Full-day nursery in Wimborne Minster, Dorset
River House Nursery
Kim Co Ltd, Crown House, 6 Wimborne Road, Walford, Wimborne, BH21 1NN · 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 August 2023Reference 2743632Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 7 February 2025Ofsted · 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 11 August 2026Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Kim Co Ltd, Crown House, 6 Wimborne Road, Walford, Wimborne, BH21 1NN · More nurseries in BH21
Buses
2 bus stops within 400 m, including Knobcrook Road and Allenbourn School.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground7 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 Dorset there are about 2.8 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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River House Nursery is a full-day nursery at Kim Co Ltd, Crown House, 6 Wimborne Road, Walford, Wimborne, BH21 1NN, in Wimborne Minster, Dorset. It is registered for 70 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in February 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 (October 2026).
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| River House NurseryThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| Tops Day Nurseries - WimborneFull-day nursery | Report card 2026 | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.1 miles |
| Colehill NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.6 miles |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Wimborne First School and Nursery Primaryages 2–9has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected July 2024 0.2 miles
- St John's Church of England First School, Wimborne Primaryages 5–9Ofsted: Goodinspected January 2023 0.6 miles
- Dumpton School ages 2–13has a nursery class 0.7 miles
- Beaucroft Foundation School ages 4–19has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2023 0.8 miles
- Pamphill Church of England First School Primaryages 5–9Ofsted: Goodinspected September 2023 1.0 miles
- Merley First School Primaryages 5–9Ofsted: Goodinspected November 2023 1.5 miles
- Colehill First School Primaryages 5–9Ofsted: Goodinspected March 2023 1.6 miles
- Hayeswood First School Primaryages 5–9Ofsted: Goodinspected November 2023 1.6 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 River House Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated River House Nursery Good at its inspection on 7 February 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can River House Nursery take?
River House Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 70 children at any one time.
How do I contact River House Nursery?
You can call 01202 028598 and visit riverhousenursery.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.
- © 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 31 October 2026 · Ofsted URN 2743632 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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