First Friends Day Nursery - Holybourne

20 London Road, Holybourne, Alton GU34 4EG
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8.3 2 Reviews
  • First Friends Day Nursery - Holybourne, Alton
First Friends opened in the heart of Holybourne in December 2025. Set within the beautifully refurbished former Queen’s Head pub on the A31, this nursery has been all fully renovated to a very high standard.

The nursery provides a nurturing, home-from-home environment for children aged 3 months to 5 years, with places for up to 56 children.
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Funding & Fees

Prices start from £41.75 per half-day session to £88.00 for a full-day session.


These prices include our hot, delicious food (cooked fresh every day by our in-house chef) and our very popular Premium Package, which includes: Movement & Mindfulness sessions, Earth Explorers sessions, Home learning, Makaton, and our everyday essentials, which include: Summer hats, Sun cream, Toothbrush, Nappies & wipes, and T-Shirts for enhanced curriculum sessions.

Contact First Friends Day Nursery - Holybourne to get a personalised quote.

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Type of Service

  • Day Nursery
  • Open all year
  • Full Day Care
  • Sessional Day Care

Group/Owner

Person in Charge

  • Jane Noble (Manager)

Total Places for Children

  • 56

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 & 1 week at Christmas

Parking

  • Plenty of parking right outside the nursery.

First Friends Day Nursery - Holybourne Reviews (2)

8.3

First Friends Day Nursery - Holybourne has a Review Score of 8.3 (8.261) out of 10, based on 2 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time First Friends Day Nursery - Holybourne has 2 reviews.

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Review from Lizzie C (Mother of Child) published on 26 February 2026 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Our son joined First Friends in Holybourne when it first opened in December. All the staff members were amazing with him, were confident and helped him to settle very quickly. We've been so impressed with the nursery ever since! They go out and about often, stay active with mindful movements every week
and put so much effort into their activities and provision. A lot of these are linked to key calendar events, for instance exploring Chinese New Year, and they have the most amazing chef who cooks food related to these events (like pancakes on shrove Tuesday) and comes out and also bakes with the children too! Communication has always been great and after a wonderful renovation, their facilities and provision are fab! We are very thankful for the effort, time and care. They really do provide a service better than any other we have experienced before!
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Review from Julia G (Mother of Child) published on 3 February 2026 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Although my daughter has only been attending this nursery for a couple of weeks, it's been brilliant and she's settling in well. After a bad experience with previous childcare, this has come as a big relief.
The onboarding process was easy and communication with us is great. The team seem to really
care about her individual needs and happiness.
The staff also appreciate it is hard to leave your little one, they respond to messages with friendly reassurance and take the time to debrief at the end of the day.
My daughter looks like she gets up to a lot of fun and gets to try lots of creative (messy!!) activities.
The nursery is lovely and fresh, the equipment is new and up-to-date.
So far so good!
Reply from Jo Defty, Marketing Manager at First Friends Day Nursery - HolybourneThank you for your lovely review. We will be sure to share your feedback with the team.
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Current Review Score: 8.3 (8.261)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 8.3 (8.261) out of 10 for First Friends Day Nursery - Holybourne 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 2 Reviews in the last 24 months.
  2. The score for the number of positive Reviews is 3.3 out of 5 from 2 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 4.957 for First Friends Day Nursery - Holybourne is calculated as follows: ( (22 Excellents x 5) + (1 Goods x 4) ) ÷ 23 Ratings = 4.957
  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 3.304 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for First Friends Day Nursery - Holybourne is based on 2 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 20 Positive Reviews in the last 24 months; 3 points for the first Positive Review, 0.125 Points for each of the next four Positive Reviews, 0.05 Points for the next five Positive Reviews, and finally 0.025 Points for the next ten Positive Reviews. (1st = 3.000, 2nd = 0.125, 3rd = 0.125, 4th = 0.125, 5th = 0.125, 6th = 0.050, 7th = 0.050, 8th = 0.050, 9th = 0.050, 10th = 0.050, 11th = 0.025, 12th = 0.025, 13th = 0.025, 14th = 0.025, 15th = 0.025, 16th = 0.025, 17th = 0.025, 18th = 0.025, 19th = 0.025, 20th = 0.025) 3 + 0.125 = 3.125
    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 56 number of registered child places is 11.2. 2 Positive Reviews ÷ 11.2 = 0.179
  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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Frequently Asked Questions about First Friends Day Nursery - Holybourne

What is the Age Range of Children that First Friends Day Nursery - Holybourne accepts?

First Friends Day Nursery - Holybourne accepts Children aged from 0 years 3 months to 5 years 0 months.

What Days & Hours is First Friends Day Nursery - Holybourne Open?

First Friends Day Nursery - Holybourne is open: 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.

How many Children does First Friends Day Nursery - Holybourne have capacity for?

First Friends Day Nursery - Holybourne has capacity for a total of 56 Children.

How far is First Friends Day Nursery - Holybourne to the centre of Alton?

0.9 mile(s) as the crow flies, distance by road may be significantly further.

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