Full-day nursery in Andover Romans, Hampshire
YMCA East Anton
Ymca East Anton, Dairy Road, Andover, SP11 6YG · 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.
Official records
- Ofsted registrationRegistered since October 2017Reference EY553222Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 15 August 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places121 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 11 November 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
Ymca East Anton, Dairy Road, Andover, SP11 6YG · More nurseries in SP11
Buses
6 bus stops within 400 m, including YMCA, Fuller Way and Merino Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Old Roman Park6 min walk
- Roman Way Park8 min walk
- Phoenix Park9 min walk
- Poppy Park12 min walk
- Playground5 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.
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YMCA East Anton is a full-day nursery at Ymca East Anton, Dairy Road, Andover, SP11 6YG, in Andover Romans, Hampshire. It is registered for 121 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in August 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It is run by YMCA Fairthorne Group.
Run by YMCA Fairthorne Group (charity), which runs 6 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
- Icknield School ages 3–19Ofsted: School remains Outstandinginspected May 2024 0.3 miles
- Endeavour Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Requires improvementinspected June 2023 0.5 miles
- Vigo Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Goodinspected October 2022 0.7 miles
- Norman Gate School ages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected June 2024 0.7 miles
- Roman Way Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected May 2026 0.8 miles
- The Knights Enham Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected December 2024 0.8 miles
- Knights Enham Nursery and Infant School Primaryages 2–7has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 0.8 miles
- Andover Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected June 2025 1.2 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 YMCA East Anton's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated YMCA East Anton Outstanding at its inspection on 15 August 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can YMCA East Anton take?
YMCA East Anton is registered with Ofsted for up to 121 children at any one time.
Who runs YMCA East Anton?
YMCA East Anton is run by YMCA Fairthorne Group, which runs 6 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to YMCA East Anton?
Andover is the nearest station we know of, 1.5 miles away in a straight line.
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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 June 2026 · Ofsted URN EY553222 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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