Full-day nursery in Charminster, Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole
Emma's Day Nursery
46 West Way, Bournemouth, BH9 3EB · 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 August 2016Reference EY537565Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 12 August 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places40 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 13 May 2026Food 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
46 West Way, Bournemouth, BH9 3EB · More nurseries in BH9
Buses
11 bus stops within 400 m, including Brockenhurst Road, St. Walburgas School and Uplands Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Moordown Recreation Ground8 min walk
- Playground8 min walk
- Playground9 min walk
- Playground11 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 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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Emma's Day Nursery is a full-day nursery at 46 West Way, Bournemouth, BH9 3EB, in Charminster, Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole. It is registered for 40 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in August 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 (October 2026). It is run by Emma's Day Nursery Ltd.
Run by Emma's Day Nursery Ltd (company), which runs 2 nurseries.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- St. Walburga's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected January 2025 0.1 miles
- Queen's Park Academy Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected January 2025 0.3 miles
- Queen's Park Infant Academy Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2024 0.3 miles
- St Luke's Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Requires improvementinspected June 2024 0.6 miles
- Muscliff Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Goodinspected May 2024 0.7 miles
- Moordown St John's Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2023 0.7 miles
- Winton Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2024 0.8 miles
- The Epiphany School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected November 2023 0.8 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 Emma's Day Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Emma's Day Nursery Outstanding at its inspection on 12 August 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Emma's Day Nursery take?
Emma's Day Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 40 children at any one time.
Who runs Emma's Day Nursery?
Emma's Day Nursery is run by Emma's Day Nursery Ltd, which runs 2 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Emma's Day Nursery?
Bournemouth is the nearest station we know of, 1.6 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Emma's Day Nursery?
You can call 01202 773816 and visit www.emmasdaynursery.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 31 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.
- © 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.
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Last checked 31 October 2026 · Ofsted URN EY537565 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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