Sessional pre-school in Rainworth, Nottinghamshire
Little Nippers Preschool
Python Hill Primary School, Kirklington Road, MANSFIELD, NG21 0JZ · 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 June 2006Reference EY335257Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 17 June 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places40 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 25 March 2026Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
Thanks. We count every request and show the nursery how many parents are asking.
Estimate a monthly cost with the council area's typical day rate
Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Python Hill Primary School, Kirklington Road, MANSFIELD, NG21 0JZ · More nurseries in NG21
Buses
6 bus stops within 400 m, including Sherwood Road, Sherwood Parade and Webster Close.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground2 min walk
- Playground3 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.
What parents say
Reviews on Toddly
Be the first parent to review Little Nippers Preschool
Reviews come from parents who sign in, and a person reads each one before it goes live. How reviews work
Write a reviewAbout Little Nippers Preschool
Little Nippers Preschool is a sessional pre-school at Python Hill Primary School, Kirklington Road, MANSFIELD, NG21 0JZ, in Rainworth, Nottinghamshire. It is registered for 40 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in June 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
Compare nurseries nearby
| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Little Nippers PreschoolThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| Country Kids Day NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.7 miles |
| Cedar House Day NurseryFull-day nursery | Report card 2025 | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.7 miles |
| Kindred White PostFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 2.0 miles |
| Cherubs Children's Centre WynndaleFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 2.7 miles |
| Treetops Vicar WaterFull-day nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 2.9 miles |
| Ravenshead Preschool PlaygroupSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 3.2 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- The Python Hill Academy Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Goodinspected January 2023 0.1 miles
- Lake View Primary and Nursery School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery class 0.7 miles
- Blidworth Oaks Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected April 2025 1.2 miles
- Heathlands Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected December 2025 1.3 miles
- Dawn House School ages 5–19Ofsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected July 2025 1.3 miles
- The Joseph Whitaker School Secondaryages 11–18Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected November 2024 0.7 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
Questions parents ask
Got a question? Ask and get an answer straight away.
What is Little Nippers Preschool's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Little Nippers Preschool Good at its inspection on 17 June 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Little Nippers Preschool take?
Little Nippers Preschool is registered with Ofsted for up to 40 children at any one time.
Tools for parents in Nottinghamshire
- Childcare cost calculatorMonthly cost with funded hours
- Funded hours checkerWhich schemes you qualify for
- Funded hours start dateWhen your child's hours begin
- Tax-Free Childcare calculatorThe 20% top-up on your bill
- Visit checklist for this nurseryPrintable questions, pre-filled
- Cost of nursery in NottinghamshireFees by age in Nottinghamshire
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 EY335257 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
Is this your nursery? Claim it free to correct details, add photos and answer parents' questions.
Claim it free