Full-day nursery in Bakersfield, Nottinghamshire
Little Owls Day Nursery
1-1a First Avenue, Carlton, NOTTINGHAM, NG4 1PH · 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 2016Reference EY500106Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 20 August 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places61 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 26 February 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
1-1a First Avenue, Carlton, NOTTINGHAM, NG4 1PH · More nurseries in NG4
Buses
11 bus stops within 400 m, including Hooton Road, Second Avenue and Buntings Lane.
Parks and playgrounds
- King George V Recreation Ground5 min walk
- Parkdale Playground12 min walk
- Albert Avenue Play Area playground5 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
- Carnarvon Grove Play Area 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 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
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Little Owls Day Nursery is a full-day nursery at 1-1a First Avenue, Carlton, NOTTINGHAM, NG4 1PH, in Bakersfield, Nottinghamshire. It is registered for 61 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in August 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.8 from 26 reviews (November 2026).
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Standhill Infants' School Primaryages 5–7Ofsted: Goodinspected September 2023 0.3 miles
- The Carlton Junior Academy Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected November 2024 0.4 miles
- The Carlton Infant Academy Primaryages 2–7has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected May 2026 0.5 miles
- Parkdale Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2022 0.5 miles
- The Sacred Heart Primary Catholic Voluntary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected April 2025 0.5 miles
- Hogarth Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2024 0.5 miles
- Porchester Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected April 2026 0.6 miles
- Haddon Primary and Nursery School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected April 2025 0.7 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 Owls Day Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Little Owls Day Nursery Good at its inspection on 20 August 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Little Owls Day Nursery take?
Little Owls Day Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 61 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Little Owls Day Nursery?
Carlton is the nearest station we know of, 1.2 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Little Owls Day Nursery?
You can call 0115 940 4388 and visit www.littleowlsdaynursery.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 EY500106 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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