Sessional pre-school in Lymington, Hampshire
Lymington Little Dolphins Pre-School
Community Room, c/o Lymington Infants School, Avenue Road, LYMINGTON, SO41 9GP · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Outstanding
- Quality of educationOutstanding
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- Leadership and managementOutstanding
- 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.
Latest report published 5 December 2024. Ofsted inspected again after the inspection shown above; we'll add the new results when we next update our records.
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
Community Room, c/o Lymington Infants School, Avenue Road, LYMINGTON, SO41 9GP · More nurseries in SO41
Stations
- Lymington Town11 min walk · 0.4 miles
- Lymington Pier20 min walk · 0.8 miles
Buses
9 bus stops within 400 m, including Town Hall, Queen Elizabeth Avenue and May Avenue.
Parks and playgrounds
- Emsworth Road Recreation Ground4 min walk
- Lymington Meadows7 min walk
- Grove Gardens9 min walk
- Emsworth Road Playground4 min walk
- Lymington Meadows Playground8 min walk
- Knight Gardens 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 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 Little Dolphins Pre-School is a sessional pre-school at Community Room, c/o Lymington Infants School, Avenue Road, LYMINGTON, SO41 9GP, in Lymington, Hampshire. It is registered for 20 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in March 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.3 from 6 reviews (October 2026).
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lymington Little Dolphins Pre-SchoolThis nursery | Outstanding | 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 | 1.9 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 under 0.1 miles
- Lymington Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2023 0.1 miles
- Pennington Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected January 2024 0.6 miles
- Walhampton School ages 2–13has a nursery class 0.9 miles
- Our Lady and St Joseph Catholic Primary School - the Learning Federation Partnership of Schools Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Outstandinginspected November 2022 1.1 miles
- William Gilpin Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 1.5 miles
- Priestlands School Secondaryages 11–16Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2023 0.6 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 Little Dolphins Pre-School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Lymington Little Dolphins Pre-School Outstanding at its inspection on 11 March 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Lymington Little Dolphins Pre-School take?
Lymington Little Dolphins Pre-School is registered with Ofsted for up to 20 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Lymington Little Dolphins Pre-School?
Lymington Town is the nearest station we know of, 0.4 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Lymington Little Dolphins Pre-School?
You can call 07943 039493 and visit www.lymingtonlittledolphins.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 31 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
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Last checked 31 October 2026 · Ofsted URN 110069 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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