Sessional pre-school in Cotgrave, Nottinghamshire
Little Kites Playgroup
Cotgrave Candleby Lane School, Candleby Lane, Cotgrave, NG12 3JG · 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 December 2007Reference EY366149Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 9 September 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places26 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 12 May 2026Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Cotgrave Candleby Lane School, Candleby Lane, Cotgrave, NG12 3JG · More nurseries in NG12
Buses
11 bus stops within 400 m, including Candleby Lane School, East Acres and White Furrows.
Parks and playgrounds
- Ring Leas Play Area8 min walk
- Cotgrave Country Park9 min walk
- Playground2 min walk
- Broadmeer Play Area playground6 min walk
- Playground9 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 Nottinghamshire 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 Kites Playgroup is a sessional pre-school at Cotgrave Candleby Lane School, Candleby Lane, Cotgrave, NG12 3JG, in Cotgrave, Nottinghamshire. It is registered for 26 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in September 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Cotgrave Candleby Lane School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Outstandinginspected December 2023 under 0.1 miles
- Ash Lea Academy ages 3–18has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected February 2025 0.2 miles
- Cotgrave Church of England Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected December 2025 0.2 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 Kites Playgroup's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Little Kites Playgroup Good at its inspection on 9 September 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Little Kites Playgroup take?
Little Kites Playgroup is registered with Ofsted for up to 26 children at any one time.
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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 30 June 2026 · Ofsted URN EY366149 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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