Sessional pre-school in Merry Oak, Southampton
Ladybirds Preschool Parkside
Ladybirds Parkside Preschool, The Festival Hall, Merryoak Road, Southampton, SO19 7QR · 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 May 2019Reference 2531700Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 22 September 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places40 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 30 June 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
Ladybirds Parkside Preschool, The Festival Hall, Merryoak Road, Southampton, SO19 7QR · More nurseries in SO19
Stations
- Sholing16 min walk · 0.7 miles
- Woolston18 min walk · 0.7 miles
- Bitterne24 min walk · 1.0 miles
Buses
10 bus stops within 400 m, including Knighton Road, Spakes Corner and Heath Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Veracity Recreation Ground1 min walk
- Freemantle Common7 min walk
- Playground3 min walk
- Playground9 min walk
- Bracklesham close playground11 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.
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Ladybirds Preschool Parkside is a sessional pre-school at Ladybirds Parkside Preschool, The Festival Hall, Merryoak Road, Southampton, SO19 7QR, in Merry Oak, Southampton. It is registered for 40 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in September 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It is run by Ladybirds Pre-School Southampton.
Run by Ladybirds Pre-School Southampton (school), which runs 2 nurseries.
Compare nurseries nearby
| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ladybirds Preschool ParksideThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| Woodberry Day Nursery and Preschool-PeartreeFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.3 miles |
| Redroofs Day NurseryFull-day nursery | Report card 2025 | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.3 miles |
| Nursery @ Itchen CollegeFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.4 miles |
| Paint Pots BitterneSessional pre-school | Report card 2026 | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.5 miles |
| Ladybirds Pre-school (Porchester Road)Sessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.6 miles |
| Hayfield Forest SchoolFull-day nursery | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.6 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Sholing Infant School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected April 2025 0.3 miles
- Sholing Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Goodinspected June 2022 0.3 miles
- Ludlow Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected February 2025 0.4 miles
- Ludlow Infant Academy Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2024 0.5 miles
- Bitterne Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Requires improvementinspected February 2025 0.5 miles
- St Monica Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected March 2025 0.6 miles
- St Patrick's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Improved significantlyinspected April 2025 0.7 miles
- Glenfield Infant School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: Report cardinspected February 2026 0.8 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 Ladybirds Preschool Parkside's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Ladybirds Preschool Parkside Good at its inspection on 22 September 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Ladybirds Preschool Parkside take?
Ladybirds Preschool Parkside is registered with Ofsted for up to 40 children at any one time.
Who runs Ladybirds Preschool Parkside?
Ladybirds Preschool Parkside is run by Ladybirds Pre-School Southampton, which runs 2 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Ladybirds Preschool Parkside?
Sholing is the nearest station we know of, 0.7 miles away in a straight line.
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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 30 June 2026 · Ofsted URN 2531700 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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