Sessional pre-school in Ashurst Bridge, Hampshire
Squirrels Preschool
West Totton Centre, Hazel Farm Road, Totton, SOUTHAMPTON, SO40 8WU · 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 January 1993Reference 511345Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 25 June 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places40 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 11 March 2014Food 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
West Totton Centre, Hazel Farm Road, Totton, SOUTHAMPTON, SO40 8WU · More nurseries in SO40
Buses
6 bus stops within 400 m, including Hazel Farm Road, Graddidge Way and Crabbs Way.
Parks and playgrounds
- Ball Flume Park5 min walk
- Hanger Farm Park6 min walk
- Myrtle Park6 min walk
- Playground2 min walk
- Playground2 min walk
- Playground5 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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Squirrels Preschool is a sessional pre-school at West Totton Centre, Hazel Farm Road, Totton, SOUTHAMPTON, SO40 8WU, in Ashurst Bridge, Hampshire. It is registered for 40 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in June 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 1 review (October 2026).
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Squirrels PreschoolThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Hazel Wood Infant School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: Outstandinginspected December 2023 under 0.1 miles
- Abbotswood Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Good (Improving)inspected June 2023 0.6 miles
- Netley Marsh Church of England Infant School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2022 0.7 miles
- Forest Park School ages 2–19Ofsted: Goodinspected November 2022 0.8 miles
- Lydlynch Infant School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected November 2024 0.8 miles
- Oakfield Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected September 2023 0.8 miles
- Calmore Infant School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: School remains Good (Improving)inspected October 2023 0.8 miles
- Calmore Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected April 2026 0.8 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 Squirrels Preschool's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Squirrels Preschool Good at its inspection on 25 June 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Squirrels Preschool take?
Squirrels Preschool is registered with Ofsted for up to 40 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Squirrels Preschool?
Totton is the nearest station we know of, 1.4 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Squirrels Preschool?
You can call 023 8086 2266 and visit squirrelspreschool.weebly.com.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 30 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
- 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.
- Read reviews on Google
Last checked 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN 511345 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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