Full-day nursery in Weston, Southampton
Tickleford Preschool
Tickleford Drive, Weston, Southampton, SO19 9QP · 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 September 2015Reference EY490702Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 27 June 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places30 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 26 January 2026Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Tickleford Drive, Weston, Southampton, SO19 9QP · More nurseries in SO19
Stations
- Sholing19 min walk · 0.7 miles
Buses
5 bus stops within 400 m, including Tenterton Avenue, Winchfield Close and The Gardeners Arms.
Parks and playgrounds
- Mayfield Park10 min walk
- Tickleford Gulley Play Area playground2 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- Playground10 min walk
- Playground10 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 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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Tickleford Preschool is a full-day nursery at Tickleford Drive, Weston, Southampton, SO19 9QP, in Weston, Southampton. It is registered for 30 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in June 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.9 from 10 reviews (November 2026).
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Weston Park Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected July 2026 0.4 miles
- Weston Shore Infant School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: Goodinspected October 2023 0.4 miles
- Netley Abbey Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2023 0.6 miles
- Netley Abbey Infant School Primaryages 5–7Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected January 2023 0.6 miles
- St Monica Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected March 2025 0.8 miles
- Valentine Primary School & Nursery Primaryages 0–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected May 2025 0.9 miles
- Woolston Infant School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2024 1.0 miles
- St Patrick's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Improved significantlyinspected April 2025 1.1 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 Tickleford Preschool's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Tickleford Preschool Good at its inspection on 27 June 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Tickleford Preschool take?
Tickleford Preschool is registered with Ofsted for up to 30 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Tickleford Preschool?
Sholing is the nearest station we know of, 0.7 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Tickleford Preschool?
You can call 07557 677715 and visit ticklefordpreschool.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 5 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
- 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.
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Last checked 5 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY490702 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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