Full-day nursery in Water Eaton, Milton Keynes
Little Tinkers Preschool@ Fern Grove
Lakes Estate Community Centre, Fern Grove, Bletchley, Milton Keynes, MK2 3HQ · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Good
- Quality of educationGood
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- 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
Lakes Estate Community Centre, Fern Grove, Bletchley, Milton Keynes, MK2 3HQ · More nurseries in MK2
Buses
6 bus stops within 400 m, including Fern Grove, Sir Herbert Leon School and Windermere Drive.
Parks and playgrounds
- Waterhall Park10 min walk
- Playground3 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
- Playground8 min walk
- Playground10 min walk
- Playground11 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 Milton Keynes 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 Tinkers Preschool@ Fern Grove is a full-day nursery at Lakes Estate Community Centre, Fern Grove, Bletchley, Milton Keynes, MK2 3HQ, in Water Eaton, Milton Keynes. It is registered for 40 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in July 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It is run by Little Tinkers Pre-school Partnership.
Run by Little Tinkers Pre-school Partnership (school), which runs 3 nurseries.
Compare nurseries nearby
| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Little Tinkers Preschool@ Fern GroveThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| Bletchley Montessori Day Nursery and PreschoolFull-day nursery | Report card 2025 | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.2 miles |
| Buttons@newtonleysSessional pre-school | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.3 miles |
| Eaton Mill NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.5 miles |
| The Palace Day NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.8 miles |
| Little Tinkers Preschool @ Holne ChaseFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.1 miles |
| Highfield House NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.1 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Drayton Park School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected May 2025 under 0.1 miles
- Water Hall Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected July 2025 0.2 miles
- Bishop Parker Catholic School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected September 2023 0.3 miles
- The Premier Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected June 2025 0.5 miles
- Newton Leys Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected December 2024 0.5 miles
- Knowles Nursery School Nurseryages 2–5has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 1.0 miles
- Knowles Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected October 2023 1.0 miles
- Holne Chase Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected November 2023 1.1 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 Tinkers Preschool@ Fern Grove's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Little Tinkers Preschool@ Fern Grove Good at its inspection on 2 July 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Little Tinkers Preschool@ Fern Grove take?
Little Tinkers Preschool@ Fern Grove is registered with Ofsted for up to 40 children at any one time.
Who runs Little Tinkers Preschool@ Fern Grove?
Little Tinkers Preschool@ Fern Grove is run by Little Tinkers Pre-school Partnership, which runs 3 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Little Tinkers Preschool@ Fern Grove?
Bletchley is the nearest station we know of, 1.0 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Little Tinkers Preschool@ Fern Grove?
You can call 01908 371361 and visit www.littletinkers-preschool.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 5 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY536356 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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