Full-day nursery in Little Houghton, West Northamptonshire
Little Houghton Day Nursery
The Old School, 35 Bedford Road, Little Houghton, NORTHAMPTON, NN7 1AB · 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 August 2011Reference EY431187Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 21 June 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places62 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 19 June 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
The Old School, 35 Bedford Road, Little Houghton, NORTHAMPTON, NN7 1AB · More nurseries in NN7
Buses
4 bus stops within 400 m, including St Mary's Church and Home Acre.
Parks and playgrounds
- Northampton Washlands12 min walk
- Playground5 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 West Northamptonshire there are about 3.2 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 Houghton Day Nursery is a full-day nursery at The Old School, 35 Bedford Road, Little Houghton, NORTHAMPTON, NN7 1AB, in Little Houghton, West Northamptonshire. It is registered for 62 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in June 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 4 reviews (November 2026). It is run by Bambino Limited.
Run by Bambino Limited (company), which runs 3 nurseries.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Little Houghton Church of England Primary Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected April 2024 0.2 miles
- Standens Barn Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2023 1.4 miles
- Cogenhoe Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected June 2025 1.5 miles
- Abington Vale Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Good (Improving)inspected February 2024 1.7 miles
- Bridgewater Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected October 2024 1.7 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 Houghton Day Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Little Houghton Day Nursery Good at its inspection on 21 June 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Little Houghton Day Nursery take?
Little Houghton Day Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 62 children at any one time.
Who runs Little Houghton Day Nursery?
Little Houghton Day Nursery is run by Bambino Limited, which runs 3 nurseries.
How do I contact Little Houghton Day Nursery?
You can call 01604 899338 and visit www.theoldstationnursery.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 EY431187 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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