Full-day nursery in Norwich, Norfolk
Little Squirrels Play Forest
Little Squirrels Play Forest, 70a Castle Quarter, Norwich, NR1 3DD · 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.
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Fees
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Hours and ages
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Getting there
Little Squirrels Play Forest, 70a Castle Quarter, Norwich, NR1 3DD · More nurseries in NR1
Stations
- Norwich11 min walk · 0.5 miles
Parks and playgrounds
- Chapelfield Gardens8 min walk
- James Stuart Garden10 min walk
- The Oasis11 min walk
- Jenny Lind Park12 min walk
- Old Library Wood12 min walk
- Bedlam Soft Play Area 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 Norfolk there are about 3.9 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 Play Forest is a full-day nursery at Little Squirrels Play Forest, 70a Castle Quarter, Norwich, NR1 3DD, in Norwich, Norfolk. It is registered for 34 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in June 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 5 reviews (November 2026). It is run by Little Squirrels Play Forest Limited.
Run by Little Squirrels Play Forest Limited (company), which runs 4 nurseries.
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| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Little Squirrels Play ForestThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- The Free School Norwich Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected May 2025 0.2 miles
- Norwich School ages 3–18has a nursery class 0.3 miles
- Charles Darwin Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected April 2025 0.3 miles
- Bignold Primary School and Nursery Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected May 2022 0.4 miles
- Norwich Steiner School ages 3–19has a nursery class 0.7 miles
- Lakenham Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected May 2024 0.7 miles
- Town Close Co-Educational Preparatory School ages 2–14has a nursery class 0.8 miles
- Magdalen Gates Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected June 2025 0.9 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 Play Forest's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Little Squirrels Play Forest Good at its inspection on 20 June 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Little Squirrels Play Forest take?
Little Squirrels Play Forest is registered with Ofsted for up to 34 children at any one time.
Who runs Little Squirrels Play Forest?
Little Squirrels Play Forest is run by Little Squirrels Play Forest Limited, which runs 4 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Little Squirrels Play Forest?
Norwich is the nearest station we know of, 0.5 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Little Squirrels Play Forest?
You can call 01603 633550 and visit little-squirrels.com.
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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
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY543579 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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