The nursery, which has opened at the site of the old Ship Inn, is the eleventh location for the popular organisation, and Steve Brine was on-hand to cut the ribbon.
Around £400,000 was spent on renovating the building, including the replacement of every wall and ceiling due to a large beetle infestation, and following months of restoration work the building is now of open and boasts big rooms with many of the building's original features.
Steve Brine said: "We all remember this building when it was the Ship Inn but that had really fallen out of use and it's fantastic to see it reborn as such a valued community asset, an ambition they told me about when I opened their Otterbourne site in 2012.
"This area of Winchester is changing so I am already working with my colleague Cllr Fiona Mather around issues to do with the safety of young children and mums crossing the road here. As a young parent myself I know how important it is to have safe and reliable child care."
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