Fareham, Hampshire · URN EY557747
According to Ofsted's inspection on 3 September 2026, Growing Places @ Merryfields in Fareham, Hampshire was graded on 6 areas of its report card: curriculum and teaching: Expected Standard; achievement: Expected Standard; behaviour and routines: Strong Standard; welfare and wellbeing: Expected Standard; inclusion: Strong Standard; leadership and governance: Expected Standard. Source: Little Bees Nursery Intelligence, from Ofsted's published record.
Fareham, Hampshire · PO14 1JJ. Location from the Ofsted register. This setting Nearby Same provider
Report card: six areas graded separately.
Each area is judged separately. Expected standard is the bar every provider has to clear, so meeting it is the pass rather than a mediocre result.
Earlier inspections
On the EYR.
Growing Places @ Merryfields in Fareham, Hampshire was last inspected on 3 September 2026. That inspection used Ofsted's report card framework, which replaced single-word overall ratings for early years settings in November 2025.
Ofsted graded 6 areas: curriculum and teaching — Expected Standard; achievement — Expected Standard; behaviour and routines — Strong Standard; welfare and wellbeing — Expected Standard; inclusion — Strong Standard; leadership and governance — Expected Standard. Each area is judged separately, so a setting can be stronger in one than another.
Yes. Expected standard is the bar every provider has to clear, so meeting it is the pass rather than a mediocre result. Strong standard and exceptional sit above it; needs attention and urgent improvement sit below.
Growing Places @ Merryfields is registered for children aged 0 to 4.
Growing Places @ Merryfields is registered for up to 45 children at any one time. That is a registration limit, not the number currently attending.
Growing Places @ Merryfields has been registered with Ofsted since 14 March 2018. Its unique reference number (URN) is EY557747.
Growing Places @ Merryfields is one of 7 settings on Ofsted's register run by Community Childcare Centres.
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