Full-day nursery in The Close, West Sussex
The Little Blue Door
1 Laburnum Grove, Chichester, PO19 7DL · 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 April 2016Reference EY498553Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 15 February 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places60 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 17 January 2025Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
1 Laburnum Grove, Chichester, PO19 7DL · More nurseries in PO19
Stations
- Chichester8 min walk · 0.3 miles
Buses
23 bus stops within 400 m, including Market Avenue, High School and Herald Drive.
Parks and playgrounds
- Litten Gardens8 min walk
- Priory Park9 min walk
- St James's or Jubilee Park9 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- Playground6 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 West Sussex 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 Little Blue Door is a full-day nursery at 1 Laburnum Grove, Chichester, PO19 7DL, in The Close, West Sussex. It is registered for 60 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in February 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.6 from 8 reviews (October 2026). It is run by The Little Blue Door Limited.
Run by The Little Blue Door Limited (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
- St Richard's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected February 2022 under 0.1 miles
- The Prebendal School ages 2–14has a nursery class 0.4 miles
- Kingsham Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected June 2025 0.5 miles
- Rumboldswhyke CofE Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected September 2023 0.5 miles
- St. Joseph's CofE Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Goodinspected November 2022 0.5 miles
- Chichester Nursery School Nurseryages 3–5has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2024 0.6 miles
- St. Joseph's Infant School Primaryages 2–7has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Good (Concerns)inspected November 2023 0.6 miles
- Portfield Primary Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 0.7 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 Little Blue Door's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated The Little Blue Door Outstanding at its inspection on 15 February 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can The Little Blue Door take?
The Little Blue Door is registered with Ofsted for up to 60 children at any one time.
Who runs The Little Blue Door?
The Little Blue Door is run by The Little Blue Door Limited, which runs 2 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to The Little Blue Door?
Chichester is the nearest station we know of, 0.3 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact The Little Blue Door?
You can call 01243 530650 and visit littlebluedoor.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.
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Last checked 31 October 2026 · Ofsted URN EY498553 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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