages 0–11has a nursery class 0.4 miles
- Scantabout Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected December 2024 0.5 miles
- Merdon Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected March 2025 0.5 miles
- Hiltingbury Infant School Primaryages 5–7Ofsted: Outstandinginspected September 2023 0.7 miles
- Hiltingbury Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Goodinspected January 2023 0.7 miles
- Fryern Infant School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2024 0.8 miles
- Fryern Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2024 0.8 miles
- Otterbourne Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected February 2025 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 Kingsmead Day Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Kingsmead Day Nursery Good at its inspection on 15 March 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Kingsmead Day Nursery take?
Kingsmead Day Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 41 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Kingsmead Day Nursery?
Chandlers Ford is the nearest station we know of, 1.2 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Kingsmead Day Nursery?
You can call 023 8025 3815 and visit kingsmeadnursery.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.
- 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 EY472483 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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