Full-day nursery in Amberley, West Sussex
Little Birds Forest Nursery
Amberley Museum, New Barn Road, Amberley, Arundel, BN18 9LT · 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 December 2020Reference 2624277Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 27 January 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places25 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating3 (Generally satisfactory)inspected 8 July 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
Amberley Museum, New Barn Road, Amberley, Arundel, BN18 9LT · More nurseries in BN18
Stations
- Amberley8 min walk · 0.3 miles
Buses
2 bus stops within 400 m, including High Titten.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground6 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 Sussex there are about 2.7 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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Little Birds Forest Nursery is a full-day nursery at Amberley Museum, New Barn Road, Amberley, Arundel, BN18 9LT, in Amberley, West Sussex. It is registered for 25 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in January 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It is run by Little Birds Forest Nurseries Ltd.
Run by Little Birds Forest Nurseries Ltd (company), which runs 3 nurseries.
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| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Little Birds Forest NurseryThis nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| Bury Manor Pre-SchoolFull-day nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.0 miles |
| Fairytale Forest Day NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 2.2 miles |
| Chuckleberries At ColdwalthamFull-day nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 2.7 miles |
| Cootham Pre-SchoolFull-day nursery | Report card 2025 | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 3.1 miles |
| The Learning Tree PreschoolFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 3.2 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Amberley CofE Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected October 2024 0.5 miles
- Dorset House School ages 4–13 0.8 miles
- Bury CofE Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2024 1.4 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 Little Birds Forest Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Little Birds Forest Nursery Outstanding at its inspection on 27 January 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Little Birds Forest Nursery take?
Little Birds Forest Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 25 children at any one time.
Who runs Little Birds Forest Nursery?
Little Birds Forest Nursery is run by Little Birds Forest Nurseries Ltd, which runs 3 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Little Birds Forest Nursery?
Amberley is the nearest station we know of, 0.3 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Little Birds Forest Nursery?
You can visit www.littlebirdsnursery.co.uk.
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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
- 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.
Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 2624277 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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