Full-day nursery in Ashton's Green, St Helens
Little Harvards
Brunswick Street, St Helens, WA9 2JE · 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 2015Reference EY483340Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 25 July 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places54 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 7 May 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
Brunswick Street, St Helens, WA9 2JE · More nurseries in WA9
Buses
17 bus stops within 400 m, including Provident Street, Swan Avenue and Mcminnis Avenue.
Parks and playgrounds
- The Duckeries2 min walk
- Sankey Valley Park9 min walk
- Gaskell Park10 min walk
- Littlewood10 min walk
- The Duckeries Children's Play Area playground2 min walk
- Gaskell Park Children's Play Area 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 St Helens there are about 3.1 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 Harvards is a full-day nursery at Brunswick Street, St Helens, WA9 2JE, in Ashton's Green, St Helens. It is registered for 54 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in July 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.9 from 8 reviews (October 2026). It is run by Precious Little Ones Ltd.
Run by Precious Little Ones Ltd (company), which runs 3 nurseries.
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| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Little HarvardsThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| Evolution Childcare @ Newton HouseFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.5 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Broad Oak Community Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected October 2024 under 0.1 miles
- Holy Spirit Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected December 2024 under 0.1 miles
- Lansbury Bridge School ages 4–14Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected June 2025 0.5 miles
- Allanson Street Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2024 1.0 miles
- Sutton Oak CofE Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected January 2023 1.0 miles
- Legh Vale Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected October 2024 1.1 miles
- St. Mary's Blackbrook Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected March 2023 1.1 miles
- Pace ages 5–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected June 2025 1.2 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 Harvards's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Little Harvards Good at its inspection on 25 July 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Little Harvards take?
Little Harvards is registered with Ofsted for up to 54 children at any one time.
Who runs Little Harvards?
Little Harvards is run by Precious Little Ones Ltd, which runs 3 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Little Harvards?
St Helens Junction is the nearest station we know of, 1.2 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Little Harvards?
You can call 01744 22021 and visit www.plo-nurseries.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 EY483340 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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