Full-day nursery in Great Houghton, West Northamptonshire
Daisy Chain Nursery
Great Hall, High Street, Great Houghton, Northampton, NN4 7AG · 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 2016Reference EY537955Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 23 July 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places52 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 22 September 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
Great Hall, High Street, Great Houghton, Northampton, NN4 7AG · More nurseries in NN4
Buses
3 bus stops within 400 m, including Bus Shelter and Great Houghton Turn.
Parks and playgrounds
- Brackmills Wood6 min walk
- Brackmills Country Park6 min walk
- Northampton Washlands11 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 West Northamptonshire there are about 3.2 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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Daisy Chain Nursery is a full-day nursery at Great Hall, High Street, Great Houghton, Northampton, NN4 7AG, in Great Houghton, West Northamptonshire. It is registered for 52 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in July 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It is run by Daisy Chain Pre-School Playgroup Committee.
Run by Daisy Chain Pre-School Playgroup Committee (school), which runs 3 nurseries.
Compare nurseries nearby
| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daisy Chain NurseryThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| Totstop Day NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.9 miles |
| Little Houghton Day NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.9 miles |
| Busy Bees Day Nursery at Northampton, RiversideFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.2 miles |
| Abington Vale PlaySchoolFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.5 miles |
| KidsStopFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.7 miles |
| The Old Rectory Day Nursery LtdFull-day nursery | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.9 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Little Houghton Church of England Primary Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected April 2024 0.9 miles
- Abington Vale Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Good (Improving)inspected February 2024 1.3 miles
- Bridgewater Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected October 2024 1.5 miles
- Barry Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected May 2023 1.8 miles
- Standens Barn Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2023 1.8 miles
- Vernon Terrace Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected December 2022 1.9 miles
- Northampton School for Boys Secondaryages 11–18Ofsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected March 2025 1.5 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 Daisy Chain Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Daisy Chain Nursery Good at its inspection on 23 July 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Daisy Chain Nursery take?
Daisy Chain Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 52 children at any one time.
Who runs Daisy Chain Nursery?
Daisy Chain Nursery is run by Daisy Chain Pre-School Playgroup Committee, which runs 3 nurseries.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 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.
Last checked 30 June 2026 · Ofsted URN EY537955 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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