Full-day nursery in St Leonards, Dorset
The Little Learners Nursery
St. Leonards And St. Ives Village Hall, Braeside Road, St. Leonards, Ringwood, BH24 2PH · 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
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
St. Leonards And St. Ives Village Hall, Braeside Road, St. Leonards, Ringwood, BH24 2PH · More nurseries in BH24
Buses
8 bus stops within 400 m, including Fernlea Close, Lions Lane and Woolsbridge Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Play Park playground1 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 Little Learners Nursery is a full-day nursery at St. Leonards And St. Ives Village Hall, Braeside Road, St. Leonards, Ringwood, BH24 2PH, in St Leonards, Dorset. It is registered for 25 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in November 2021, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 2 reviews (November 2026).
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- St Ives Primary & Nursery School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Outstandinginspected December 2023 0.9 miles
- Sheiling School ages 5–19 1.3 miles
- Ringwood Waldorf School ages 2–19has a nursery class 1.6 miles
- Oakhurst Community First School Primaryages 5–9has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected April 2026 1.8 miles
- West Moors Middle School Middle deemed secondaryages 9–13Ofsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 1.7 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 Little Learners Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated The Little Learners Nursery Good at its inspection on 19 November 2021, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can The Little Learners Nursery take?
The Little Learners Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 25 children at any one time.
How do I contact The Little Learners Nursery?
You can call 07541 766152 and visit www.thelittlelearnersnursery.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 4 November 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 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 2532842 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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