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Nurseries in Gosport

There are 27 nurseries and pre-schools on the Ofsted register in Gosport, and 18 other childcare settings such as out-of-school clubs.

Inspection grades in Gosport

  • Ofsted report cards: 4 settings (12 Strong standard, 6 Expected standard, 5 Needs attention, 1 Urgent improvement)
  • Ofsted grades before November 2025: 21 settings (3 Outstanding, 18 Good)

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

Nurseries and pre-schools

  • Alverbridge Nursery - Day nursery, Gosport PO12 1ES, ages 0 to 4, 62 places
    Ofsted, 27 May 2025: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Badgers Pre-School - Day nursery, Gosport PO13 0JN, ages 2 to 4, 32 places
    Ofsted, 8 November 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Dinky Ducks Nursery and Pre - School - Day nursery, Gosport PO13 8AA, ages 0 to 4, 76 places
    Ofsted, 5 May 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Doves Nursery - Day nursery, Gosport PO12 1LT, ages 1 to 4, 54 places
    Ofsted, 26 February 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Gateway Brockhurst Avery - Day nursery, Gosport PO12 4SL, ages 1 to 10, 48 places
    Ofsted, 26 September 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Gateway Elson - Pre-school, Gosport PO12 4BN, ages 2 to 4, 28 places
    Ofsted, 12 July 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Gateway Grange Rowner - Pre-school, Gosport PO13 9TU, ages 2 to 4, 48 places
    Ofsted, 6 June 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Gateway Leesland - Pre-school, Gosport PO12 3QF, ages 2 to 4, 42 places
    Ofsted, 28 March 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Haven Day Nursery and Creche - Day nursery, Gosport PO13 0UY, ages 0 to 3, 64 places
    Ofsted report card, 12 May 2026: Strong standard in 6 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • HEDCA Preschool - Day nursery, Gosport PO12 4JB, ages 2 to 4, 26 places
    Ofsted, 24 March 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Hopscotch Day Nursery Gosport - Day nursery, Gosport PO12 1NY, ages 0 to 5, 88 places
    Ofsted, 27 April 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • ID PE & Sport's Elson Holiday Course Centre - Pre-school, Gosport PO12 4EX
  • Kings Camps - Pre-school, Gosport PO12 3BY
  • Little Barn Owls Pre-School - Day nursery, Gosport PO12 4EU, ages 2 to 4, 30 places
    Ofsted, 15 September 2021: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Little Explorers Nursery and Pre-school Ltd - Day nursery, Gosport PO12 4BG, ages 1 to 3, 145 places
    Ofsted report card, 3 June 2026: Needs attention in 5 areas, Urgent improvement in 1 area; safeguarding standards met
  • Merritime Nursery - Day nursery, Gosport PO12 3BY, ages 1 to 4, 60 places
    Ofsted, 16 May 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Noah's Ark Pre-school - Pre-school, Gosport PO12 4TQ, ages 2 to 4, 26 places
    Ofsted, 8 June 2023: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Pebbles Pre School - Day nursery, Gosport PO12 1JB, ages 2 to 5, 57 places
    Ofsted, 10 September 2021: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Rosies Little Blessings - Day nursery, Gosport PO12 4QA, ages 0 to 4, 46 places
    Ofsted, 30 July 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Rosie's Little Blessings Nursery Limited - Day nursery, Gosport PO13 9UA, ages 1 to 10, 49 places
    Ofsted report card, 20 November 2025: Expected standard in 6 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Seahawk Under Fives - Day nursery, Gosport PO13 9RJ, ages 2 to 4, 18 places
    Ofsted, 13 January 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Spoonbill Under 3's - Day nursery, Gosport PO13 9SG, ages 0 to 2, 10 places
    Ofsted, 21 June 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Squirrels Of Haselworth - Day nursery, Gosport PO12 1SQ, ages 2 to 8, 36 places
    Ofsted, 28 July 2021: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Squirrels of St Marys - Day nursery, Gosport PO12 3NB, ages 1 to 4, 36 places
    Ofsted, 19 September 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Steady-Steps Pre-School - Day nursery, Gosport PO13 0DH, ages 1 to 7, 52 places
    Ofsted, 14 January 2022: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Swan Pre-School - Day nursery, Gosport PO13 9SG, ages 2 to 4, 18 places
    Ofsted, 12 April 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Swift Under Threes - Pre-school, Gosport PO13 9RJ, ages 1 to 3, 22 places
    Ofsted report card, 15 July 2026: Strong standard in 6 areas; safeguarding standards met

Out-of-school clubs and other childcare

  • 360 Degree Sports Coaching - Gosport Leisure - Out-of-school club, Gosport PO13 0ZX, 10 places
  • Active8 Minds Bedenham Wraparound Care - Out-of-school club, Gosport PO13 0XT, 65 places
  • Active8 Minds Rowner Infants Wraparound Care - Out-of-school club, Gosport PO13 0DH, 80 places
  • ActiveMe 360 CIC @ Alver Valley Schools - Out-of-school club, Gosport PO13 8AA, 45 places
  • ActiveMe 360 CIC @ Grange Infant School - Out-of-school club, Gosport PO13 9TS, 35 places
  • ActiveMe 360 CIC @ Leesland Junior School - Out-of-school club, Gosport PO12 3QF, 40 places
  • ActiveMe 360 CIC @ St John's CE Primary School - Out-of-school club, Gosport PO12 4JH, 35 places
  • Brockhurst Primary Holiday Camp - Out-of-school club, Gosport PO12 4SL
  • Elson Breakfast & After School Club - Out-of-school club, Gosport PO12 4EU, 67 places
  • Globe Fit Kids Clubs - Gosport - Out-of-school club, Gosport PO12 1JD
  • Gomer Breakfast and After School Club - Out-of-school club, Gosport PO12 2RP, 32 places
  • GoSport Activity Centre - Out-of-school club, Gosport PO12 2BY
  • HAF Freedom Centre - Out-of-school club, Gosport PO12 4PH
  • Leesland Breakfast And After School Club - Out-of-school club, Gosport PO12 3QF, 40 places
  • Peel Common Breakfast & After School Club - Out-of-school club, Gosport PO13 0QD, 173 places
  • Rowner Infants Breakfast & After School Club - Out-of-school club, Gosport PO13 0DH, 27 places
  • TJ's Club (Hampshire) Ltd Alver Valley - Out-of-school club, Gosport PO13 8AA, 30 places
  • TJ's Club (Hampshire) Ltd Grange - Out-of-school club, Gosport PO13 9TS, 40 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 Gosport

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