Full-day nursery in Upper Parkstone, Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole
Little Stars Education Limited
39 Penn Hill Avenue, Poole, BH14 9LU · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Good
- Quality of educationGood
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- 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 October 2002Reference EY219327Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 26 January 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places73 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 7 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
39 Penn Hill Avenue, Poole, BH14 9LU · More nurseries in BH14
Stations
- Parkstone (Dorset)16 min walk · 0.6 miles
- Branksome17 min walk · 0.7 miles
Buses
10 bus stops within 400 m, including Spur Hill Avenue, Hardy Road and Majestic Wine Warehouse.
Parks and playgrounds
- Alexandra Park6 min walk
- Playground7 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 Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole 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.
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Little Stars Education Limited is a full-day nursery at 39 Penn Hill Avenue, Poole, BH14 9LU, in Upper Parkstone, Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole. It is registered for 73 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in January 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.4 (October 2026). It is run by Little Stars Education Ltd.
Run by Little Stars Education Ltd (company), which runs 2 nurseries.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Courthill Infant School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: Goodinspected January 2023 0.2 miles
- Bournemouth Collegiate Preparatory School ages 2–11has a nursery class 0.3 miles
- Heatherlands Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2022 0.7 miles
- Victoria Education Centre ages 3–19has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected November 2024 0.7 miles
- Baden-Powell and St Peter's Church of England Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected February 2025 0.7 miles
- Livingstone Road Infant School Primaryages 2–7has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected May 2026 0.9 miles
- Livingstone Road Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 1.0 miles
- Lilliput Church of England Infant School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: Goodinspected July 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 Stars Education Limited's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Little Stars Education Limited Good at its inspection on 26 January 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Little Stars Education Limited take?
Little Stars Education Limited is registered with Ofsted for up to 73 children at any one time.
Who runs Little Stars Education Limited?
Little Stars Education Limited is run by Little Stars Education Ltd, which runs 2 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Little Stars Education Limited?
Parkstone (Dorset) is the nearest station we know of, 0.6 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Little Stars Education Limited?
You can call 01202 741437 and visit www.littlestarsnursery.net.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 31 October 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.
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Last checked 31 October 2026 · Ofsted URN EY219327 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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