Full-day nursery in Charlestown, Dorset
Little Firs Day Nursery
Conifers Primary School, Radipole Lane, Weymouth, DT4 0QF · 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 February 1993Reference 141017Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 28 June 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places77 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 6 May 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
Conifers Primary School, Radipole Lane, Weymouth, DT4 0QF · More nurseries in DT4
Buses
9 bus stops within 400 m, including Westhaven, East Wyld Road and Hereford Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Ludlow Road Playground9 min walk
- Playground10 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 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.
What parents say
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Little Firs Day Nursery is a full-day nursery at Conifers Primary School, Radipole Lane, Weymouth, DT4 0QF, in Charlestown, Dorset. It is registered for 77 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in June 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 10 reviews (November 2026).
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Conifers Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected November 2022 under 0.1 miles
- The Compass ages 5–16Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected October 2024 0.4 miles
- St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, Weymouth Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected March 2024 0.6 miles
- Beechcroft St Paul's CofE Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Requires improvementinspected February 2024 0.6 miles
- Holy Trinity Church of England VC Primary School & Community Nursery Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected March 2024 1.0 miles
- Southill Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected October 2022 1.0 miles
- Chickerell Primary Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected December 2024 1.1 miles
- Wyke Regis Infant School and Nursery Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected May 2025 1.2 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 Little Firs Day Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Little Firs Day Nursery Good at its inspection on 28 June 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Little Firs Day Nursery take?
Little Firs Day Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 77 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Little Firs Day Nursery?
Weymouth is the nearest station we know of, 1.2 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Little Firs Day Nursery?
You can call 01305 782727 and visit www.littlefirs.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 4 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 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 141017 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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