Finkley Down Farm Nursery & Pre-school Andover

Finkley Down Farm, North Way, Andover SP11 6NF
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  • Finkley Down Farm Nursery & Pre-school Andover, Andover
Finkley Down Farm Nursery & Preschool is a unique childcare facility in the heart of Andover. Located adjacent to the award-winning Finkley Down Farm attraction, the setting provides exceptional childcare and outdoor opportunities for the children to discover.

They provide a safe, secure and stimulating environment for children aged 3 months - 5 years, which enables the children to learn through play, explore and be curious.

The provision's partnership with Finkley Down Farm allows for a rich, hands-on learning experience in which both formal and informal education can flourish.

Their children will be active learners, given opportunities to experience the world through their senses, physical involvement and active play in a way that is unique to the area.

If you would like to find out more or book a visit, please pop over to their website or give them a call.
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Type of Service

  • Day Nursery
  • Open all year
  • Full Day Care

Group/Owner

Person in Charge

  • Charlie Edwards (Nursery Manager)

Number of Childcare Staff

  • 20

Total Places for Children

  • 40

Age Range

  • from 0 years 3 months
  • to 5 years 0 months

Funding & Fees

  • 0-5 Years:
    No funding - £425.98 per week (8am – 6pm, 5 days, full time)
    15 Hour Funding - £351.50 per week (8am – 6pm, 5 days, full time)
    30 Hour Funding - £281.40 per week (8am – 6pm, 5 days, full time)


    No funding - £340 per week (8am – 6pm, 4 days)
    15 Hour Funding - £269.83 per week (8am – 6pm, 4 days)
    30 Hour Funding - £199.73 per week (8am – 6pm, 4 days)


    No funding - £254.88 per week (8am – 6pm, 3 days)
    15 Hour Funding - £184.83 per week (8am – 6pm, 3 days)
    30 Hour Funding - £114.73 per week (8am – 6pm, 3 days)


    Early Club 7.30am – 8 am is £5 per session, payable in advance via the parent area.


    We accept the 9-month, 2, 3 and 4 year old funding,


    We annualise our fee’s and all fees above include all optional extras. Full details can be provided.


    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.

  • 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.

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

Parking

  • They have parking directly outside of the nursery. Additional parking can be located at Finkley Down Farm.

Finkley Down Farm Nursery & Pre-school Andover Reviews (87)

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Finkley Down Farm Nursery & Pre-school Andover has a Review Score of 10 (9.986) out of 10, based on 24 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Finkley Down Farm Nursery & Pre-school Andover has 87 reviews.

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Review from Isabel L (Mother of Child) published on 6 August 2018 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
The staff have been very welcoming, friendly, helpful and overall lovely. The setting is amazing and my daughter always loves coming and always has loads of fun. The communication with parents is amazing also. I would highly recommend.
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Review from Tracy P (Mother of Child) published on 6 August 2018 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Finkley has gone above and beyond to help my daughter. The staff have been great when she went through a very tough period in her life.
She enjoys the fact she can go to the farm to see the animals and is allowed to spend time outdoors.
She has improved under the guidance of the staff at Finkley Nursery.
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Review from Natalie M (Mother of Child) published on 3 August 2018 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Our twins have been at the nursery for 9 months and their development in that time is outstanding.
They both love attending and every morning they are excited to go.
We definitely made the best decision in sending them to Finkley.
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Review from Holly P (Mother of Child) published on 3 August 2018 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
I am so happy we decided to enrol my son in Finkley nursery. He loves it and all the staff are very professional, friendly and caring. Having access to the farm is amazing and receiving weekly updates about what they have been doing which is great.
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Review from S S (Mother of Child) published on 3 August 2018 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Our son loves this nursery and is very happy here. He is a very active child and always comes home having been occupied all day. His confidence has grown so much since starting nursery.
His speech is excellent. He loves the staff and talks about them all at home. We love the outdoor aspect and that
all age groups play together, enabling them to learn from the older children. Our son plays well independently and interacts well with other children. We would recommend this nursery to any parent.
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Review from Mistra N (Mother of Child) published on 31 July 2018 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My son has had a wonderful time at Finkley and the staff have been really supportive.
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Review from Stuart T (Father of Child) published on 27 July 2018 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Finkley is a lovely nursery with such a great atmosphere and a real family vibe! The staff are all lovely and you can tell that they are really passionate about childcare.
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Current Review Score: 10.0 (9.986)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 10 (9.986) out of 10 for Finkley Down Farm Nursery & Pre-school Andover is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  1. The Average Rating is 5.0 out of 5 from 24 Reviews in the last 24 months.
  2. The score for the number of positive Reviews is 5.0 out of 5 from 24 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:

  1. 5 Points are available for the Average Rating from all Reviews in the last 24 months. The Average Rating of 4.986 for Finkley Down Farm Nursery & Pre-school Andover is calculated as follows: ( (282 Excellents x 5) + (4 Goods x 4) ) ÷ 286 Ratings = 4.986
  2. 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 Down Farm Nursery & Pre-school Andover is based on 24 positive Reviews in the last 24 months and is calculated as per below:

    The 5 points available are broken down as follows:

    1. 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
    2. 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 40 number of registered child places is 8, which has been reached with 24 Positive reviews. Points = 1
  3. When a Review is submitted by someone who has previously submitted a Review, only the latest Review will count towards the Review Score.
  4. 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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Awards / Recognitions (6)

Meet the Team (8)

Charlie

Charlie Edwards

Job Title: Nursery Manager (Maternity Leave) Joined: 2020

Charlie is the Nursery Manager of Finkley Down Farm Nursery & Preschool and has been working here since March 2020. Charlie has a degree in Children's Development and Learning and is Level 6 Qualified.


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


"I love seeing how confident and curious the children are and how they are able to extend their own learning with the support of their peers and adults. I always feel so proud seeing such happy children at the nursery throughout the day".

Alex

Alex Kearney

Job Title: Baby Room Deputy Manager Joined: 2025

Alex joined the Finkley family at the beginning of the year and has been a fantastic addition to our team. She oversees everything happening within the baby room along with our daily lead, ensuring that each day is filled with care, learning, and lots of cuddles.

Laura-Jane

Laura-Jane Coleman

Job Title: Deputy Manager Joined: 2022

Laura-Jane started working at Finkley Nursery in September 2022. She has a Level 6 Qualification and has lots of experience working with different-aged children!


We asked Laura-Jane what her favourite part about working with children is and she said;


"Watching the children grow and develop through all the different activities and opportunities which are given to them. From climbing trees and getting messy in the sand."

Jen

Jen Russell

Job Title: Preschool Deputy Manager Joined: 2017

Hello, my name is Jennifer Russell, or you can call me Jen. Some of the children fondly call me Jen Jen!


I am the Deputy Manager here at the farm, and I have worked in the Finkley family since we opened in September 2017!


I have worked in early years for 18 years, and I pride myself on working closely with both the children and you, the parents/carers.


I have a Level 5 qualification as well as extended learning in portage and special education needs in early years.

Susie

Susie Jackman

Job Title: Preschool Daily Lead Joined: 2024

Susie has worked for Finkley Down Farm Nursery since January 2024 and is currently our Preschool Daily Lead.


Susie is currently completing her Level 5 Qualification!

Carmen

Carmen Skelton

Job Title: Baby Room Daily Lead Joined: 2025

Carmen has worked for Finkley Down Farm Nursery since November 2025, when our baby room first opened!


She started as a baby room practitioner, but within the year, has stepped up and was promoted to become the Daily Lead.

Chloe

Chloe Parker

Job Title: Nursery Practitioner Joined: 2017

Chloe started with us in September 2017, when we first opened and is a Level 3 Qualified Practitioner.


We asked Chloe what her favourite thing about working with children is and she said;
"I love watching the children develop and seeing how much they change from the time they first start with us to when they leave. I also enjoy watching the children become their own person with their own personalities and characters”.

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."

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