Full-day nursery in Ivybridge, Devon
Little Orchard Montessori Nursery - Woodlands
The Nursery, Abbot Road, Ivybridge, PL21 9TF · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Good
- Quality of educationGood
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- 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 December 2014Reference EY484026Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 16 June 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places26 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 1 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
The Nursery, Abbot Road, Ivybridge, PL21 9TF · More nurseries in PL21
Buses
8 bus stops within 400 m, including Abbot Road, Mallet Road and Langham Levels.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground4 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
- Playground8 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 Devon there are about 3.7 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 Montessori Nursery - Woodlands is a full-day nursery at The Nursery, Abbot Road, Ivybridge, PL21 9TF, in Ivybridge, Devon. It is registered for 26 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in June 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 8 reviews (November 2026). It is run by Little Orchard Montessori Nurseries Limited.
Run by Little Orchard Montessori Nurseries Limited (company), which runs 4 nurseries.
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Woodlands Park Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected February 2025 under 0.1 miles
- Manor Primary School, Ivybridge Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected July 2025 0.6 miles
- The Erme Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 0.8 miles
- Stowford School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2023 1.1 miles
- Ivybridge Community College Secondaryages 11–18Ofsted: Improved significantlyinspected February 2025 1.0 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 Orchard Montessori Nursery - Woodlands's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Little Orchard Montessori Nursery - Woodlands Good at its inspection on 16 June 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Little Orchard Montessori Nursery - Woodlands take?
Little Orchard Montessori Nursery - Woodlands is registered with Ofsted for up to 26 children at any one time.
Who runs Little Orchard Montessori Nursery - Woodlands?
Little Orchard Montessori Nursery - Woodlands is run by Little Orchard Montessori Nurseries Limited, which runs 4 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Little Orchard Montessori Nursery - Woodlands?
Ivybridge is the nearest station we know of, 1.5 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Little Orchard Montessori Nursery - Woodlands?
You can call 01752 658567 and visit www.littleorchardmontessori.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 EY484026 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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