Full-day nursery in Fratton, Portsmouth
Little Learners Day Care Ltd
Park Lodge, 28 Clarkes Road, Portsmouth, PO1 5PR · 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 2007Reference EY357086Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 24 April 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places63 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 30 October 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
Park Lodge, 28 Clarkes Road, Portsmouth, PO1 5PR · More nurseries in PO1
Stations
- Fratton10 min walk · 0.4 miles
- Portsmouth & Southsea24 min walk · 1.0 miles
Buses
4 bus stops within 400 m, including Kingston Cemetery, Adames Road and Shearer Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Kingston Recreation Ground1 min walk
- Lime Tree Park4 min walk
- Claremont Park10 min walk
- Stacey Community Orchard10 min walk
- Tamworth Park11 min walk
- Kingston Park Play Area playground1 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 Portsmouth there are about 3.3 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 Learners Day Care Ltd is a full-day nursery at Park Lodge, 28 Clarkes Road, Portsmouth, PO1 5PR, in Fratton, Portsmouth. It is registered for 63 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in April 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.9 from 34 reviews (November 2026).
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| Little Learners Day Care LtdThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Penbridge Infant School Primaryages 2–7has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected September 2022 0.3 miles
- Madani Academy ages 5–16 0.4 miles
- Manor Infant and Nursery School Primaryages 2–7has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected June 2024 0.5 miles
- Arundel Court Primary Academy and Nursery Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected April 2026 0.5 miles
- Penbridge Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2023 0.5 miles
- Fernhurst Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 0.6 miles
- St John's Cathedral Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected July 2022 0.6 miles
- Devonshire Infant School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: Report cardinspected May 2026 0.6 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 Learners Day Care Ltd's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Little Learners Day Care Ltd Good at its inspection on 24 April 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Little Learners Day Care Ltd take?
Little Learners Day Care Ltd is registered with Ofsted for up to 63 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Little Learners Day Care Ltd?
Fratton is the nearest station we know of, 0.4 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Little Learners Day Care Ltd?
You can call 023 9275 6104 and visit www.littlelearnersdaycare.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 EY357086 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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