Sessional pre-school in Hockerill, Hertfordshire
Little Ladybirds & Night Owls
All Saints C Of E Primary School & Nursery, Parsonage Lane, Bishop's Stortford, CM23 5BE · 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
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
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Getting there
All Saints C Of E Primary School & Nursery, Parsonage Lane, Bishop's Stortford, CM23 5BE · More nurseries in CM23
Stations
- Bishops Stortford20 min walk · 0.8 miles
Buses
9 bus stops within 400 m, including Plaw Hatch Close H&R, Plaw Hatch Close and Heath Row.
Parks and playgrounds
- Parsonage Playing Field4 min walk
- Northolt Avenue Park7 min walk
- Cannons Close Park10 min walk
- Playground4 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Parsonage Lane Play Area 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 Hertfordshire there are about 2.9 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 Ladybirds & Night Owls is a sessional pre-school at All Saints C Of E Primary School & Nursery, Parsonage Lane, Bishop's Stortford, CM23 5BE, in Hockerill, Hertfordshire. It is registered for 30 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in May 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It is run by Early Bird and Night Owl Childcare Ltd.
Run by Early Bird and Night Owl Childcare Ltd (company), which runs 5 nurseries.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- All Saints Church of England Primary School and Nursery, Bishop's Stortford Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 under 0.1 miles
- Summercroft Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected December 2022 0.2 miles
- Thorn Grove Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected October 2024 0.8 miles
- Birchanger Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected April 2026 0.9 miles
- Windhill21 Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected March 2025 1.0 miles
- St Michael's Church of England Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected January 2025 1.0 miles
- Avanti Meadows Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected March 2024 1.1 miles
- Northgate Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2023 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 Ladybirds & Night Owls's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Little Ladybirds & Night Owls Good at its inspection on 13 May 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Little Ladybirds & Night Owls take?
Little Ladybirds & Night Owls is registered with Ofsted for up to 30 children at any one time.
Who runs Little Ladybirds & Night Owls?
Little Ladybirds & Night Owls is run by Early Bird and Night Owl Childcare Ltd, which runs 5 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Little Ladybirds & Night Owls?
Bishops Stortford is the nearest station we know of, 0.8 miles away in a straight line.
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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
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Last checked 30 June 2026 · Ofsted URN 2710030 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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