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Nurseries in Fareham

There are 43 nurseries and pre-schools on the Ofsted register in Fareham, and 28 other childcare settings such as out-of-school clubs.

Inspection grades in Fareham

  • Ofsted report cards: 9 settings (6 Exceptional, 11 Strong standard, 28 Expected standard, 7 Needs attention)
  • Ofsted grades before November 2025: 27 settings (2 Outstanding, 25 Good)

Grades are shown only where the inspectorate has published the report.

Nurseries and pre-schools

  • Acorn Pre-School - Pre-school, Fareham PO14 2AS, ages 2 to 4, 40 places
    Ofsted, 4 December 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Big Discoveries Nursery - Day nursery, Fareham PO16 9AD, ages 0 to 4, 43 places
    Ofsted, 17 October 2024: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Buttercups Nursery School Ltd - Day nursery, Fareham PO15 7LA, ages 2 to 5, 24 places
    Ofsted, 21 August 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Castle Early Years - Pre-school, Fareham PO16 9BD, ages 4 to 11, 25 places
    Ofsted report card, 14 August 2026: Strong standard in 1 area, Expected standard in 3 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • ComputerXplorers Portsmouth - Day nursery, Fareham PO15 7QE
  • Earlybirds Pre-School - Pre-school, Fareham PO17 6LJ, ages 2 to 4, 16 places
    Ofsted, 13 January 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Globe Fit Kids Clubs - Stubbington - Day nursery, Fareham PO14 2DE
  • Good Manors Day Nurseries Ltd - Day nursery, Fareham PO16 7LN, ages 0 to 4, 63 places
    Ofsted report card, 17 June 2026: Strong standard in 1 area, Expected standard in 5 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Good Manors Day Nursery - Day nursery, Fareham PO16 7DT, ages 0 to 4, 58 places
    Ofsted, 9 January 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Growing Places @ Merryfields - Day nursery, Fareham PO14 1JJ, ages 0 to 4, 48 places
    Ofsted report card, 3 September 2026: Strong standard in 2 areas, Expected standard in 4 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Growing Places @ Oakmeadow - Day nursery, Fareham PO15 6LL, ages 1 to 4, 80 places
    Ofsted report card, 20 May 2026: Expected standard in 6 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Happy Faces Pre-School - Day nursery, Fareham PO14 3BN, ages 2 to 4, 36 places
    Ofsted, 22 February 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Happy Faces Pre-School - Day nursery, Fareham PO15 6DD, ages 2 to 4, 32 places
    Ofsted, 11 January 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Happy Little Hearts Daycare - Pre-school, Fareham PO14 4AB, ages 1 to 4, 25 places
    Ofsted report card, 6 October 2026: Strong standard in 1 area, Expected standard in 5 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Happy Mindz Day Nursery And Pre-School - Day nursery, Fareham PO17 5DE, ages 0 to 4, 36 places
    Ofsted, 14 February 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Harbourside - Day nursery, Fareham PO14 3JT, ages 1 to 4, 74 places
    Ofsted report card, 25 September 2026: Strong standard in 4 areas, Expected standard in 2 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Hopscotch Day Nursery Ashcroft - Day nursery, Fareham PO16 7DX, 96 places
  • Hopscotch Day Nursery Fareham - Day nursery, Fareham PO14 1JE, ages 0 to 4, 92 places
    Ofsted, 8 June 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Hopscotch Day Nursery Titchfield - Day nursery, Fareham PO14 4LN, ages 0 to 4, 75 places
    Ofsted, 11 January 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Hopscotch Lee - Beach School - Day nursery, Fareham PO14 3JT, 10 places
  • Jigsaw @ St John's Preschool - Day nursery, Fareham PO14 4NH, ages 2 to 4, 34 places
    Ofsted, 6 March 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Kiddi Caru Day Nursery and Preschool - Day nursery, Fareham PO16 0SX, ages 0 to 4, 67 places
    Ofsted, 9 December 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Kiddi Caru Nursery - Day nursery, Fareham PO15 7LA, ages 0 to 4, 130 places
    Ofsted, 24 July 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Kids Love Nature Kindergarten at Wickham - Day nursery, Fareham PO17 5HA, ages 1 to 4, 44 places
    Ofsted, 24 March 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Kidz Inc Ltd - Day nursery, Fareham PO14 1NH, ages 0 to 4, 52 places
    Ofsted report card, 17 November 2025: Strong standard in 2 areas, Expected standard in 1 area, Needs attention in 3 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Kings Camps - Pre-school, Fareham PO16 8AH
  • Little Angels Pre-School - Pre-school, Fareham PO16 0QW, ages 2 to 4, 26 places
    Ofsted, 1 February 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Little Munchkins Fareham - Day nursery, Fareham PO14 1PE, ages 1 to 4, 24 places
    Ofsted report card, 27 February 2026: Expected standard in 2 areas, Needs attention in 4 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Little Sunbeams Pre-School - Pre-school, Fareham PO14 4PG, ages 2 to 4, 40 places
    Ofsted, 15 June 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Northern Pre-School - Day nursery, Fareham PO16 8DG, ages 2 to 4, 52 places
    Ofsted, 22 January 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Park Day Nursery & Pre-School Ltd - Day nursery, Fareham PO14 2PP, ages 0 to 4, 51 places
    Ofsted, 20 March 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Penguin Pre-School - Day nursery, Fareham PO14 3BA, ages 2 to 4, 18 places
    Ofsted, 27 February 2024: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Portchester Day Nursery - Day nursery, Fareham PO16 9PP, ages 2 to 4, 82 places
    Ofsted, 25 November 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Red Barn Community Preschool - Pre-school, Fareham PO16 8HJ, ages 2 to 4, 26 places
    Ofsted, 22 May 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Sprouts Childcare Ltd - Pre-school, Fareham PO16 8DG, 60 places
  • Stagecoach Fareham - Pre-school, Fareham PO15 7LA
  • The Rainbow Centre for Conductive Education Limited - Day nursery, Fareham PO14 1BJ, ages 1 to 8, 20 places
    Ofsted report card, 9 December 2025: Exceptional in 6 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Turtles Day Nursery Limited - Day nursery, Fareham PO16 0EN, ages 1 to 4, 46 places
    Ofsted, 1 December 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Whiteley Pre-School - Pre-school, Fareham PO15 7LA, ages 2 to 4, 42 places
    Ofsted, 14 July 2021: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Whiteley Preschool North - Pre-school, Fareham PO15 7QE, ages 2 to 4, 40 places
    Ofsted, 8 March 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Wickham Pre School - Pre-school, Fareham PO17 5HU, ages 2 to 4, 30 places
    Ofsted, 15 September 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Woodentots Nursery - Day nursery, Fareham PO14 1AS, ages 0 to 4, 92 places
    Ofsted, 11 October 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Woodlands Early Learning Ltd - Day nursery, Fareham PO15 5EJ, ages 0 to 4, 64 places
    Ofsted, 30 October 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective

Out-of-school clubs and other childcare

  • Active8 Minds Boundary Oak Holiday Club - Out-of-school club, Fareham PO17 5BL, 90 places
  • Active8 Minds Newtown Soberton Wraparound Care - Out-of-school club, Fareham PO17 6LJ, 30 places
  • Active8 Minds Wicor Primary School Wraparound Care and Holiday Club - Out-of-school club, Fareham PO16 9DL, 60 places
  • ActiveMe 360 CIC @ Ranvilles Infant School - Out-of-school club, Fareham PO14 3BN, 40 places
  • ActiveMe CIC @ Orchard Lea Junior School - Out-of-school club, Fareham PO15 6BJ, 50 places
  • art-K Fareham - Out-of-school club, Fareham PO16 0BH
  • Castle Early Birds - Out-of-school club, Fareham PO16 9QQ, 40 places
  • Cm Sports After School Club - Out-of-school club, Fareham PO14 4RP
  • CM Sports After School Club - Out-of-school club, Fareham PO15 6BJ
  • CM Sports After School Club - Out-of-school club, Fareham PO14 3BN
  • CM Sports After School Club - Uplands Primary School - Out-of-school club, Fareham PO16 7QP
  • CM Sports Holiday Camp - Out-of-school club, Fareham PO14 1JJ, 80 places
  • CM Sports Red Barn Wrap Around - Out-of-school club, Fareham PO16 8HJ, 15 places
  • Explore Learning Whiteley - Out-of-school club, Fareham PO15 7PD
  • I Love to Learn Fareham - Out-of-school club, Fareham PO16 7TE
  • JC Sports Holiday Camp at Whiteley Primary School - Out-of-school club, Fareham PO15 7LA, 40 places
  • LET'S PLAY @ FAREHAM LEISURE CENTRE - Out-of-school club, Fareham PO16 7JU
  • Let Us Play Scheme - Out-of-school club, Fareham PO14 3BN, 30 places
  • SPROUTS CHILDCARE LIMITED - Out-of-school club, Fareham PO14 4AU, 30 places
  • Sprouts Childcare Ltd - Out-of-school club, Fareham PO16 7QP, 60 places
  • Stagecoach Fareham - Out-of-school club, Fareham PO14 2AT
  • Superstar Sports Portchester - Out-of-school club, Fareham PO16 8DG, 80 places
  • Superstar Sports Titchfield - Out-of-school club, Fareham PO14 4AU, 60 places
  • Time Out Childcare St Johns - Out-of-school club, Fareham PO14 4NH, 45 places
  • Time Out Childcare Whiteley - Out-of-school club, Fareham PO15 7LA, 54 places
  • TJ's Club (Hampshire) Ltd - Out-of-school club, Fareham PO16 0UD, 50 places
  • TJ's Club (Hampshire) Ltd Orchard Lea - Out-of-school club, Fareham PO15 6BJ, 30 places
  • Whiteley High Five After School Club - Out-of-school club, Fareham PO15 7LA, 30 places

Nursery groups with settings here

Ofsted report cards (England, from November 2025)

Since 10 November 2025 Ofsted has graded nurseries and pre-schools on a report card. There is no single overall grade. Instead, each of six areas gets one of five grades: Exceptional, Strong standard, Expected standard, Needs attention, Urgent improvement.

The six areas are inclusion; curriculum and teaching; achievement; behaviour, attitudes and establishing routines; children's welfare and wellbeing; leadership and governance. Safeguarding is judged on its own, as met or not met.

Expected standard means the setting does what Ofsted expects of every setting. Strong standard and Exceptional are above that; Needs attention and Urgent improvement mean Ofsted found things the setting has to put right.

Source: Ofsted reports

Ofsted grades before November 2025 (England)

Inspections before November 2025 gave one overall grade on a four-point scale: Outstanding, Good, Requires improvement, Inadequate. Ofsted also graded the quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, and leadership and management, and said whether safeguarding was effective.

Settings keep their last grade until Ofsted visits again, so many nurseries still show a grade from this older scale.

Source: Ofsted reports

Funded childcare hours in England

All 3 and 4 year olds in England can get 15 hours of free childcare a week, for 38 weeks of the year.

Working parents of children aged 9 months to 4 years old can get 30 hours of free childcare a week for 38 weeks of the year (Free Childcare for Working Parents), if they meet the earnings rules. You confirm your details every 3 months.

Some 2 year olds can get 15 hours a week when the family gets certain kinds of extra support.

The hours are used at a registered provider that offers them, so ask each nursery how it offers the funded hours.

Source: GOV.UK: Free Childcare for Working Parents, check if you're eligible · GOV.UK: Free childcare and education for 2 to 4 year olds (checked 31 October 2026)

Council area

Schools in Fareham

Sources: Ofsted, registers as at 30 June 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.