Sessional pre-school in Sherborne, Dorset
Harlequins Pre-School
Sherborne Westend Community Association, Littlefield, Sherborne, DT9 6AU · 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
Sherborne Westend Community Association, Littlefield, Sherborne, DT9 6AU · More nurseries in DT9
Stations
- Sherborne19 min walk · 0.8 miles
Buses
9 bus stops within 400 m, including Littlefield Post Office, Ridgeway Corner and Abbots Way.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground3 min walk
- Playground4 min walk
- Playground5 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 Dorset there are about 2.8 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.
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Harlequins Pre-School is a sessional pre-school at Sherborne Westend Community Association, Littlefield, Sherborne, DT9 6AU, in Sherborne, Dorset. It is registered for 24 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in April 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It is run by Kaleidoscope Day Nursery Limited.
Run by Kaleidoscope Day Nursery Limited (company), which runs 2 nurseries.
Compare nurseries nearby
| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harlequins Pre-SchoolThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| Kaleidoscope Day NurseryFull-day nursery | Report card 2026 | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.0 miles |
| Pear Tree Nursery and Pre-SchoolFull-day nursery | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.1 miles |
| Forget Me Not Day NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | 08:00–18:00 | not shared yet | 1.3 miles |
| Leweston SchoolFull-day nursery | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 2.4 miles |
| Bradford Abbas Pre-SchoolSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | 08:30–15:00 | not shared yet | 2.8 miles |
| Lower Covey LimitedFull-day nursery | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | 07:45–18:00 | not shared yet | 3.8 miles |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Sherborne Abbey Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.3 miles
- Sherborne Preparatory School ages 3–14has a nursery class 0.6 miles
- Harbour Vale School ages 5–16Ofsted: Goodinspected April 2024 1.0 miles
- Sherborne Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 1.1 miles
- The Gryphon School Secondaryages 11–18Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2023 1.3 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 Harlequins Pre-School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Harlequins Pre-School Good at its inspection on 16 April 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Harlequins Pre-School take?
Harlequins Pre-School is registered with Ofsted for up to 24 children at any one time.
Who runs Harlequins Pre-School?
Harlequins Pre-School is run by Kaleidoscope Day Nursery Limited, which runs 2 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Harlequins Pre-School?
Sherborne is the nearest station we know of, 0.8 miles away in a straight line.
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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
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Last checked 30 June 2026 · Ofsted URN EY490980 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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