Full-day nursery in Kington, Herefordshire
Little Orchard Day Nursery
3 Gravel Hill, KINGTON, HR5 3BS · 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 November 2008Reference EY382247Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 23 January 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places42 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 16 July 2026Food 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
3 Gravel Hill, KINGTON, HR5 3BS · More nurseries in HR5
Buses
19 bus stops within 400 m, including The Beeches, Greenfield Drive and Gravel Hill Drive.
Parks and playgrounds
- Crooked Well Meadow3 min walk
- Sutton Walls Park8 min walk
- Kington Recreational Ground10 min walk
- Playground4 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground9 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 Herefordshire 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.
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Little Orchard Day Nursery is a full-day nursery at 3 Gravel Hill, KINGTON, HR5 3BS, in Kington, Herefordshire. It is registered for 42 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in January 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Kington Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected May 2025 0.3 miles
- Lady Hawkins' School Secondaryages 11–16Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected October 2024 0.5 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 Orchard Day Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Little Orchard Day Nursery Good at its inspection on 23 January 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Little Orchard Day Nursery take?
Little Orchard Day Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 42 children at any one time.
How do I contact Little Orchard Day Nursery?
You can call 01544 231051 and visit www.littleorchardnurserykington.co.uk.
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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 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY382247 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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