Full-day nursery in Melbourn, Cambridgeshire
Little Hands Nursery School - Melbourn
1 The Moor, Melbourn, Royston, SG8 6ED · 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 2015Reference EY485624Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 6 December 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places56 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 2 July 2026Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
1 The Moor, Melbourn, Royston, SG8 6ED · More nurseries in SG8
Stations
- Meldreth11 min walk · 0.5 miles
Parks and playgrounds
- Melwood12 min walk
- Playground2 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 Cambridgeshire 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.
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Little Hands Nursery School - Melbourn is a full-day nursery at 1 The Moor, Melbourn, Royston, SG8 6ED, in Melbourn, Cambridgeshire. It is registered for 56 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in December 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 4 reviews (October 2026). It is run by Little Hands Nursery Schools Limited.
Run by Little Hands Nursery Schools Limited (school), which runs 4 nurseries.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Melbourn Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 0.4 miles
- Meldreth Primary School Primaryages 4–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected November 2024 0.6 miles
- Melbourn Village College Secondaryages 11–16Ofsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Requires improvement; Leadership and management: Requires improvementinspected May 2025 under 0.1 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 Hands Nursery School - Melbourn's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Little Hands Nursery School - Melbourn Good at its inspection on 6 December 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Little Hands Nursery School - Melbourn take?
Little Hands Nursery School - Melbourn is registered with Ofsted for up to 56 children at any one time.
Who runs Little Hands Nursery School - Melbourn?
Little Hands Nursery School - Melbourn is run by Little Hands Nursery Schools Limited, which runs 4 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Little Hands Nursery School - Melbourn?
Meldreth is the nearest station we know of, 0.5 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Little Hands Nursery School - Melbourn?
You can call 01763 260964 and visit www.littlehands.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.
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Last checked 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN EY485624 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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