Our Story
Est. 1996

In 1996 we opened the first Leapfrog Neighbourhood Nursery at No 10 Yarborough Road, Southsea. Our family-run business has come a long way since then, after being approached to join the Early Years nationwide Neighbourhood Nurseries initiative we opened our second nursery, No 13 Yarborough Road, awarded the first Ofsted outstanding grade in the city.

In 2013 we opened our most recent nursery in Villiers Road, also achieving outstanding status. Each building is different in it’s layout with unique features. What they have in common is that they provide fresh, fun, safe and welcoming spaces equipped to satisfy a child’s innate curiosity and sense of independence. All within a stone’s throw of central Southsea, it’s common and seafront.

We have grown along the way but our ethos remains unchanged with our vision for children remaining the same.

We remain dedicated in providing exciting and challenging learning adventures for children from 3 months to 5 years old, inspiring them to actively learn through purposeful play.

One of the first nurseries in the country to employ the HighScope method, our approach integrates fully with the Early Years Foundation Stage extending beyond traditional academic subjects as our highly qualified, experienced professionals engage strategies promoting independence, curiosity, decision making, cooperation, persistence, creativity and problem solving.

Over the years our approach to the care of babies and pre-school children really hasn’t changed at all. Through encouragement, support and guidance children learn at their own pace and in their own style with hands-on experiences ensuring they make the best possible progress ready for their next adventure in learning.

Opening Hours and Sessions

We are open Monday to Friday from 8:00am to 6:00pm, 51 weeks per year excluding Bank Holidays for children aged 3 months to 5 years with the option of half and full-day sessions.

In the best interests of your child and to ensure that they are well settled and  able to participate fully within the curriculum at Leapfrog Neighbourhood Nursery, bookings are available with a minimum of 2 single sessions per week.

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Choosing the right nursery for your child can be a hard decision to make. You’re putting a lot of trust in whoever you choose – so here’s FIVE things about us which may help make that decision a little easier. And if you’d like to come and see more contact us to book a visit.

We are all about caring for children

Keeping them safe and educating them through play so those important next steps into school and life are made as easy as can be

Everyone loves our outdoor space

Children enjoy our large, mature gardens as they play, climb, dig, run imagine and explore nature in our specially designed outdoor spaces

Our people tend to stay with us because we care about them too

We invest in the growth and development of our team to ensure we remain at the forefront of childcare and the delivery of early years  education

The majority of our practitioners are qualified and those who aren’t are normally heading towards a qualification

Parents matter to us too

We acknowledge you know your children best and we nurture parent partnership to settle and build upon your child’s learning and development through regular communication and events

and finally No5....

Providing natural, quality and sensory resources, we are dedicated to inspiring your children to actively learn through purposeful play.

Our nurseries

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Villiers Road

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Yarborough Road

Each of our Southsea nursery buildings are unique in their own way, but all are fun, safe and with great outdoor spaces just waiting to be explored.

To enquire about a place or to book a visit

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