Hopscotch Day Nursery Lee-on-Solent

The Legion, 13 The High Street, Lee-on-the-Solent PO13 9BS
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9.9 84 Reviews
  • Hopscotch Day Nursery Lee-on-Solent, Lee-on-the-Solent
Hopscotch Day Nursery Lee on Solent is a purpose-built facility, with a spacious interior and approach that is child-centred.

Professionals ensure that children enjoy and achieve in all areas of learning. The outdoor environments are welcoming and engaging and offer ample opportunities for children to express their independence and creative skills.

The layout of the nursery allows for total free flow from indoor to outdoor areas with each of the playrooms having direct access to outdoor play areas. This allows the dedicated childcare team to follow and enhance children’s own interests and means that children are engaged in their play and learning.

Care Provided by Hopscotch Day Nursery Lee-on-Solent

  • Type of Service
  • Day Nursery – Privately Owned
  • Open all year
  • Full Day Care

Good to Know

  • Person in charge
  • Sophie Connell (Nursery Manager)
  • Number of Childcare Staff
  • 35
  • Total Places for Children
  • 83
  • Age Range
    • from 0 years 3 months
    • to 5 years 0 months
  • Opening Times
  • Monday 07:30-18:00
    Tuesday 07:30-18:00
    Wednesday 07:30-18:00
    Thursday 07:30-18:00
    Friday 07:30-18:00
  • When Closed
  • Bank Holidays & Christmas

Funding & Fees Guide for Hopscotch Day Nursery Lee-on-Solent

  • Breakfast Club: 07:30 - 08:00 - £5.35
    Full Day: 08:00 - 18:00 - £70.45
    Morning: 08:00 - 13:00 - £48.70
    Afternoon: 13:00 - 18:00 - £47.10
    School Day (7 hours only between 08.00 - 16.30): £63.70


  • Fees applicable from 1st March 2024, and are increased annually.
    Additional Charges – when in receipt of Free Entitlement.
    Charges are applied at a rate of £2.70 per funded hour and reviewed annually in line with fee increases.
    For more information please visit our website.


  • Parking
  • You will see parking to the side of their nursery.


Hopscotch Day Nursery Lee-on-Solent Reviews (84)

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Hopscotch Day Nursery Lee-on-Solent has a Review Score of 9.9 (9.937) out of 10, based on 33 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time Hopscotch Day Nursery Lee-on-Solent has 84 reviews.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My daughter absolutely loves Hopscotch Day Nursery, and the fantastic team there have been responsible for so much of her development over the last year. She’s regularly amazing us with new things she’s learnt - numbers, colours, letters and songs, and is always so happy when I pick her up at the end
of the day. Special thanks to three staff members in particular who all seem to go above and beyond - they genuinely show an interest in my child and take care in updating me on her day. I never feel rushed out the door, they take the time to properly explain how she got on and keep me updated. Truly appreciate the wonderful work you all do!
Special shout out to to one staff member- as a Dad, I’m a bit hopeless at doing my daughter's hair, so she’ll always be kind enough to tidy up whatever calamity I produce and leave my daughter’s hair looking amazing!

Reply from Ami Lewis, Nursery Manager at Hopscotch Day Nursery Lee-on-Solent

This is so lovely to hear and such an incredible review. Thank you! It really means a lot to the team, and we love to share parents' feedback with them. It is always a bonus when they help out with hair styles too! This is amazing to hear that she comes home to share what she has learnt from her day with you.


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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

The staff at Hopscotch Day Nursery are so amazing, our daughter loves nursery and I was always so worried about leaving her but I never worry now. She comes out every day beaming and the staff genuinely care, play with the children, engage with them and the food is outstanding! They take them to the
library, the beach, park and make full use of the 3 separate age-appropriate rooms. Thank you all so much! You’re doing an incredible job!

Reply from Ami Lewis, Nursery Manager at Hopscotch Day Nursery Lee-on-Solent

Thank you for such a lovely review. We are so lucky with our location and love that we can share these experiences with the children. I will pass this on to the team as it is always lovely to receive feedback from parents and we are fortunate to have such an incredible team. We are pleased to hear little lady is enjoying her time with us!


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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

We have 3 grandchildren at Hopscotch down all in different sections. We cannot find fault with anything. Happy welcoming staff, happy children. Can't believe the food that they have. Amazing. Well done Hopscotch.

Reply from Ami Lewis, Acting Nursery Manager at Hopscotch Day Nursery Lee-on-Solent

Thank you so so much for a lovely review, we love looking after and caring for all 3 of your grandchildren. I will also pass this on to our nursery cook for you! Thank you again.


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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

We just wanted to say a big thank you for taking such good care of our little boy for us. He came in the world after a miscarriage, years of trying, fertility tests, and medication. His birth was fairly traumatic for us and he was rushed off not breathing and blue. I don’t explain any of this as a sob
story (I know now that not every birth and pregnancy is straightforward for anyone) but I just wanted to make the point that after all that I couldn’t imagine leaving him in anyone’s care. It’s a testament to the care and support we’ve been given as a family at Hopscotch that’s given us that confidence to leave him with you knowing he’ll be well looked after and loved.
We know he’s not the centre of everyone’s universe, but he’s very much ours and we have been made to feel like he’s yours too.
Thank you so much again.

Reply from Ami Lewis, Acting Nursery Manager at Hopscotch Day Nursery Lee-on-Solent

Thank you so so much for a such special and beautiful review and sharing that with myself and the team. He most certainly is a very special boy, as are all the children in our care. We are so pleased that you chose us to care for such an incredible little man. We look forward to watching him continue to grow and develop during his time with us at Hopscotch Lee-on-Solent.


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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

My three boys have all attended Hopscotch Lee-on-Solent. I have been very happy with the care that they provide and my boys were always happy going in. They made good friends and enjoyed their time there. It is expensive compared to straight preschools but the food is excellent and very varied and plentiful.
The staff are caring and engage with the children well. Communication with the staff is very good with courtesy calls if necessary and an online learning journal.
Overall - excellent. Thank you!

Reply from Ami Lewis, Acting Nursery Manager at Hopscotch Day Nursery Lee-on-Solent

Thank you so much for this lovely review, we really do appreciate the feedback and share this with the team so they appreciate how truly valued they are. We will miss you all lots, please feel free to pop in and say hi when you are passing!


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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My daughter started July 2022 and the year she has been at Hopscotch Day Nursery Lee-on-Solent has been fantastic. She has come on leaps and bounds, her speech is getting better and better, massive thank you to her key worker, the work she has gone I cannot put into words. And a simple thank you is
not enough. Another member of staff in particular also, she fought her corner to get her Education Health and Care plan ready for year R, a simple thank you for the past year that Sophia has been there is not enough, but thank you, a very grateful mummy and daddy.

Reply from Sally Rutledge, Marketing at Hopscotch Day Nursery Lee-on-Solent

Thank you so much for your kind words, we have loved having your child in our care. The journey and progress she has made within a year has been phenomenal, she is such a friendly, caring, energetic, brilliant little girl. We will greatly miss her, but we feel confident she is ready to progress into school with all her friends! Please come back and see us!


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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Fantastic nursery. It's always lovely to see my daughter excited to start her day at nursery and come home each day with a smile. The staff have been brilliant and extremely helpful. 1000% happy with my choice to enroll my daughter into this nursery.

Reply from Kerry Mardle, Nursery Manager at Hopscotch Day Nursery Lee-on-Solent

Thank you so much! We love watching her grow in confidence.


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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My daughter has attended Hopscotch Day Nursery Lee-on-Solent since she was 9 months old. She is now four and will be leaving for school this year! All the staff throughout have been absolutely amazing and have helped my daughter grow and learn. She has always been happy at Hopscotch Day Nursery Lee-on-Solent
and I can’t thank them enough.

Reply from Kerry Mardle, Nursery Manager at Hopscotch Day Nursery Lee-on-Solent

Thank you for you kind words. We have loved having her and cannot wait to hear about how she gets on at school - I am sure she will love it!


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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

We can’t thank Hopscotch Day Nursery, and particularly the Under 2’s room enough for the way they have cared for our daughter during our time here. We are so sad to be leaving the area as we have seen how much she has learned and the great bonds she has formed with the staff and other children alike.
The nursery do what they can to support you and your little one’s routine. She has sometimes struggled with saying goodbye to us in the mornings but the staff were always so supportive and caring that we knew she would be smiling within minutes and we then get that reassurance by the open communication and feedback about her day. Her confidence has come on leaps and bounds, as well as her speech and language. She absolutely loves the trips out to the library for rhyme time and gets plenty of opportunities to do messy or imaginative play for which we personally sometimes struggle to think of and do at home. We can’t thank them enough and we will really miss seeing her continue to grow there.

Reply from Kerry Mardle, Nursery Manager at Hopscotch Day Nursery Lee-on-Solent

Thank you for your lovely words. We also love rhyme time and enjoy seeing how much the children get from those sessions.


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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

After an 11 year wait for a daughter I was apprehensive, if not insistent that nobody would be able to offer the level of care, support and well-being for my daughter to the high standards that I would expect. However, the past 6 months of her attending Lee on Solent Hopscotch Day Nursery has proven
me wrong. The care and compassion the waddlers team and especially her key worker have provided has been exceptional. As a busy working parent it is natural to be concerned about missing out on key milestones or events but Hopscotch go the extra mile to bridge that gap through detailed and concise handovers and most importantly open and honest conversations, as well as reporting via online care diaries and regular photos. From the moment you walk in, to the moment you leave, it's clear that it's not a standard nursery thrown together for profit but that your child is treated like family and as such I can't recommend them highly enough for any other prospective parents.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Hopscotch Day Nursery Lee-on-Solent is a fantastic nursery! Our daughter started at 10 months old during the first lockdown which as you can imagine was a very strange time to return to work and leave your baby with people for the first time due to lockdown. Hopscotch dealt with this fantastically!
She had to start at a different setting but was assigned a keyworker from Lee on Solent to aid the transition back to Lee on Solent again. She is now in pre-school and has thrived during her time at Hopscotch! The staff are very friendly, caring and ensure you are kept up to date and that any concerns are raised. My daughter loves the staff there, the other children and the lovely activities they organise. I would highly recommend this nursery!

Reply from Sophie Connell, Nursery Manager at Hopscotch Day Nursery Lee-on-Solent

Thank you so much for such a lovely review, we have loved watching her grow into the kind and caring child she now is!


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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Couldn’t be happier with how the nursery have looked after our little one since joining from one year old. All staff are so friendly and have a lovely bond with the children. Communication is great and can see that the children are well looked after and cared for. Children get the opportunity to go
out into the community, have good food and take part in lots of different activities.

Reply from Sophie Connell, Nursery Manager at Hopscotch Day Nursery Lee-on-Solent

Thank you so much for this wonderful review, we have loved watching her grow into the waddler she now is!


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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My daughter loves coming to Hopscotch and has formed a lovely bond with the girls in the room. They have a home from home approach which helps settling in as a baby. She is so content we don’t think twice about extending her day when needed. They have a lovely size baby room with a range of different
toys.

Reply from Sophie Connell, Nursery Manager at Hopscotch Day Nursery Lee-on-Solent

Thank you for this lovely review Beth, we have loved watching her grow!


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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

The staff at nursery are all so caring and attentive and my daughter loves it there! Activities are varied and enriching and communication is clear between parent and staff and overall I would highly recommend it.

Reply from Sophie Connell, Nursery Manager at Hopscotch Day Nursery Lee-on-Solent

Thank you for a lovely review Sofia, we are so pleased that you enjoy what we offer for your daughter.


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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My daughter started Hopscotch Day Nursery Lee-on-Solent earlier this year and we could not be more pleased with how everything has been since joining. The staff are so friendly and she absolutely loves her time there. Communication is brilliant and we love all the updates we are able to easily see of
her time there. I have always heard great things about the nursery in the local community and I can safely say I am now one of the mums who rave about the nursery to others.

Reply from Sophie Connell, Nursery Manager at Hopscotch Day Nursery Lee-on-Solent

Thank you so much for your lovely review, she has settled so beautifully into the setting and we love watching her grow.


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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My son has been going to Hopscotch Nursery since he was six months old. He’s now off to school in September. I can’t fault the nursery. They actually treat the children like they’re their own. They are kept so busy and fed delicious food, always come home happy and tired (shame) and the staff are very
communicative. I’ve dropped my son off crying a few times and my phone rings ten mins later to say ‘he’s fine now’. Not all nurseries go the extra mile. These staff do.

Reply from Sophie Connell, Nursery Manager at Hopscotch Day Nursery Lee-on-Solent

Thank you so much Jenna, we have loved watching him grow and can't believe we'll be saying goodbye to him in the summer term.


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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Hopscotch Nursery has made returning to work very easy on me! I get plenty of updates and know my daughter is being well looked after! The staff at Hopscotch are very attentive and caring, I was expecting some tears when I first left my daughter. Instead, I'm lucky if I get a wave goodbye, by the time
I'm saying goodbye she is off playing. She is very happy and content here and I can't ask for much more!

Reply from Sophie Connell, Nursery Manager at Hopscotch Day Nursery Lee-on-Solent

Thank you so much for your lovely review, we've loved watching her grow and can't wait to see the next milestone to be reached!


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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I must say I am very impressed by Hopscotch Day Nursery Lee-on-Solent.
All the workers are lovely and helpful.
The organisation is amazing,
I really love the app and the little updates of what our little ones are doing and also what they've eaten, and it's a brilliant idea that they have an allergy
table and a quiet room.
Thank you for all your help guys.

Reply from Sophie Connell, Nursery Manager at Hopscotch Day Nursery Lee-on-Solent

Thank you for your review and I am really pleased that you've chosen Hopscotch for your child!


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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Very impressed with the effort the team have made to get to know my daughter. They have built strong relationships with her in such a short time. The observations and activities are wonderful, educational and personal. My daughter comes home speaking highly of the staff.
Any communication I have made
with management, or team members has been friendly, professional and diligent.

Reply from Sophie Fall, Nursery Manager at Hopscotch Day Nursery Lee-on-Solent

Thank you for your review, we have loved watching her grow in confidence here at the nursery.


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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

We are very recent with our daughter joining the Lee-on-Solent branch for Hopscotch, however we have been extremely satisfied from the first contact we made with them in early April. Our little one is ten months old and although she is quite a friendly and charming little one, she’s even brighter and
full of character since starting here. All the staff are pleasant to deal with as soon as you enter the building or even over the phone/email. It is such a relief to know that our daughter is in the best care. Our key person goes above and beyond with her every time and it is very clear the staff are committed to providing the best care all round, which is the most important to us parents. Watching her from home/work via the app is fantastic. We are looking forward to continuing our daughter's child care with you and we would highly recommend. Thank you!

Reply from Sophie Connell, Nursery Manager at Hopscotch Day Nursery Lee-on-Solent

Thank you so much for your lovely review, we are amazed at how quickly she has settled and we are looking forward to seeing her grow and develop further.


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Current Review Score: 9.9 (9.937)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.9 (9.937) out of 10 for Hopscotch Day Nursery Lee-on-Solent is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  • a) The Average Rating is 4.9 out of 5 from 33 Reviews in the last 24 months.

  • b) The score for the number of positive Reviews is 5.0 out of 5 from 33 positive Reviews in the last 24 months.

Detailed Breakdown of Review Score

The maximum Review Score for a Day Nursery is 10, which is made up from the Average Rating of Reviews (maximum of 5 points) and the Number of Reviews (maximum of 5 points) in the last 24 months:

  • a) 5 Points are available for the Average Rating from all Reviews in the last 24 months.

    The Average Rating of 4.937 for Hopscotch Day Nursery Lee-on-Solent is calculated as follows: ( (371 Excellents x 5) + (25 Goods x 4) ) ÷ 396 Ratings = 4.937

  • b) 5 Points are available for the number of Positive Reviews in the last 24 months. A Positive Review is defined as any Review with an 'Overall Experience' of '4' or '5' (out of a max rating '5').

    The 5 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Hopscotch Day Nursery Lee-on-Solent is based on 33 positive Reviews in the last 24 months and is calculated as per below:

    The 5 points available are broken down as follows:

    • i) 4 points are available for the first 10 Positive Reviews in the last 24 months; 3 points for the first Positive Review, and then 0.125 Points for each of the next four Positive Reviews and then 0.1 Points for the next five Positive Reviews. (1st = 3.000, 2nd = 0.125, 3rd = 0.125, 4th = 0.125, 5th = 0.125, 6th = 0.100, 7th = 0.100, 8th = 0.100, 9th = 0.100, 10th = 0.100) 3 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 = 4

    • ii) 1 point is available for the number of Positive Reviews reaching 20% of the number of registered child places in the last 24 months. If this number is partially reached, then that proportion of 1 point is given. eg a Day Nursery registered for a maximum of 50 child places has to reach 10 Positive Reviews to receive 1 point, if it has 7 reviews it will receive 0.7 points. 20% of the 83 number of registered child places is 16.6, which has been reached with 33 Positive reviews. Points = 1

  • When a Review is submitted by someone who has previously submitted a Review, only the latest Review will count towards the Review Score.

  • If a Day Nursery does not have a review in the last 24 months, then it will not have a Review Score.

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Meet the Team (3)

Sophie

Sophie Connell

Job Title: Nursery Manager

Joined: 2007

I joined Hopscotch in 2007 while studying at college. I very quickly found my own beliefs fell in line with Hopscotch’s ethos and began my journey as a Nursery practitioner in our Titchfield setting. After some time away travelling, I came back to Hopscotch. For 5 years I was based at our biggest setting in Botley as the Deputy Manager and gained my Level 5 in Leadership and Management in the Early Years.


I work closely alongside my Deputy Managers, Aimee Lewis and Maddie Stevens, together we share the same goals of delivering the highest quality of childcare. We know how important it is to feel completely comfortable leaving your child on the first day and my team and I will work closely with you to help that first day back at work run as smoothly as possible! I would love to show you around our beautiful nursery, so please contact me today if you would like to come and visit.


Ami

Ami Lewis

Job Title: Deputy Manager

Joined: 2016

Hi, my name is Ami and I started my Hopscotch journey in 2016 as Deputy Manager then Manager at our Gosport setting. I will be covering our Manager Sophie while she is on maternity leave. I have been supporting and developing our Under 2’s staff and areas. Together with our wonderful staff team, we can ensure that we offer the highest quality of care here at the nursery and that children are reaching all those important milestones. Watching them leave here as confident and independent children ready for school!


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Maddie Stevens

Job Title: Deputy Manager

Joined: 2013

Hi, I'm Maddie and I am one of the Deputy Managers at Lee on the Solent, I started with the company in 2013 and I am currently our Over 2’s champion. With our wonderful staff team, we can ensure that we offer the highest quality of care here at the nursery and that children are reaching all those important milestones. Watching them leave here as confident and independent children ready for school!