CherryPark Nursery

In March 2025, picture books for babies and book-character dressing up for older children gave CherryPark Nursery a clear thread: language woven through play. At its March 2025 inspection, Ofsted rated the nursery Good and found safeguarding effective.

Based at Langstone Technology Park in Havant, the nursery accepts children aged 1 to 60 months. It opens Monday to Friday, with an all-year calendar and a closure between Christmas and New Year.

In March 2025, books were displayed throughout the nursery, giving children opportunities to encounter stories beyond a single reading activity. Babies shared illustrated books with adults, while older children enjoyed listening to stories and dressing as book characters. These experiences linked listening, new vocabulary and imaginative play.

The early years foundation stage sets the framework for children's learning, development and care. Here, the March 2025 activities included adults responding to babies' gestures and explaining words during older children's play. Learning was connected to what children were doing and communicating.

Independence also had practical expression in March 2025: babies practised using spoons, toddlers dealt with their own tissues, and older children managed coats and helped put toys away. These small responsibilities gave children opportunities to practise everyday self-care.

At the March 2025 inspection, Ofsted found that children made good progress, including those with SEND, with staff coordinating targeted support with parents and other professionals and using additional funding for the children it was intended to help. This matters for families seeking support organised around their child's individual needs.

In March 2025, staff gathered family information when children first started, and babies sought comfort from familiar adults, including their key person. Practitioners also acknowledged older children's creations, giving attention to their efforts as well as their care needs.

Communication in March 2025 combined everyday conversations with an online system for sharing development updates; parents were also invited to meetings and social occasions. Staff used calm reminders and talked children through disagreements, helping them practise sharing and resolving difficulties. Leaders supported practitioners through coaching, training and supervision.

The address is Langstone Technology Park, Havant, PO9 1SA. Opening hours are 7.30am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, and the nursery closes between Christmas and New Year.

In March 2025, the nursery offered free entitlement funding for children aged from 9 months to 4 years. That is a dated account of participation, rather than a promise of an individual child's funded arrangement.

• Changes between activities. In March 2025, younger children sometimes waited for the next activity, while noise distracted older children before meals. Ask how staff now organise these changeovers so children remain involved.
• Matching care to your working day. The opening window runs from 7.30am to 6pm on weekdays. For a visit, make the central question which attendance arrangement and funded-hours terms would fit your family within that window.

CherryPark suits families who value stories, practical independence and communication between home and nursery. Its March 2025 assessment supports that picture, while the finding about changeovers gives parents a concrete point to explore. The weekday opening window and Christmas closure also provide useful boundaries for planning care.