Full-day nursery in Petersfield, Hampshire
Little Gems Day Nursery
Childrens Centre, 1 Readon Close, PETERSFIELD, GU31 4BN · 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 November 2017Reference EY554894Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 11 June 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places40 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 17 August 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
Childrens Centre, 1 Readon Close, PETERSFIELD, GU31 4BN · More nurseries in GU31
Stations
- Petersfield12 min walk · 0.5 miles
Buses
9 bus stops within 400 m, including Madeline Road, Tor Way and Churchers College.
Parks and playgrounds
- Petersfield Heath9 min walk
- Avenue Playing Fields10 min walk
- Ramshill Playground6 min walk
- Playground8 min walk
- Playground12 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 Hampshire 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 Gems Day Nursery is a full-day nursery at Childrens Centre, 1 Readon Close, PETERSFIELD, GU31 4BN, in Petersfield, Hampshire. It is registered for 40 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in June 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It is run by Bexsters Services Limited.
Run by Bexsters Services Limited (company), which runs 3 nurseries.
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| Little Gems Day NurseryThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Churcher's College ages 2–19has a nursery class 0.1 miles
- Herne Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2023 0.2 miles
- Petersfield Infant School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected June 2025 0.4 miles
- Sheet Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected January 2025 0.6 miles
- Bedales School ages 3–19has a nursery class 1.0 miles
- Steep Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected October 2024 1.1 miles
- Langrish Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Improved significantlyinspected May 2025 1.8 miles
- The Petersfield School Secondaryages 11–16Ofsted: School remains Outstandinginspected May 2024 0.7 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 Gems Day Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Little Gems Day Nursery Good at its inspection on 11 June 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Little Gems Day Nursery take?
Little Gems Day Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 40 children at any one time.
Who runs Little Gems Day Nursery?
Little Gems Day Nursery is run by Bexsters Services Limited, which runs 3 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Little Gems Day Nursery?
Petersfield is the nearest station we know of, 0.5 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Little Gems Day Nursery?
You can call 01730 260132 and visit littlegemsdaynursery.com.
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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 EY554894 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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