Full-day nursery in Woolston, Southampton
YMCA Woolston Day Nursery
Victoria Road, SOUTHAMPTON, SO19 9EF · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Good
- Quality of educationGood
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- 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
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Victoria Road, SOUTHAMPTON, SO19 9EF · More nurseries in SO19
Stations
- Woolston11 min walk · 0.4 miles
- Sholing19 min walk · 0.8 miles
Buses
7 bus stops within 400 m, including Foundry Court, Centenary Quay and Church Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Archery Recreation Ground7 min walk
- Rolling Mills8 min walk
- Playground8 min walk
- Playground8 min walk
- Playground9 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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YMCA Woolston Day Nursery is a full-day nursery at Victoria Road, SOUTHAMPTON, SO19 9EF, in Woolston, Southampton. It is registered for 108 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in July 2021, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.2 from 19 reviews (November 2026). It is run by YMCA Fairthorne Group.
Run by YMCA Fairthorne Group (charity), which runs 6 nurseries.
Compare nurseries nearby
| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YMCA Woolston Day NurseryThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| The Shore WoolstonSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.2 miles |
| Woolston PreschoolFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.3 miles |
| Ladybirds Pre-school (Porchester Road)Sessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.6 miles |
| Pixies TreeFull-day nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.6 miles |
| Hayfield Forest SchoolFull-day nursery | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.6 miles |
| Play Away Day Nurseries LtdFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.6 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Woolston Infant School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2024 0.3 miles
- St Patrick's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Improved significantlyinspected April 2025 0.5 miles
- Ludlow Infant Academy Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2024 0.7 miles
- Ludlow Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected February 2025 0.7 miles
- Hope Community School Southampton Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 0.9 miles
- Weston Park Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected July 2026 1.0 miles
- Weston Shore Infant School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: Goodinspected October 2023 1.0 miles
- St Mary's Church of England Primary School & Nursery Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Outstandinginspected October 2023 1.1 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 YMCA Woolston Day Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated YMCA Woolston Day Nursery Good at its inspection on 1 July 2021, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can YMCA Woolston Day Nursery take?
YMCA Woolston Day Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 108 children at any one time.
Who runs YMCA Woolston Day Nursery?
YMCA Woolston Day Nursery is run by YMCA Fairthorne Group, which runs 6 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to YMCA Woolston Day Nursery?
Woolston is the nearest station we know of, 0.4 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact YMCA Woolston Day Nursery?
You can call 023 8044 1648 and visit ymca-fg.org.
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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
- 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 EY479896 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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