Full-day nursery in New Catton, Norfolk
Muddy Puddles Nursery
YMCA Norfolk, Aylsham Road, Norwich, NR3 2HF · 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
YMCA Norfolk, Aylsham Road, Norwich, NR3 2HF · More nurseries in NR3
Parks and playgrounds
- Waterloo Park2 min walk
- Wensum Park3 min walk
- Pointer's Field7 min walk
- Shorncliffe Avenue Park9 min walk
- Eagle Baths Park10 min walk
- Playground3 min walk
© 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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Muddy Puddles Nursery is a full-day nursery at YMCA Norfolk, Aylsham Road, Norwich, NR3 2HF, in New Catton, Norfolk. It is registered for 90 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in April 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.0 from 8 reviews (November 2026).
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Angel Road Infant School Primaryages 2–7has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected May 2025 0.2 miles
- Angel Road Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected February 2025 0.3 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 0.5 miles
- Nelson Infant School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected July 2026 0.7 miles
- Notre Dame Preparatory School (Norwich) Limited ages 2–11has a nursery class 0.7 miles
- George White Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected January 2025 0.7 miles
- Mile Cross Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected December 2024 0.8 miles
- St. Clements Hill Primary Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected June 2025 0.8 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 Puddles Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Muddy Puddles Nursery Good at its inspection on 18 April 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Muddy Puddles Nursery take?
Muddy Puddles Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 90 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Muddy Puddles Nursery?
Norwich is the nearest station we know of, 1.4 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Muddy Puddles Nursery?
You can call 01603 343090 and visit www.muddy-puddles.org.
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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.
- © 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 2628544 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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