Full-day nursery in Lymington, Hampshire
Lymington Centre Pre-School
Lymington Community Centre, New Street, Lymington, SO41 9BQ · 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
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Lymington Community Centre, New Street, Lymington, SO41 9BQ · More nurseries in SO41
Stations
- Lymington Town7 min walk · 0.3 miles
- Lymington Pier15 min walk · 0.6 miles
Buses
9 bus stops within 400 m, including Town Hall, Main Post Office and Bridge Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Emsworth Road Recreation Ground3 min walk
- Grove Gardens6 min walk
- Lymington Meadows11 min walk
- Emsworth Road Playground3 min walk
- Playground7 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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Lymington Centre Pre-School is a full-day nursery at Lymington Community Centre, New Street, Lymington, SO41 9BQ, in Lymington, Hampshire. It is registered for 32 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in May 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 6 reviews (November 2026).
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lymington Centre Pre-SchoolThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| Paint Pots BoldreSessional pre-school | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.6 miles |
| Kids Love Nature (Lymington) LtdFull-day nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.8 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Lymington Church of England Infant School Primaryages 5–7Ofsted: Outstandinginspected March 2024 0.2 miles
- Lymington Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2023 0.3 miles
- Pennington Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected January 2024 0.7 miles
- Walhampton School ages 2–13has a nursery class 0.8 miles
- Our Lady and St Joseph Catholic Primary School - the Learning Federation Partnership of Schools Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Outstandinginspected November 2022 1.2 miles
- William Gilpin Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 1.6 miles
- South Baddesley Church of England Primary School & Nursery Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2024 1.8 miles
- Priestlands School Secondaryages 11–16Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2023 0.7 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 Lymington Centre Pre-School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Lymington Centre Pre-School Good at its inspection on 5 May 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Lymington Centre Pre-School take?
Lymington Centre Pre-School is registered with Ofsted for up to 32 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Lymington Centre Pre-School?
Lymington Town is the nearest station we know of, 0.3 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Lymington Centre Pre-School?
You can call 01590 672337 and visit lymingtoncommunity.com.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 5 November 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.
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Last checked 5 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 2627921 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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