Full-day nursery in Starbeck, North Yorkshire
Natures Little Learners
8a & 8b Avenue Close, Harrogate, HG2 7LJ · 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 January 2021Reference 2621609Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 15 March 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places70 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 5 November 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
8a & 8b Avenue Close, Harrogate, HG2 7LJ · More nurseries in HG2
Stations
- Starbeck6 min walk · 0.2 miles
Buses
7 bus stops within 400 m, including The Avenue, Forest Lane Head and Moorland Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Hillbank Park2 min walk
- Belmont Park3 min walk
- Camwal Park3 min walk
- Spa Lane Field6 min walk
- Prospect Park7 min walk
- Playground4 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.
What parents say
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Natures Little Learners is a full-day nursery at 8a & 8b Avenue Close, Harrogate, HG2 7LJ, in Starbeck, North Yorkshire. It is registered for 70 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in March 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 46 reviews (October 2026).
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Starbeck Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected March 2024 under 0.1 miles
- Springwater Academy ages 2–19has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected June 2022 0.1 miles
- Hookstone Chase Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected November 2024 0.7 miles
- Willow Tree Community Primary School Primaryages 0–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected October 2024 0.9 miles
- St Robert's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected November 2023 1.0 miles
- St Mary's Primary School Knaresborough, A Voluntary Catholic Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected March 2025 1.4 miles
- Harrogate, Grove Road Community Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2023 1.5 miles
- Richard Taylor Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2022 1.5 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 Natures Little Learners's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Natures Little Learners Good at its inspection on 15 March 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Natures Little Learners take?
Natures Little Learners is registered with Ofsted for up to 70 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Natures Little Learners?
Starbeck is the nearest station we know of, 0.2 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Natures Little Learners?
You can call 01423 225062 and visit starbeck.natureslittlelearnersnurseries.co.uk.
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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.
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- Food hygiene rating from the Food Standards Agency, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Last checked 31 October 2026 · Ofsted URN 2621609 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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