Full-day nursery in Swarcliffe, Leeds
Little Owls Nursery Swarcliffe
Early Years Centre, Langbar Road, Leeds, LS14 5ER · 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
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Early Years Centre, Langbar Road, Leeds, LS14 5ER · More nurseries in LS14
Buses
10 bus stops within 400 m, including Whinmoor Way, Stanks Dr Swarcliffe Ave and Swarcliffe.
Parks and playgrounds
- Pennwell Pocket Park5 min walk
- Sledmere Green6 min walk
- Mill Green Close9 min walk
- Mill Green11 min walk
- Playground1 min walk
- Playground2 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 Leeds there are about 3.6 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 Owls Nursery Swarcliffe is a full-day nursery at Early Years Centre, Langbar Road, Leeds, LS14 5ER, in Swarcliffe, Leeds. It is registered for 64 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in August 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It is run by Leeds City Council.
Run by Leeds City Council (local council), which runs 19 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
- Grimes Dyke Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected February 2025 0.2 miles
- Swarcliffe Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected March 2025 0.3 miles
- Scholes (Elmet) Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected May 2024 0.6 miles
- Manston Primary Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Goodinspected October 2022 0.6 miles
- St Theresa's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2022 0.7 miles
- White Laith Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2022 0.7 miles
- Manston St James Primary Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected October 2024 0.8 miles
- Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2023 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 Owls Nursery Swarcliffe's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Little Owls Nursery Swarcliffe Good at its inspection on 3 August 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Little Owls Nursery Swarcliffe take?
Little Owls Nursery Swarcliffe is registered with Ofsted for up to 64 children at any one time.
Who runs Little Owls Nursery Swarcliffe?
Little Owls Nursery Swarcliffe is run by Leeds City Council, which runs 19 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Little Owls Nursery Swarcliffe?
Cross Gates is the nearest station we know of, 1.3 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Little Owls Nursery Swarcliffe?
You can call 0113 378 1816 and visit www.littleowlsleeds.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
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 512403 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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