Full-day nursery in Child Okeford, Dorset
The Ark Child Okeford
St. Nicholas C of E Primary School, Station Road, Child Okeford, BLANDFORD FORUM, DT11 8EL · 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.
Latest report published 18 September 2025. Ofsted inspected again after the inspection shown above; we'll add the new results when we next update our records.
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Fees
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Hours and ages
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Getting there
St. Nicholas C of E Primary School, Station Road, Child Okeford, BLANDFORD FORUM, DT11 8EL · More nurseries in DT11
Buses
4 bus stops within 400 m, including The School and The Cross.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground2 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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The Ark Child Okeford is a full-day nursery at St. Nicholas C of E Primary School, Station Road, Child Okeford, BLANDFORD FORUM, DT11 8EL, in Child Okeford, Dorset. It is registered for 42 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 4.7 from 3 reviews (October 2026).
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| The Ark Child OkefordThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| Blandford Opportunity GroupSessional pre-school | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 4.8 miles |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- St Nicholas Church of England Primary School, Child Okeford Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 0.1 miles
- Shillingstone Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected October 2023 1.2 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 The Ark Child Okeford's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated The Ark Child Okeford Good at its inspection on 26 February 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can The Ark Child Okeford take?
The Ark Child Okeford is registered with Ofsted for up to 42 children at any one time.
How do I contact The Ark Child Okeford?
You can call 01258 861007 and visit www.thearkchildokeford.co.uk.
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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
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Last checked 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN 141096 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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