Kidz Inc

Two gardens and a refurbished baby room give Kidz Inc a clear physical character; a gap in mathematics teaching gives families an equally clear point to investigate. This family-run nursery sits within the Fareham College complex and cares for children from 3 months to 5 years. Its mix of baby care, play-based learning and preschool provision makes it a setting to assess across the whole early-years journey, rather than through one headline judgement.

At its 17 November 2025 inspection, Ofsted judged behaviour, attitudes and routines and inclusion to be Strong standard, welfare and wellbeing to be Expected standard, and achievement, curriculum and teaching, and leadership and governance to be Needs attention; safeguarding standards were met. That is a mixed assessment. The strengths in relationships and inclusion deserve attention, but so does the weakness in an essential area of learning.

Full-day care is offered, alongside a separately charged Breakfast Club that requires advance booking. The practical offer is useful, but the educational question should remain central to a family's decision.

Rooms and Ages

The refurbished baby room caters for 9 babies, from 3 months to around 2 years, while the large Pre-School caters for children from 2 years 9 months to school age. Children aged 2 to 2 years 9 months form the intervening stage. These are separate developmental spaces, so the move towards preschool happens through an intermediate age group rather than straight from baby care.

The nursery plans a mixture of quieter and busier activities, with time both indoors and outside, across its age groups.

Learning and Activities

The Early Years Foundation Stage provides the framework: children learn through play, conversation and exploration, with experiences covering language, physical development, relationships, early literacy, mathematics and understanding their surroundings. This is the shared early-years foundation, rather than an extra programme unique to Kidz Inc. The emphasis here is on interactions with other people and investigating the world around them.

In November 2025, Ofsted found that mathematics had not been planned or taught sufficiently explicitly, limiting children's progress in that area, and required a sequenced mathematics curriculum to be designed and implemented by 31 January 2026. This was more than a request for extra number activities. It concerned how learning was organised, what staff intended children to understand and how those ideas would build towards their next stage.

The November 2025 daily-life examples were more encouraging in language and imaginative play. Babies used actions alongside familiar rhymes; older children joined recurring phrases in stories, and preschool children worked together to recreate experiences such as a holiday. Those examples give substance to the emphasis on communication: children had opportunities to listen, contribute words and develop a shared idea through play.

A newly introduced curriculum was also part of the November 2025 picture. Its ambitions had only recently moved into practice, so its impact could not yet be assessed. Families should therefore distinguish the nursery's intended approach from the teaching and progress concerns identified at that point.

Outdoor and Community Life

Two designed gardens support free-flow play and Continuous Provision, meaning resources remain accessible for children to use indoors and outside. Outdoor activity is part of the daily routine unless weather conditions are too severe. This makes the gardens part of the learning space, rather than somewhere reserved for an occasional break.

In November 2025, outdoor play included climbing equipment, balls and hoops, with children practising movement and judging the space around them. The practical clothing requirements match that active offer: families supply wellies, weather-appropriate layers and clothes that can get messy. Spare clothes also matter, especially during toilet training.

Relationships and Communication

In November 2025, a key-person arrangement linked children and parents with particular practitioners. Settling arrangements were developed through conversations with families and other professionals, and staff followed children's familiar routines. For a baby beginning nursery, that combination gives a more useful picture of care than a general promise of a homely atmosphere: there was a designated relationship and attention to the child's existing habits.

Baby care at that point included breakfast adjusted to each child's weaning stage. Sleeping children received regular checks, while older children practised everyday independence by serving lunch and putting on coats. These are different kinds of support, matched to the stage of development rather than one routine imposed across the nursery.

Famly is the parent communications app and carries the weekly menu. Practitioners hold, or are working towards, qualifications ranging from NVQ or equivalent to Foundation Degree, and staff are first-aid trained. Continuing professional development is an expectation for the team; in November 2025, supervision meetings also included staff wellbeing and support for their work with individual children.

Inclusion and Wellbeing

In November 2025, support for children with additional needs included individual support plans, adaptations to activities and liaison with other professionals. Staff and parents worked together on identifying needs, while additional funding was considered in planning support. These mechanisms matter because they connect a child's needs with specific changes to care and learning, rather than leaving support as a broad intention.

A nurture group time was used for children with social and emotional needs. Staff also modelled ways to handle disagreements and helped children recognise feelings. For families seeking additional support, these examples provide concrete subjects for a settling discussion: the child's plan, the adjustments in the room and how adults will work together.

Nursery Kitchen supplies lunches and hot teas, with a three-week menu rotation; weekly menu details are shared through Famly. Parents supply babies' formula milk and a named water bottle each day, so these remain part of the family's preparation for nursery.

Sessions and Attendance

Kidz Inc is at Fareham College, Bishopsfield Road, Fareham, Hampshire, PO14 1NH. Opening hours are 7.30am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, excluding Bank Holidays. The nursery operates across the year, which gives families a different calendar from a term-time-only arrangement.

Full-day care is offered. Breakfast Club starts at 7.30am on weekdays, is for nursery children and must be booked ahead; it carries an additional fee.

Enquiries and enrolment contact can be made through the contact form, by telephone on 01329 287676 or by email at enquiries@kidz-inc.co.uk.

Funding and Paid Extras

Government-funded childcare and privately paid day care are offered. Funded sessions carry consumables and activity charges, but children receiving disadvantaged funding are not charged for consumables. The exception belongs alongside the charge: families should assess the terms that apply to their child's funding category rather than assume every funded arrangement has the same extras.

Parents supply applicable nappies, pull-ups, wipes and cream, as well as summer sun cream. This means the equipment brought from home remains relevant alongside the funded-session charges. Current prices come in the nursery's written quotation; the pricing page sets out the charging structure.

• Mathematics teaching. The November 2025 assessment identified gaps in planning and children's mathematical learning, with an action deadline of 31 January 2026. At a visit, ask how the sequence of learning now works and how staff assess children's understanding.
• The baby-room arrangement. The refurbished room caters for 9 babies aged from 3 months to around 2 years. Discuss how your child's sleep and feeding routine would fit, and how the move to the next age group is handled.
• Your funded-day quotation. Funded sessions have consumables and activity charges, with a consumables exception for disadvantaged funding; parents also bring specified care supplies. Ask for one written breakdown covering your intended attendance, food and extras.
• Early starts. Breakfast Club begins at 7.30am and requires advance booking at an additional fee. Include that booking in the discussion if your working day depends on using the earliest part of the opening window.

Kidz Inc suits families seeking full-day nursery care and those needing the separately booked early Breakfast Club, with age-stage rooms and daily garden play providing a tangible practical offer. The baby room's stated capacity and the arrangements for supplies also help parents picture what choosing the nursery would involve.

The educational decision needs more scrutiny. The November 2025 assessment combined strengths in inclusion and routines with a significant mathematics weakness and leadership oversight. Families drawn to the care arrangements should give equal weight to how that teaching concern has been addressed before making their choice.