Full-day nursery in West Carr, Kingston upon Hull
Midget Gems
Units 6-7, Grandale, Hull, HU7 4BL · 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 November 2003Reference EY264910Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 3 January 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places24 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 17 May 2024Food 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
Units 6-7, Grandale, Hull, HU7 4BL · More nurseries in HU7
Buses
7 bus stops within 400 m, including Grandale Shops, Grandale and Gorsedale.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground11 min walk
- Waterside Park Playground11 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 Kingston upon Hull there are about 5.3 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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Midget Gems is a full-day nursery at Units 6-7, Grandale, Hull, HU7 4BL, in West Carr, Kingston upon Hull. It is registered for 24 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in January 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.7 from 3 reviews (November 2026).
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| Midget GemsThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- St Andrew's Church of England Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Requires improvementinspected May 2024 under 0.1 miles
- Sutton Park Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2024 0.4 miles
- Parkstone Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2022 0.5 miles
- Bude Park Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2024 0.6 miles
- St Mary Queen of Martyrs VC Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2022 0.7 miles
- Endike Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Requires improvement; Personal development: Requires improvement; Leadership and management: Requires improvementinspected September 2024 0.8 miles
- Northcott School and Sixth Form College ages 3–19Ofsted: Outstandinginspected May 2024 0.9 miles
- Cleeve Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected February 2026 1.0 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
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What is Midget Gems's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Midget Gems Good at its inspection on 3 January 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Midget Gems take?
Midget Gems is registered with Ofsted for up to 24 children at any one time.
How do I contact Midget Gems?
You can call 01482 828189.
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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 EY264910 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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