Full-day nursery in Stamford, Lincolnshire
Small Wonders Nursery
15 Broad Street, Stamford, PE9 1PG · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Outstanding
- Quality of educationOutstanding
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- Leadership and managementOutstanding
- 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 February 2023Reference 2718159Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 28 April 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places81 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 20 October 2026Food 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
15 Broad Street, Stamford, PE9 1PG · More nurseries in PE9
Stations
- Stamford10 min walk · 0.4 miles
Buses
18 bus stops within 400 m, including Recreation Ground Road, All Saints' Church and St Marys Medical Centre.
Parks and playgrounds
- Town Meadows6 min walk
- St Peter's Square6 min walk
- Burghley Park9 min walk
- Playground4 min walk
- Playground11 min walk
- Playground12 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 Lincolnshire there are about 2.9 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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Small Wonders Nursery is a full-day nursery at 15 Broad Street, Stamford, PE9 1PG, in Stamford, Lincolnshire. It is registered for 81 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in April 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 3.0 from 2 reviews (October 2026). It is run by Small Wonders Day Nursery Ltd.
Run by Small Wonders Day Nursery Ltd (company), which runs 2 nurseries.
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Stamford St Gilberts Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected April 2026 0.3 miles
- The Bluecoat School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected February 2025 0.4 miles
- Stamford Junior School ages 2–11has a nursery class 0.5 miles
- St George's Church of England Aided Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2024 0.6 miles
- St Augustine's Catholic Voluntary Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected January 2025 0.6 miles
- Meadows View School ages 4–11 1.1 miles
- Malcolm Sargent Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected December 2024 1.2 miles
- Stamford Welland Academy Secondaryages 11–18Ofsted: Report cardinspected May 2026 0.4 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 Small Wonders Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Small Wonders Nursery Outstanding at its inspection on 28 April 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Small Wonders Nursery take?
Small Wonders Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 81 children at any one time.
Who runs Small Wonders Nursery?
Small Wonders Nursery is run by Small Wonders Day Nursery Ltd, which runs 2 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Small Wonders Nursery?
Stamford is the nearest station we know of, 0.4 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Small Wonders Nursery?
You can visit firstforchildcare.com.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 30 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 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN 2718159 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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