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Lymington Centre Pre-School tel:01590 672337
Lymington Community Association, New Street, Lymington SO41 9BQ

The pre-school is open Monday to Friday during term time, from 9:15am to 1pm. The pre-school is registered for a maximum of 24 children aged from two years to the end of the early years age group. There are currently 32 children on roll. The pre-school supports children with special educational needs and welcomes children for whom English is an additional language. There are six members of staff employed to work directly with the children, the majority of whom have a relevant early years qualification.
Ofsted
2010
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Lymington Little Dolphins Pre-School tel:01590 673355
Lymington Infant School, Avenue Road, Lymington SO41 9GP
The Pre-school is managed by a voluntary committee made up of parents of children at the pre-school and operates from a purpose built community room within Lymington Infant School. A maximum of 18 children may attend the pre-school at any one time. The pre-school is open 08:45 to 15:00 on Monday and Wednesday and from 08:45 to 11:45 on Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. They also run afternoon sessions for older children on Mondays, and Wednesdays from 12.30pm until 3pm. All children share access to a secure enclosed outdoor play area and a separate garden. There are currently 30 children aged from two to under five years on roll.
Ofsted 2011
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Pinewood Pre-School tel:07749 707 646
The Sports Pavilion, Vaggs Lane, Lymington SO41 0FP
Pinewood Pre-School is a private group and operates in the Hordle Sports Pavilion. There is a small garden for outdoor play. The Pre-school supports children with learning difficulties and/or disabilities and children for whom English is an additional language. A maximum of 26 children may attend at any one time. The group opens five mornings a week during term-time. Sessions are from 09:15 to 12:00, with some children staying on for a lunch club until 12:45 during the summer term. Children attend for a variety of sessions. There are six members of staff working with the children, all of whom hold early years qualifications.
Ofsted 2008
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All Saints Church Pre-School tel:01590 688057 Web
All Saints Road, Lymington SO41 8FD
It is a committee run group and operates from All Saints Church Hall in Lymington. The pre-school provides care for up to 18 children from age two to under eight years. The pre-school is open Monday to Friday, term time only from 9.15am to 12.15pm with a lunch club from 12.15pm to 13.15pm. There are currently 31 children on roll, all of whom are in the early years age range. The premises consists of a large hall with toilets, a kitchen and storage. There is an enclosed outdoor play area. The pre-school employs a qualified manager who is supported by four members of staff, of whom three hold a recognised childcare qualification and one who is working towards Level 2.
Ofsted
2009
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Hordle Walhampton School tel:01590 672013 Web
Walhampton SO41 5ZG
Two and three-year-olds attend the nursery within the Pre-Prep Department which is housed in its own purpose-built building within the school grounds. Children also have access to an outside play area and benefit from the use of the Prep Department's indoor and outdoor facilities. The nursery is registered for a maximum of 20 children, and there are currently 14 two-year-old children on roll. The nursery supports children who have special educational needs and children who speak English as an additional language. There are five members of staff who regularly work with the two and three-year-old children. All hold appropriate early years qualifications. The setting is open from 8.15am to 1:00pm on weekdays during school terms.

Ofsted
2010

Pennington Village Pre-School tel:01590 610925 web
Junior & Infant School, Priestlands Road, Pennington SO41 8HX
Facilities include two large rooms and an outdoor play area. The pre-school is registered to care for 48 children aged two to five years of age. Currently there are 55 children on roll. The pre-school supports a small number of children with learning difficulties and/or disabilities, including speech and communication needs, and autism. A few children speak English as an additional language. The pre-school opens five days a week, term-time only. Sessions are from 8.45am to 11.45am and 12.30pm to 15.15pm. Lunchtime provision is also available from 11.45am to 12.30pm. Children can attend for a variety of sessions. There are three full-time and seven part-time staff working with the children.
Ofsted
2009
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Little Orchard Day Nursery tel:01590 688972 web
31 Ramley Road, Pennington SO41 8HF
Little Orchard Day Nursery is run by an organisation called Solent Children's Centre Limited. The nursery operates from the ground floor in a converted building on the outskirts of Lymington. Children play on the ground floor and have access to toilets in this area. Some children sleep upstairs. All children share access to secure outdoor play areas. The nursery is open each weekday from 7.30am to 6pm for 50 weeks of the year. A maximum of 46 children may attend the nursery at any one time. There are currently 89 children aged from birth to under five years on roll. The nursery currently supports children who speak English as an additional language, as well as those who have special educational needs and/or disabilities. The nursery employs 17 members of staff including administration and catering support staff. The majority of the staff working with children have appropriate early years qualifications.
Ofsted
2011
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Little Flyers Pre-School tel:077891 21675 web
Middle Road, Sway SO41 6BB
Little Flyers pre-school operates from a dedicated room in the village hall situated in the Sway area of Hampshire. Children have access to the hall and a secure enclosed outdoor play area. Little Flyers pre-school is registered to care for no more than 14 children from 2 years to under eight years. All of whom may be in the early years age group. There are currently 24 children on roll. The setting is open Monday to Thursday from 9.00am to 3.00pm. On Friday the pre-school is open from 9.00am until 1.00pm. The setting operate for 38 weeks of the year. Children come from the local catchment area. The setting supports children who speak English as an additional language. The setting employs five members of staff, four staff hold appropriate early years qualifications. The fifth member of staff is working towards NVQ level 2.
Ofsted 2010
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Robin Nursery School tel:01590 683440 web
Sway Youth Centre, Station Road, Sway SO41 6AB
Robin Nursery School operates from a community building in the village of Sway. The nursery uses one main room, kitchen and toilet facilities and an enclosed outside play area. There are 20 children from two years to five years on roll. The nursery is able to support children with special educational needs or English as an additional language. The nursery opens Monday to Friday 09:15 - 12:15 during the school term. Children may bring a packed lunch and stay until 12:45. Children attend for a variety of sessions. The committee employ a qualified manager who is overall responsible for the day to day running of the group. In addition four staff work on a part-time basis with the children, three of whom have a recognised early years qualification. The nursery have made strong links with the local primary school and are supported by the local authority early years team.
Ofsted
2009
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Tiptoe Butterflies Preschool tel:07708 001 150 web
St Andrew's Church Hall, Tiptoe SO41 6FR
Tiptoe Butterflies Pre-school is a community pre-school managed by a voluntary committee of parents. The pre-school operates from St Andrew's Church Hall in the village of Tiptoe. Children access an enclosed outdoor play area. The pre-school opens Monday to Friday, during term times only. Sessions are from 9.15am to 12.15pm with an optional breakfast club operating from 8:45am. A maximum of 24 children aged from 2 years to under 8 years may attend the pre-school at any one time. There are currently 36 children on roll aged from 2 to 4 years. It supports children with special educational needs and/or disabilities, and who speak English as an additional language. There are eight members of staff who work with the children. Of these, six hold relevant childcare qualifications.
Ofsted 2011
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Bees Knees Boldre Pre-School tel: tel:075541 84478 web
Boldre Hall, Pilley Street, Pilley SO41 5QG
The pre-school is a community group, managed by a voluntary committee of parents. It operates from the main room in the Boldre memorial hall in the rural village of Pilley. All children share access to a secure, enclosed, outdoor play area. The pre-school is open each week-day, term time, from 9:15am to 12:15pm, with some children staying until 1:15pm for a lunch club. The setting is registered for 26 children from two years to under five years. There are currently 27 children on roll. The pre-school is able to support children with special educational needs and/or disabilities and also children who speak English as an additional language. There are six members of staff employed to work with the children. All six hold appropriate early years qualifications to level two and above.

Ofsted 2011
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Lymington Montessori School tel:01590 634891 web
Village Hall South Baddesley SO41 5RP
The school is a privately owned and operates from two open plan rooms, on two floors in a converted building in South Baddesley. There is a fully enclosed garden to the side of the building outdoor play. A smallholding to the rear of the premises is used for growing produce and caring for animals that include a dog, guinea pigs and chickens. Between the months of April to July the school also cares for orphaned lambs and sometimes sheep. The school is open from 8.15am to 5pm Monday to Thursday, and from 8.15am to 1pm on Friday for 48 weeks of the year. A maximum of 72 children aged from one year to under eight years may attend the school at any one time. There are currently 61 children on roll aged from one to five years, all of whom are in the early years age group. It supports children with special educational needs and/or disabilities, and who speak English as an additional language. The school operates according to the Montessori philosophy.

Ofsted
2011

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St Paul's Montessori Preschool tel:01590 626718 web
St Paul's Church, Main Road, East Boldre SO42 7WT
St. Paul's Montessori Pre-school is privately owned and operates from the church hall of St. Paul's Church, in the village of East Boldre. Children have supervised access to an enclosed outdoor play area. The pre-school is registered for a maximum of 16 children at any one time. The setting opens five days a week during school term, with sessions from 9am until 1pm. The pre-school supports children with special educational needs and children who speak English as an additional language. A team of five staff work with the children and the majority of staff have Montessori qualifications. The pre-school curriculum is based on Montessori teaching methods.
Ofsted
2010
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Acorn Pre-School tel:01590 644648
Everton Pre School, Frys Lane, Everton SO41 0JY
Acorns Pre-School is privately owned and operates from a community building in Everton. The children have access to the main hall, toilet facilities and a secure outdoor play area. The pre-school is registered for a maximum of 24 children. The pre-school supports children with learning difficulties and/or disabilities. The pre-school is open Monday to Friday 08:45am until 12:15pm, term time only. There are five members of staff who work directly with the children. Two staff have relevant childcare qualifications and one member of staff is due to commence training in March 2010.
Ofsted
2010
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Milford Pre-School Plus tel:01590 644684 web
Milford C of E School, Lymington Road, Milford On Sea SO41 0RF
Milford Pre-school Plus operates from a dedicated building within the grounds of Milford Primary School and has access to outdoor play space. Children from the local and surrounding area attend. The group is registered to care for a maximum of 26 children aged from two years to under eight years at any one time. There are currently 50 children attending the after-school club, of these, 32 are under eight years. The number of children attending the holiday club fluctuates each holiday. Pre-school sessions operate from 8:50 to 11:45 and 12:40 to 15:10, with a lunch club between. After-school sessions operate between 15:15 to 18:00. Pre-school and after-school sessions operate term time only. The holiday club runs from 8:45 to 18:00. There are 11 staff who work with the children, of these, nine have relevant early years qualifications.
Ofsted 2007
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Brockenhurst Pre-School tel:01590 624674 web
Village Hall, Highwood Road, Brockenhurst SO42 7RY
Brockenhurst Pre-School is managed by a voluntary parents committee. It operates from a room in the village hall, in Brockenhurst. Children have access to a secure, enclosed outdoor play area, within the grounds of the hall. The pre-school is registered to care for a maximum of 26 children aged from two years to the end of the early years age range. Currently there are 25 children on roll aged two to four years. The pre-school supports children with special educational needs and /or disabilities and English as an additional language. The pre-school is open each weekday during term time from 8:45am to 12:00 noon with the option for children to stay on for lunch club from 12:00 noon to 12:45pm. The pre-school employs five staff to work with the children, all of whom hold an early years qualification. One member of staff has Qualified Teacher Status.
Ofsted
2011
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Highwood Day Nursery tel:01590 622342 web
Highwood Road, Brockenhurst SO42 7RY
Highwood Day Nursery is managed by Brockenhurst College. It operates from a large detached property, including a separate annex and has an enclosed outside play area. A maximum of 74 children under eight years may attend the nursery at any one time, of these, all may be in the early years age group. An after school and holiday club is included as part of the provision. The nursery is open each weekday all year round from 8am to 6pm. All children share access to a secure enclosed outdoor play area. The setting supports children with special educational needs and/or disabilities. The nursery employs 25 staff, 19 of whom, including the manager, hold appropriate early years qualifications. In addition, the setting has an administration assistant and a nursery chef.
Ofsted
2010
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Carousel Day Nursery tel:01590 644655 web
Fishers Mead, Keyhaven SO41 0TP
Carousel Day Nursery operates from single storey, self-contained premises on private property in Keyhaven. Children attend from a wide surrounding area. The children have use of secure gardens for outdoor play. The nursery is registered to care for a maximum of 23 children under eight at any one time. It is open each week day from 08:00-18:00 excluding bank holidays and the week between Christmas and New Year. There are seven permanent members of staff employed to work with the children, five have qualifications in early years and the others are on training programmes. There is also a mix of qualified and unqualified bank staff.
Ofsted 2009