Full-day nursery in Marshgate, Cornwall
Little Otters Children's Centre
Marshgate, Camelford, PL32 9YN · 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 January 1997Reference 103037Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 26 January 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places29 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 27 October 2022Food 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
Marshgate, Camelford, PL32 9YN · More nurseries in PL32
Buses
2 bus stops within 400 m, including Penwarnick.
NaPTAN, Department for Transport, 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 Cornwall there are about 3.4 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 Otters Children's Centre is a full-day nursery at Marshgate, Camelford, PL32 9YN, in Marshgate, Cornwall. It is registered for 29 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in January 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Otterham Community Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Goodinspected July 2024 0.2 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 Otters Children's Centre's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Little Otters Children's Centre Good at its inspection on 26 January 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Little Otters Children's Centre take?
Little Otters Children's Centre is registered with Ofsted for up to 29 children at any one time.
How do I contact Little Otters Children's Centre?
You can call 01840 261593.
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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.
- 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 103037 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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