Sessional pre-school in Black Dam, Hampshire
Little Ducklings Pre-School
Holbein Close, Basingstoke, RG21 3EX · 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 April 2011Reference EY424761Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record2 inspectionslatest 15 July 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places40 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
Inspection history (2)
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Holbein Close, Basingstoke, RG21 3EX · More nurseries in RG21
Buses
2 bus stops within 400 m, including Gainsborough Road and Constable Close.
Parks and playgrounds
- War Memorial Park4 min walk
- Black Dam4 min walk
- Old Common7 min walk
- Playground4 min walk
- War Memorial Park Play Area playground9 min walk
- War Memorial Park Play Area playground10 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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Little Ducklings Pre-School is a sessional pre-school at Holbein Close, Basingstoke, RG21 3EX, in Black Dam, Hampshire. It is registered for 40 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in July 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Little Ducklings Pre-SchoolThis 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
- Rucstall Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Outstandinginspected June 2024 under 0.1 miles
- Fairfields Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected November 2022 0.7 miles
- St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected February 2025 0.9 miles
- Kings Furlong Infant School and Nursery Primaryages 2–7has a nursery classOfsted: Requires improvementinspected May 2023 1.2 miles
- Kings Furlong Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected February 2025 1.3 miles
- South View Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2022 1.3 miles
- South View Infant and Nursery School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Good (Concerns)inspected June 2024 1.3 miles
- Maple Ridge School ages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 1.5 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 Little Ducklings Pre-School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Little Ducklings Pre-School Good at its inspection on 15 July 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Little Ducklings Pre-School take?
Little Ducklings Pre-School is registered with Ofsted for up to 40 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Little Ducklings Pre-School?
Basingstoke is the nearest station we know of, 1.0 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
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Last checked 30 June 2026 · Ofsted URN EY424761 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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