Full-day nursery in Ryde, Isle of Wight
Chatterbox Childcare
17 Melville Street, Ryde, PO33 2AF · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Good
- Quality of educationGood
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Leadership and managementGood
- SafeguardingEffective
What does this mean?
This grade is from before November 2025, when Ofsted replaced single grades with report cards. The nursery's next inspection will give a report card, with a separate grade for each area instead of one overall grade.
Official records
- Ofsted registrationRegistered since September 2015Reference EY488977Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 6 September 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places80 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 11 November 2025Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
17 Melville Street, Ryde, PO33 2AF · More nurseries in PO33
Stations
- Ryde Esplanade6 min walk · 0.2 miles
- Ryde St Johns Road10 min walk · 0.4 miles
- Ryde Pier Head16 min walk · 0.7 miles
Buses
12 bus stops within 400 m, including Belvedere Street, Cross Street and Library.
Parks and playgrounds
- Vernon Square Garden1 min walk
- Playground8 min walk
- Playground8 min walk
NaPTAN, Department for Transport, checked 13 November 2026 · © OpenStreetMap contributors, checked 13 November 2026. Walking times are rough, from straight-line distance.
Places and next steps
Spaces: not published yet. Nurseries often fill months ahead, so ask early.
In Isle of Wight there are about 2.7 children under 5 for every registered nursery place. Places are how many children nurseries may care for, not free spaces, so this is a guide to demand. Source: ONS Census 2021.
What parents say
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Chatterbox Childcare is a full-day nursery at 17 Melville Street, Ryde, PO33 2AF, in Ryde, Isle of Wight. It is registered for 80 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in September 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 4 reviews (November 2026).
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| Chatterbox ChildcareThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Dover Park Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2024 0.1 miles
- Ryde School with Upper Chine ages 2–19has a nursery class 0.4 miles
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected June 2025 0.5 miles
- Oakfield Church of England Aided Primary School, Ryde Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.6 miles
- Greenmount Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.8 miles
- Haylands Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected September 2023 0.9 miles
- Binstead Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2024 1.3 miles
- Lift Ryde Secondaryages 11–18Ofsted: Goodinspected November 2022 0.8 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
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What is Chatterbox Childcare's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Chatterbox Childcare Good at its inspection on 6 September 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Chatterbox Childcare take?
Chatterbox Childcare is registered with Ofsted for up to 80 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Chatterbox Childcare?
Ryde Esplanade is the nearest station we know of, 0.2 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Chatterbox Childcare?
You can call 01983 616779 and visit www.chattytots.com.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 4 November 2026
- Schools: DfE Get Information about Schools · 4 November 2026
- Contains Ofsted data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains Department for Education data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains Ofsted data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right; contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.
- Contains Department for Transport NaPTAN data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors
- Food hygiene rating from the Food Standards Agency, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Read reviews on Google
Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY488977 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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