Full-day nursery in Fremington, Devon
Little Butterflies Day Nursery Ltd
1a Beechfield Road, Fremington, Barnstaple, EX31 3DD · 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 October 2021Reference 2660858Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 22 March 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places37 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 17 December 2024Food 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
1a Beechfield Road, Fremington, Barnstaple, EX31 3DD · More nurseries in EX31
Buses
6 bus stops within 400 m, including Shops, Beechfield and New Inn.
Parks and playgrounds
- Fremington Village Green6 min walk
- Playground2 min walk
- Playground2 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- Playground12 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 Devon there are about 3.7 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.
What parents say
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Little Butterflies Day Nursery Ltd is a full-day nursery at 1a Beechfield Road, Fremington, Barnstaple, EX31 3DD, in Fremington, Devon. It is registered for 37 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 4 reviews (October 2026).
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| Little Butterflies Day Nursery LtdThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Fremington Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Requires improvement; Personal development: Requires improvement; Leadership and management: Requires improvementinspected February 2025 under 0.1 miles
- Roundswell Community Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected June 2023 1.4 miles
- The Shoreline Academy ages 5–16Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected May 2025 1.6 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 Butterflies Day Nursery Ltd's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Little Butterflies Day Nursery Ltd Good at its inspection on 22 March 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Little Butterflies Day Nursery Ltd take?
Little Butterflies Day Nursery Ltd is registered with Ofsted for up to 37 children at any one time.
How do I contact Little Butterflies Day Nursery Ltd?
You can call 01271 321277 and visit www.littlebutterfliesdaynursery.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 2660858 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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