Full-day nursery in Heathfield, Hampshire
Penguin Pre-School
7 Sibland Close, Peak Lane, FAREHAM, PO14 3BA · 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.
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Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
7 Sibland Close, Peak Lane, FAREHAM, PO14 3BA · More nurseries in PO14
Stations
- Fareham23 min walk · 0.9 miles
Buses
11 bus stops within 400 m, including Oldbury Way, Purbeck Drive and Greyshott Avenue Shops.
Parks and playgrounds
- Blackbrook Recreation Ground9 min walk
- 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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Penguin Pre-School is a full-day nursery at 7 Sibland Close, Peak Lane, FAREHAM, PO14 3BA, in Heathfield, Hampshire. It is registered for 18 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in February 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 1 review (November 2026). It is run by Naval Under Fives (Eastern Area) Committee.
Run by Naval Under Fives (Eastern Area) Committee (charity), which runs 7 nurseries.
Compare nurseries nearby
| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penguin Pre-SchoolThis nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| Happy Faces Pre-SchoolFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | under 0.1 miles |
| Little Munchkins FarehamFull-day nursery | Report card 2026 | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.2 miles |
| Kidz Inc LtdFull-day nursery | Report card 2025 | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.6 miles |
| Growing Places @ MerryfieldsFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.7 miles |
| Happy Little Hearts DaycareSessional pre-school | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.9 miles |
| The Rainbow Centre for Conductive Education LimitedFull-day nursery | Report card 2025 | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.9 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Ranvilles Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected October 2024 under 0.1 miles
- Ranvilles Infant School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: Outstandinginspected March 2023 under 0.1 miles
- Heathfield Special School ages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2022 0.1 miles
- St Francis Special School ages 2–19has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2023 0.2 miles
- St Jude's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected January 2025 0.5 miles
- Wallisdean Infant School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected February 2025 0.6 miles
- Wallisdean Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 0.6 miles
- St Columba CE Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected June 2024 0.9 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 Penguin Pre-School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Penguin Pre-School Outstanding at its inspection on 27 February 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Penguin Pre-School take?
Penguin Pre-School is registered with Ofsted for up to 18 children at any one time.
Who runs Penguin Pre-School?
Penguin Pre-School is run by Naval Under Fives (Eastern Area) Committee, which runs 7 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Penguin Pre-School?
Fareham is the nearest station we know of, 0.9 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Penguin Pre-School?
You can call 07773 154772 and visit www.navalunderfives.org.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 4 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 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 507833 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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