Full-day nursery in Foxholes, Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole
Muddy Boots Nursery School Parkstone
Emerson Hall, Hermitage Road, Parkstone, Poole, BH14 0QQ · 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
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Emerson Hall, Hermitage Road, Parkstone, Poole, BH14 0QQ · More nurseries in BH14
Stations
- Parkstone (Dorset)18 min walk · 0.7 miles
Buses
17 bus stops within 400 m, including Haymoor Road, Sea View and Dale Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Haskells Recreation Ground10 min walk
- Uppleby Road Play Area12 min walk
- Playground11 min walk
- 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 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.
What parents say
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Muddy Boots Nursery School Parkstone is a full-day nursery at Emerson Hall, Hermitage Road, Parkstone, Poole, BH14 0QQ, in Foxholes, Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole. It is registered for 38 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in September 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 (October 2026). It is run by Muddy Boots Nursery School Limited.
Run by Muddy Boots Nursery School Limited (school), which runs 5 nurseries.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Ocean Academy Poole Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Good (Improving)inspected May 2024 0.4 miles
- Livingstone Road Infant School Primaryages 2–7has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected May 2026 0.5 miles
- Livingstone Road Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 0.6 miles
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Poole Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected November 2024 0.6 miles
- Baden-Powell and St Peter's Church of England Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected February 2025 0.8 miles
- Canford Heath Infant School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: Outstandinginspected March 2023 0.8 miles
- Canford Heath Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2023 0.9 miles
- Longfleet Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected March 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 Muddy Boots Nursery School Parkstone's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Muddy Boots Nursery School Parkstone Good at its inspection on 1 September 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Muddy Boots Nursery School Parkstone take?
Muddy Boots Nursery School Parkstone is registered with Ofsted for up to 38 children at any one time.
Who runs Muddy Boots Nursery School Parkstone?
Muddy Boots Nursery School Parkstone is run by Muddy Boots Nursery School Limited, which runs 5 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Muddy Boots Nursery School Parkstone?
Parkstone (Dorset) is the nearest station we know of, 0.7 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Muddy Boots Nursery School Parkstone?
You can call 07871 648331 and visit muddybootsnurseryschool.com.
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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
- 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 EY550249 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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