Full-day nursery in Oakfield, Isle of Wight
Little Squirrels Community Nursery
Ryde Business Park, Nicholson Road, Ryde, PO33 1BQ · 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 May 2003Reference EY235868Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 28 May 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places63 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 1 October 2025Food 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
Ryde Business Park, Nicholson Road, Ryde, PO33 1BQ · More nurseries in PO33
Stations
- Ryde St Johns Road9 min walk · 0.3 miles
- Smallbrook Junction15 min walk · 0.6 miles
- Ryde Esplanade23 min walk · 0.9 miles
Buses
7 bus stops within 400 m, including Ryde Business Park, Slade Road and Oakfield Stores.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground2 min walk
- Playground2 min walk
- Playground2 min walk
- Playground6 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 Isle of Wight there are about 2.7 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.
What parents say
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Little Squirrels Community Nursery is a full-day nursery at Ryde Business Park, Nicholson Road, Ryde, PO33 1BQ, in Oakfield, Isle of Wight. It is registered for 63 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in May 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 2 reviews (November 2026). It is run by KNL Childcare Ltd.
Run by KNL Childcare Ltd (company), which runs 3 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
- Haylands Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected September 2023 0.5 miles
- Oakfield Church of England Aided Primary School, Ryde Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.5 miles
- Dover Park Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2024 0.6 miles
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected June 2025 0.6 miles
- Ryde School with Upper Chine ages 2–19has a nursery class 0.8 miles
- Greenmount Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 1.0 miles
- Binstead Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2024 1.4 miles
- Nettlestone Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected June 2024 1.7 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 Squirrels Community Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Little Squirrels Community Nursery Good at its inspection on 28 May 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Little Squirrels Community Nursery take?
Little Squirrels Community Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 63 children at any one time.
Who runs Little Squirrels Community Nursery?
Little Squirrels Community Nursery is run by KNL Childcare Ltd, which runs 3 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Little Squirrels Community Nursery?
Ryde St Johns Road is the nearest station we know of, 0.3 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Little Squirrels Community Nursery?
You can call 01983 615648 and visit www.little-squirrels.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 EY235868 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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