Full-day nursery in Hythe, Hampshire
Little Shipmates Pre-School
Waterside Primary School, Southampton, SO45 6ET · 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 February 2017Reference EY543492Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 15 November 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places72 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 16 April 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
Waterside Primary School, Southampton, SO45 6ET · More nurseries in SO45
Buses
9 bus stops within 400 m, including Seward Road, Hobart Drive and Langdown Hill.
Parks and playgrounds
- Shore Road Recreation Ground7 min walk
- Langdown Lawn Open Space8 min walk
- Playground1 min walk
- Playground2 min walk
- Playground3 min walk
- Playground9 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.
What parents say
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Little Shipmates Pre-School is a full-day nursery at Waterside Primary School, Southampton, SO45 6ET, in Hythe, Hampshire. It is registered for 72 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in November 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 3.0 from 2 reviews (October 2026). It is run by Little Shipmates Group Limited.
Run by Little Shipmates Group Limited (company), which runs 5 nurseries.
Compare nurseries nearby
| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Little Shipmates Pre-SchoolThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| Hive Day Nursery and PreschoolFull-day nursery | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.2 miles |
| Little Stars PreschoolSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.5 miles |
| Little Shipmates Day NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.5 miles |
| Orchard Pre-SchoolSessional pre-school | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.7 miles |
| Busy Bees Pre-SchoolSessional pre-school | Requires improvement | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.0 miles |
| Applemore Early Years CentreSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.3 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Waterside Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected November 2024 under 0.1 miles
- Hythe Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected October 2022 0.4 miles
- Orchard Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected May 2026 0.7 miles
- Orchard Infant School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: Outstandinginspected March 2022 0.7 miles
- Wildground Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Improved significantlyinspected May 2025 0.8 miles
- Wildground Infant School Primaryages 2–7has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Good (Improving)inspected September 2023 0.9 miles
- Bower Lodge School ages 4–11 1.7 miles
- Noadswood School Secondaryages 11–16Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2022 1.0 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 Little Shipmates Pre-School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Little Shipmates Pre-School Good at its inspection on 15 November 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Little Shipmates Pre-School take?
Little Shipmates Pre-School is registered with Ofsted for up to 72 children at any one time.
Who runs Little Shipmates Pre-School?
Little Shipmates Pre-School is run by Little Shipmates Group Limited, which runs 5 nurseries.
How do I contact Little Shipmates Pre-School?
You can call 023 8084 0971 and visit littleshipmates.com.
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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.
- © 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 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN EY543492 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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