Sessional pre-school in Harefield, Southampton
Paint Pots Preschool @ Harefield
Yeovil Chase, Southampton, SO18 5NZ · 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.
Official records
- Ofsted registrationRegistered since June 2020Reference 2596331Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 18 October 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places48 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 6 September 2024Food 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
Yeovil Chase, Southampton, SO18 5NZ · More nurseries in SO18
Buses
6 bus stops within 400 m, including St Francis Avenue, Beauworth Avenue and Burnham Chase.
Parks and playgrounds
- Bentley Green Park7 min walk
- The Island8 min walk
- The Triangle9 min walk
- McArthur Park10 min walk
- Playground2 min walk
- Somerset Avenue Playground6 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.
What parents say
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Paint Pots Preschool @ Harefield is a sessional pre-school at Yeovil Chase, Southampton, SO18 5NZ, in Harefield, Southampton. It is registered for 48 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in October 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It is run by Paint Pots Pre-School & Nursery Limited.
Run by Paint Pots Pre-School & Nursery Limited (school), which runs 13 nurseries.
Compare nurseries nearby
| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paint Pots Preschool @ HarefieldThis nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| Harefield Community Pre-SchoolFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | under 0.1 miles |
| Seedlings Montessori at MoorlandsFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.3 miles |
| The Mulberry Bush Bitterne ParkFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.7 miles |
| Brambles Community Pre-schoolSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.7 miles |
| Paint Pots BitterneSessional pre-school | Report card 2026 | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.8 miles |
| Play Away Day Nurseries LtdFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.8 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Harefield Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Requires improvementinspected March 2024 under 0.1 miles
- Moorlands Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected December 2024 0.4 miles
- Glenfield Infant School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: Report cardinspected February 2026 0.7 miles
- Townhill Infant School Primaryages 2–7has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected May 2026 0.8 miles
- Thornhill Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 0.8 miles
- Townhill Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Goodinspected October 2022 0.8 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 0.8 miles
- Beechwood Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected May 2025 0.9 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 Paint Pots Preschool @ Harefield's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Paint Pots Preschool @ Harefield Outstanding at its inspection on 18 October 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Paint Pots Preschool @ Harefield take?
Paint Pots Preschool @ Harefield is registered with Ofsted for up to 48 children at any one time.
Who runs Paint Pots Preschool @ Harefield?
Paint Pots Preschool @ Harefield is run by Paint Pots Pre-School & Nursery Limited, which runs 13 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Paint Pots Preschool @ Harefield?
Bitterne is the nearest station we know of, 1.3 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 2596331 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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