Full-day nursery in Holbury, Hampshire
Saplings (Childrens) Day Nursery Ltd
Cadland Primary School, Whitefield Road, Holbury, SOUTHAMPTON, SO45 2HW · 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 July 2011Reference EY432713Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record2 inspectionslatest 25 March 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places38 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 21 May 2024Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Inspection history (2)
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Cadland Primary School, Whitefield Road, Holbury, SOUTHAMPTON, SO45 2HW · More nurseries in SO45
Buses
3 bus stops within 400 m, including Whitefield Road and Holbury Drove Shops.
Parks and playgrounds
- Holbury Manor Park7 min walk
- Playground2 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Holbury Manor Wild Play Site playground7 min walk
- 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.
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Saplings (Childrens) Day Nursery Ltd is a full-day nursery at Cadland Primary School, Whitefield Road, Holbury, SOUTHAMPTON, SO45 2HW, in Holbury, Hampshire. It is registered for 38 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in March 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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| Saplings (Childrens) Day Nursery LtdThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| Busy Bees Pre-SchoolSessional pre-school | Requires improvement | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.7 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Cadland Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected March 2023 under 0.1 miles
- Manor Church of England Infant School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2023 0.4 miles
- Blackfield Primary and Nursery School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected September 2022 0.8 miles
- Lift New Forest Secondaryages 11–16Ofsted: Goodinspected September 2023 0.6 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 Saplings (Childrens) Day Nursery Ltd's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Saplings (Childrens) Day Nursery Ltd Good at its inspection on 25 March 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Saplings (Childrens) Day Nursery Ltd take?
Saplings (Childrens) Day Nursery Ltd is registered with Ofsted for up to 38 children at any one time.
How do I contact Saplings (Childrens) Day Nursery Ltd?
You can call 023 8112 0016 and visit saplingsdaynursery.uk.
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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 October 2026 · Ofsted URN EY432713 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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