Full-day nursery in Hartwell, West Northamptonshire
Hartwell Nursery & Preschool
Hartwell Community Centre, School Lane, NORTHAMPTON, NN7 2HL · 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 January 2001Reference 220223Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 11 July 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places24 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 6 October 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
Hartwell Community Centre, School Lane, NORTHAMPTON, NN7 2HL · More nurseries in NN7
Buses
4 bus stops within 400 m, including Kits Close, St John the Baptist's Church and Ashton Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground1 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 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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Hartwell Nursery & Preschool is a full-day nursery at Hartwell Community Centre, School Lane, NORTHAMPTON, NN7 2HL, in Hartwell, West Northamptonshire. It is registered for 24 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in July 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 (November 2026).
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| Hartwell Nursery & PreschoolThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| Hackleton Pre School PlaygroupFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 3.0 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Hartwell Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected October 2022 under 0.1 miles
- Ashton CofE Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Some aspects not as stronginspected January 2025 1.5 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 Hartwell Nursery & Preschool's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Hartwell Nursery & Preschool Good at its inspection on 11 July 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Hartwell Nursery & Preschool take?
Hartwell Nursery & Preschool is registered with Ofsted for up to 24 children at any one time.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 5 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
- 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 5 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 220223 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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