Full-day nursery in Walkford, Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole
Dell Cottage Day Nursery
76 Walkford Road, Walkford, Christchurch, BH23 5QG · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Outstanding
- Quality of educationOutstanding
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- Leadership and managementOutstanding
- 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 2005Reference EY315470Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 16 April 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places42 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 12 February 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
76 Walkford Road, Walkford, Christchurch, BH23 5QG · More nurseries in BH23
Buses
5 bus stops within 400 m, including Chewton Farm Road, Walkford Lane and Walkford Hotel.
NaPTAN, Department for Transport, 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 Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole 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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Dell Cottage Day Nursery is a full-day nursery at 76 Walkford Road, Walkford, Christchurch, BH23 5QG, in Walkford, Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole. It is registered for 42 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in April 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 2 reviews (October 2026).
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| Dell Cottage Day NurseryThis nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Highcliffe St Mark Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Requires improvementinspected June 2024 1.0 miles
- New Milton Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected April 2026 1.1 miles
- New Milton Infant School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: Goodinspected April 2023 1.1 miles
- Ballard School ages 2–16has a nursery class 1.3 miles
- Durlston School ages 2–16has a nursery class 1.5 miles
- The Arnewood School Secondaryages 11–18Ofsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 0.9 miles
- Highcliffe School Secondaryages 11–19Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2023 1.7 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
Questions parents ask
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What is Dell Cottage Day Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Dell Cottage Day Nursery Outstanding at its inspection on 16 April 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Dell Cottage Day Nursery take?
Dell Cottage Day Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 42 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Dell Cottage Day Nursery?
New Milton is the nearest station we know of, 1.2 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Dell Cottage Day Nursery?
You can call 01425 274411 and visit www.dell-cottage.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 30 October 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.
- 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.
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Last checked 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN EY315470 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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