Full-day nursery in Shirley Park, Southampton
Trust Taplins Childcare
Western Community Hospital, William Macleod Way, Southampton, SO16 4XE · 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 February 2004Reference EY280741Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 15 June 2021Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places100 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 22 August 2025Food 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
Western Community Hospital, William Macleod Way, Southampton, SO16 4XE · More nurseries in SO16
Buses
12 bus stops within 400 m, including Tesco, Redbridge Fire Station and Irving Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Brendon Green6 min walk
- Cedar Lodge Park8 min walk
- Shirley Pond Park8 min walk
- Chiltern Green9 min walk
- Green Park12 min walk
- Playground4 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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Trust Taplins Childcare is a full-day nursery at Western Community Hospital, William Macleod Way, Southampton, SO16 4XE, in Shirley Park, Southampton. It is registered for 100 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in June 2021, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.6 from 9 reviews (November 2026). It is run by Southampton University Hospital NHS Trust.
Run by Southampton University Hospital NHS Trust (school), which runs 2 nurseries.
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Mason Moor Primary School, Nursery & Specialist Bases Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 0.3 miles
- Newlands Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2024 0.4 miles
- Tanners Brook Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected June 2025 0.5 miles
- Shirley Warren Primary & Nursery School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Requires improvement; Personal development: Requires improvement; Leadership and management: Requires improvementinspected July 2025 0.5 miles
- Wordsworth Primary and Nursery School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected June 2025 0.6 miles
- Compass School ages 5–16Ofsted: Goodinspected June 2024 0.7 miles
- Foundry Lane Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Requires improvementinspected January 2022 0.7 miles
- Southampton Hospital School ages 4–16Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected December 2022 0.7 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 Trust Taplins Childcare's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Trust Taplins Childcare Good at its inspection on 15 June 2021, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Trust Taplins Childcare take?
Trust Taplins Childcare is registered with Ofsted for up to 100 children at any one time.
Who runs Trust Taplins Childcare?
Trust Taplins Childcare is run by Southampton University Hospital NHS Trust, which runs 2 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Trust Taplins Childcare?
Redbridge (Hants) is the nearest station we know of, 1.0 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Trust Taplins Childcare?
You can call 023 8120 2985.
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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
- 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 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY280741 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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