Full-day nursery in Hardingstone, West Northamptonshire
Hardingstone Day Nursery
38-40 Hardingstone Lane, Hardingstone, NN4 6DE · 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
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
38-40 Hardingstone Lane, Hardingstone, NN4 6DE · More nurseries in NN4
Buses
6 bus stops within 400 m, including Martins Lane, Seymour House and The Crown PH.
Parks and playgrounds
- Cherry Orchard1 min walk
- Delapre Estate5 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 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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Hardingstone Day Nursery is a full-day nursery at 38-40 Hardingstone Lane, Hardingstone, NN4 6DE, in Hardingstone, West Northamptonshire. It is registered for 76 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in March 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 1 review (November 2026).
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| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hardingstone Day NurseryThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| Simon De Senlis Pre-SchoolSessional pre-school | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.9 miles |
| Busy Bees Day Nursery at Northampton Wootton FieldsFull-day nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.0 miles |
| Sun BeamsSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.1 miles |
| St Mary's Day NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.1 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Northampton High School GDST ages 2–18has a nursery class 0.3 miles
- Wootton Park School All-throughages 4–19Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected March 2025 0.4 miles
- Overstone Gate Primary School Primaryages 4–11 0.4 miles
- Hardingstone Academy Primaryages 0–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 0.4 miles
- The Abbey Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected March 2023 0.5 miles
- Wootton Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected June 2025 0.9 miles
- Simon de Senlis Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Outstandinginspected March 2024 0.9 miles
- Gloucester Nursery School Nurseryages 2–5has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected June 2025 0.9 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 Hardingstone Day Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Hardingstone Day Nursery Good at its inspection on 22 March 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Hardingstone Day Nursery take?
Hardingstone Day Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 76 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Hardingstone Day Nursery?
Northampton is the nearest station we know of, 1.8 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Hardingstone Day Nursery?
You can call 01604 761731 and visit www.hardingstonedaynursery.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
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY500046 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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