Finkley East Anton Nursery and Pre-School

East Anton Farm Road, Andover, SP11 6RD
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  • Finkley East Anton Nursery and Pre-School, Andover
Finkley East Anton is a purpose-built nursery which opened in April 2021. Located just 15 minutes walk away from the award-winning Finkley Down Farm attraction which they visit regularly. They also have a large garden, this setting provides enriching outdoor experiences for the children to explore. Finkley East Anton also has its own mini bus which they use daily to go on exciting adventures.

Both the indoor and outdoor areas are set up to promote learning through a stimulating environment with engaging activities and experiences.

The setting which caters for children aged 2 - 5 years has its very own sensory area and soft play.

The setting is very excited to announce that in April 2025 they will be opening a baby room which will cater for children aged from 3 months.

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Care Provided by Finkley East Anton Nursery and Pre-School

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

Good to Know

  • Person in charge
  • Kayleigh Christopher (Manager)
  • Number of Childcare Staff
  • 22
  • Total Places for Children
  • 50
  • Age Range
    • from 2 years 0 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 & 1 week at Christmas

Funding & Fees Guide for Finkley East Anton Nursery and Pre-School

  • 51 Weeks per year -
    Full Day (8am-6pm) - £70.40
    Half Day (8am – 1pm or 1pm – 6pm) - £50.25
    Ad hoc Hourly Rate - £11.20


    Term Time -
    Full Day (8am-6pm) - £75.20   
    School Day (8am – 15:30) - £70.80
    Ad hoc Hourly Rate - £11.20


    Early Club 7:30am – 8 am is £5 per session, payable in advance via the parent area.


    We accept 2, 3 and 4 year old funding, however the funding does not cover certain sundries so any child using the grant will be charged £2 per funded hour for this.

  • We are approved providers of Hampshire County Council’s free early year’s educational grant for 2, 3 and 4-year olds. This funding is available for all children from the term after their third birthday regardless of family circumstances. We will supply you with all the required information and parent declaration forms for you to complete, as your child reaches the appropriate age. This funding does not cover certain sundries, activities, visits and hot meals so if a child is using the grant a daily charge of will be payable. Details on this can be provided from the Nursery Manager. Children eligible for 2-year-old funding and EYPP may qualify for a discount.


    There is a charge of £2 per funded hour for meals/sundries.

Finkley East Anton Nursery and Pre-School Reviews (74)

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Finkley East Anton Nursery and Pre-School has a Review Score of 10 (9.980) out of 10, based on 47 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time Finkley East Anton Nursery and Pre-School has 74 reviews.

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Review from Dominique K (Mother of Child) published on 16 March 2022
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My child has been going since last year when it first opened. They are amazing, so helpful, always give my child the attention she needs. They always give good ideas of what to do with the kids at home (activity to do). They take the kids to the farm which is lovely as they interact with animals.

Reply from Sam Spain, Manager at Finkley East Anton Nursery and Pre-School

Thank you for your review, we really appreciate it and love having your little one here at nursery!


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Review from Karen M (Mother of Child) published on 14 March 2022
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

The staff are so lovely and very helpful, they have gone above and beyond to help with my daughter's development delay and partial hearing loss. My daughter loves going to nursery and skips on in every day. She loves the trips to the farm and little outings they do, such as magic shows and the circus.
I could not ask for any more.

Reply from Vanessa Slatcher, Manager at Finkley East Anton Nursery and Pre-School

Thank you for your lovely review, Karen! We love having your daughter here and are so glad she loved coming!


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Review from J B (Mother of Child) published on 11 February 2022
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

We have all enjoyed Finkley and the effort they put into making each day fun-filled and interesting. My little girl has come out of her shell so much in just 6-months and constantly asks to go to nursery. The staff are very supportive, and everyone is very friendly. My daughter's key worker is absolutely
lovely and always on the ball. My little girl does a long day twice a week, and I was worried it would be too much for her, but she always has the best time, and I know if she gets upset, her key worker knows how to handle it. They’ve also helped her ditch the dummy, and we’re working on potty training. My daughter also loves the added bonus of being able to visit Finkley farm, and I think it’s great they have soft play where the children can let off steam in the winter.

Reply from Samantha Spain, Manager at Finkley East Anton Nursery and Pre-School

Thank you for your lovely review! We love having your little one, and it's great to see how much more confident she has become!


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Review from Andrew P (Father of Child) published on 8 February 2022
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My partner and I are so happy we chose this nursery for our son. He talks about it all the time, the fun activities and how nice the staff are. The staff are always so friendly at drop off and pickups, we go to work knowing our son is being well taken care of. The information we receive about his daily
progress and activities from the staff or via tapestry and email is fantastic. It's great to see first-hand when he brings home pictures or items he has made. It's a great place for learning and development for our son. We will be sad when it's time for him to go to school. We will definitely be sending our youngest son here. Thank you for your amazing work everybody.

Reply from Danielle Wall, Deputy Manager at Finkley East Anton Nursery and Pre-School

Thank you so much for your lovely words! We love looking after your son and can't wait for his brother to join us!


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Review from Renu N (Mother of Child) published on 11 June 2021
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

My daughter recently joined East Anton Nursery. She is enjoying every day. Since we moved recently to Andover I believe she will settle down with this setup. The staff are friendly and helpful. Wish the team the very best.

Reply from Vanessa Slatcher, Manager at Finkley East Anton Nursery and Pre-School

Thank you so much for your lovely review and kind words!


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Review from Sankaranarayanan S (Father of Child) published on 11 June 2021
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

We recently moved to Andover and we are happy to see our daughter enrolled at East Anton Nursery. She is enjoying it. It is early days but I am sure she will settle down well. Would like to see weekly child observations captured in the online journal. Hope this will be done.

Reply from Vanessa Slatcher, Manager at Finkley East Anton Nursery and Pre-School

Thank you for your review! Glad we were able to sort the technical issues with Tapestry out promptly so you were able to see all the wonderful experiences your daughter gets up to with us!


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Review from Emily C (Mother of Child) published on 26 May 2021
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My son has been attending for a few weeks now and the positive change in him has been clear. He is much more confident around other children and seems to have become more independent. He looks forward to going to nursery and speaks of it fondly. The staff are great with communication using tapestry
and I feel that they’ve done very well considering they’ve only been open for less than a month. The setting itself is well set up and the outside area is a particular favourite area for my son. I feel confident that my child is safe and well cared for whilst at Finkley East Anton!

Reply from Vanessa Slatcher, Manager at Finkley East Anton Nursery and Pre-School

Thank you so much for your lovely comment and rating, we absolutely love having your son attend the nursery with us and he puts a smile on all of our faces.


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Review from Fern J (Mother of Child) published on 19 May 2021
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My second child has recently started at Finkley East Anton and absolutely loves it. The new site is fantastic and brilliantly set out. My daughter loved being at another nursery so there was never a question that my son would follow on. As a family, we have loved the nursery, past and present.

Reply from Vanessa Slatcher, Manager at Finkley East Anton Nursery and Pre-School

Thank you so much for your lovely feedback, we love having your son with us!


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Review from D W (Father of Child) published on 19 May 2021
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Great location to home. Very convenient. School is well maintained. Staff are great and friendly. Love that they are open all year round. Great covid protocols in place. Son loves going to Finkley Farm in the Finkley van.

Reply from Vanessa Slatcher, Manager at Finkley East Anton Nursery and Pre-School

Thank you for your lovely review and rating, we love having your son with us!


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Review from Charlotte M (Mother of Child) published on 17 May 2021
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

This setting is amazing. My daughter was removed from her previous setting and has settled in amazingly. The variety of activities on offer is higher than any other setting I am aware of. The ability for the children to visit the farm as well as the various areas in the setting means my daughter loves
her days at the setting and I wish I moved her sooner.

Reply from Vanessa Slatcher, Manager at Finkley East Anton Nursery and Pre-School

Thank you for your lovely feedback! We love being able to take the children for fab experiences at the farm and other amazing outings!


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Review from Lisa C (Mother of Child) published on 17 May 2021
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

All the staff are friendly and professional, my son has a lot of additional needs and the support and reassurance we have received has been outstanding to make sure all of my son's needs are met. Nothing seems to be a bother, they are so adapting to meet the child’s needs. My son enjoys his time at
the setting and I’m really pleased with the whole settling-in process.

Reply from Vanessa Slatcher, Manager at Finkley East Anton Nursery and Pre-School

Thank you so much, we are so glad that we were able to work in partnership with you and your son to ensure he had a smooth transition when joining us! He has a fab time and settled in amazingly well!


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Review from Ronel W (Mother of Child) published on 17 May 2021
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My family and I had just moved to the UK and my children hadn't been to school for over two months. As a mom, I wanted to get them into nursery/school as soon as possible to give them a routine and sense of stability again. I called Finkley and was thrilled to hear they had space for my son. I took
a walk through the setting with a very warm and engaging lady in the management team, who answered all my questions. The online registration process was simple and emails are answered promptly. Finkley believes wholeheartedly in outdoor play, which was important to me. The children get to drive in the van to a nearby farm to feed the animals, which my son thoroughly enjoys. I appreciate that the Finkley team have helped my son settle after our massive life-changing move across continents. Finkley is, without a doubt, a great choice!

Reply from Vanessa Slatcher, Manager at Finkley East Anton Nursery and Pre-School

Thank you so much for your lovely review! Your son loves his time with us and is always so happy to come in and play!


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Review from Ellie-Mai W (Mother of Child) published on 17 May 2021
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Our experience with Finkley East Anton has been nothing but amazing! All the staff have been so kind to us and made us feel extremely welcome! My child loves school and walks straight in with no fuss, she comes home happy and smiley which makes all the difference! Have had one issue when my child can’t
use the facility’s nappies but has still come home in nappies supplied by the nursery. After speaking to the staff at the door this has been resolved and we have had no other issues.

Reply from Vanessa Slatcher, Manager at Finkley East Anton Nursery and Pre-School

Thank you so much, glad this could be resolved quickly and your child loves their time here!


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Review from Kelly D (Mother of Child) published on 14 May 2021
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My son really enjoys going to nursery. He gets so excited in the morning before he goes and on the day he doesn’t go, he gets so upset because he wants to be there. All the staff are friendly and welcoming. I highly recommend the nursery.

Reply from Vanessa Slatcher, Manager at Finkley East Anton Nursery and Pre-School

Thank you so much for your wonderful feedback! Your son has a fantastic time here with us!


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Current Review Score: 10.0 (9.980)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 10 (9.980) out of 10 for Finkley East Anton Nursery and Pre-School is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  • a) The Average Rating is 5.0 out of 5 from 47 Reviews in the last 24 months.

  • b) The score for the number of positive Reviews is 5.0 out of 5 from 47 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 4.980 for Finkley East Anton Nursery and Pre-School is calculated as follows: ( (548 Excellents x 5) + (11 Goods x 4) ) ÷ 559 Ratings = 4.98

  • 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 Finkley East Anton Nursery and Pre-School is based on 47 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 50 number of registered child places is 10, which has been reached with 47 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 (5)

Kayleigh

Kayleigh Christopher

Job Title: Manager

Joined: 2022

Kayleigh started their childcare journey 19 years ago, Kayleigh started with Finkley in September 2022 as a Nursery practitioner and was promoted in January 2024 to Deputy Manager. Kayleigh is very bubbly, approachable and lots of fun!


Tanisha

Tanisha Kenway

Job Title: Deputy Manager

Joined: 2017

Tanisha has worked for Finkley for over 7 years. Tanisha is level 3 qualified, she has worked within childcare for many years


Kellie

Kellie Edwin

Job Title: Daily Lead

Joined: 2017

Kellie is a level 3 qualified practitioner who has been working at Finkley since 2017, starting at our Finkley Farm site and moving to East Anton in April 2021. Kellie loves taking the children out on the bus to the Farm to see the animals and explore the soft play!
Kellie then worked hard and progressed to Daily Lead in February 2023 and now helps to run the nursery each day.


Danielle

Danielle Wall

Job Title: SENCO Manager

Joined: 2021

Dani is our SENCo Manager and supports all of our Finkley Nurseries in meeting the needs of all children within our care, Danielle joined the Finkley family in March 2021. Dani is currently working towards her degree in Special Education Needs and Inclusivity.


We asked Dani what her favourite part about working with children is and she said;


"I love seeing the impact that both myself and our wonderful staff have on the children and their future outcomes. I love to get involved and enjoy running both Bucket time and BLAST sessions within all of our settings."


Jack

Jack Snell Dunn

Job Title: Daily Lead

Joined: 2021

Jack is a level 3 qualified practitioner who has been working at Finkley since 2021. Jack loves creating amazing tuff trays and creating artistic masterpieces with all of the children.
Jack started with us as an apprentice and worked his way to being qualified, quickly showing everyone what an amazing Daily Lead he would make and started this journey in February 2024.


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