Sessional pre-school in New Town, Hertfordshire
Little Ladybirds & Night Owls
Hillmead Primary School, Woburn Avenue, Bishop's Stortford, CM23 4PW · 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
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Hillmead Primary School, Woburn Avenue, Bishop's Stortford, CM23 4PW · More nurseries in CM23
Parks and playgrounds
- Bishop’s Park Playing Field4 min walk
- Bishop's Park Playground5 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Play Area 1 - Younger Children playground5 min walk
- Coopers Grange Childrens' Play Area playground6 min walk
© 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.
What parents say
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Little Ladybirds & Night Owls is a sessional pre-school at Hillmead Primary School, Woburn Avenue, Bishop's Stortford, CM23 4PW, in New Town, Hertfordshire. It is registered for 72 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in April 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.
Compare nurseries nearby
| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Little Ladybirds & Night OwlsThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| The Pre-School at St Joe's LtdSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.6 miles |
| Early Birds, Night Owls & Little Ladybirds Pre-SchoolFull-day nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.6 miles |
| Bright Horizons Bishop's Stortford Day Nursery and PreschoolFull-day nursery | Report card 2026 | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.6 miles |
| Early Birds, Night Owls & Little Ladybirds Pre-SchoolFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.7 miles |
| Partou Sycamore House Day Nursery & Pre-SchoolFull-day nursery | Report card 2026 | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.8 miles |
| Early Birds, Night Owls & Appletree Pre-SchoolSessional pre-school | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.8 miles |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Hillmead Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2024 under 0.1 miles
- Bishop's Stortford College ages 3–18has a nursery class 0.5 miles
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School B/S Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected December 2022 0.6 miles
- Northgate Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2023 0.7 miles
- Avanti Brook Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected July 2026 0.7 miles
- Manor Fields Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.8 miles
- Windhill21 Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected March 2025 0.8 miles
- St Michael's Church of England Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected January 2025 0.8 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
Questions parents ask
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What is Little Ladybirds & Night Owls's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Little Ladybirds & Night Owls Good at its inspection on 24 April 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 72 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, 1.2 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.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Last checked 30 June 2026 · Ofsted URN 2710034 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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