Full-day nursery in Harpole, West Northamptonshire
Harpole Day Nursery
47 Carrs Way, Harpole, NORTHAMPTON, NN7 4BZ · 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 June 2005Reference EY310020Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 27 February 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places50 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 2 September 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
47 Carrs Way, Harpole, NORTHAMPTON, NN7 4BZ · More nurseries in NN7
Buses
10 bus stops within 400 m, including Blacksmith, Garners Way and Post Office.
Parks and playgrounds
- Harpole Playing Fields4 min walk
- Playground4 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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Harpole Day Nursery is a full-day nursery at 47 Carrs Way, Harpole, NORTHAMPTON, NN7 4BZ, in Harpole, West Northamptonshire. It is registered for 50 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in February 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 12 reviews (October 2026). It is run by Bambino Limited.
Run by Bambino Limited (company), which runs 3 nurseries.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harpole Day NurseryThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Harpole Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected May 2024 0.1 miles
- Kislingbury Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected March 2023 0.8 miles
- St Luke's Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected March 2025 1.3 miles
- The Duston School All-throughages 4–18Ofsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 1.4 miles
- Quinton House School ages 2–19has a nursery class 1.5 miles
- Duston Eldean Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected January 2025 1.8 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 Harpole Day Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Harpole Day Nursery Good at its inspection on 27 February 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Harpole Day Nursery take?
Harpole Day Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 50 children at any one time.
Who runs Harpole Day Nursery?
Harpole Day Nursery is run by Bambino Limited, which runs 3 nurseries.
How do I contact Harpole Day Nursery?
You can call 01604 830324 and visit www.theoldstationnursery.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.
- © 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.
- Read reviews on Google
Last checked 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN EY310020 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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