Full-day nursery in Fernhill, Isle of Wight
The Island Little Herons Childcare
Wootton Cp School, Church Road, Wootton Bridge, RYDE, PO33 4PT · 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.
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Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Wootton Cp School, Church Road, Wootton Bridge, RYDE, PO33 4PT · More nurseries in PO33
Stations
- Wootton (Isle of Wight Steam Railway)13 min walk · 0.5 miles
Buses
6 bus stops within 400 m, including Wootton Cedars, Lushington Garage and Tesco.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground2 min walk
- Playground9 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 Isle of Wight there are about 2.7 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 Island Little Herons Childcare is a full-day nursery at Wootton Cp School, Church Road, Wootton Bridge, RYDE, PO33 4PT, in Fernhill, Isle of Wight. It is registered for 40 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in June 2022, 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 The Island Day Nursery Limited.
Run by The Island Day Nursery Limited (company), which runs 4 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
- Wootton Community Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected November 2024 under 0.1 miles
- Priory School ages 4–18 1.7 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 The Island Little Herons Childcare's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated The Island Little Herons Childcare Good at its inspection on 29 June 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can The Island Little Herons Childcare take?
The Island Little Herons Childcare is registered with Ofsted for up to 40 children at any one time.
Who runs The Island Little Herons Childcare?
The Island Little Herons Childcare is run by The Island Day Nursery Limited, which runs 4 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to The Island Little Herons Childcare?
Wootton (Isle of Wight Steam Railway) is the nearest station we know of, 0.5 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact The Island Little Herons Childcare?
You can call 01983 884801 and visit www.islanddaynursery.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 EY429986 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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