Full-day nursery in Cove, Hampshire
The Orchard Children's Nursery (Farnborough) Limited
Sandy Lane, Cove, Farnborough, GU14 9ES · 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.
Official records
- Ofsted registrationRegistered since May 2010Reference EY406479Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 19 January 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places15 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 8 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
Sandy Lane, Cove, Farnborough, GU14 9ES · More nurseries in GU14
Buses
6 bus stops within 400 m, including Pinewood School, Hill Corner Farm Park and Bartons Way.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground3 min walk
- Playground4 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 Hampshire 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 Orchard Children's Nursery (Farnborough) Limited is a full-day nursery at Sandy Lane, Cove, Farnborough, GU14 9ES, in Cove, Hampshire. It is registered for 15 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in January 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.0 from 4 reviews (October 2026).
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Orchard Children's Nursery (Farnborough) LimitedThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Guillemont Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected July 2025 under 0.1 miles
- Pinewood Infant School Primaryages 5–7Ofsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 0.2 miles
- Parsonage Farm Nursery and Infant School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected September 2024 0.5 miles
- Cove Infant School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: Goodinspected February 2024 0.5 miles
- Manor Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected March 2025 0.6 miles
- Manor Infant School Primaryages 5–7Ofsted: Report cardinspected July 2026 0.6 miles
- Cove Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected April 2024 0.7 miles
- Grange Community Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected April 2025 0.9 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 Orchard Children's Nursery (Farnborough) Limited's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated The Orchard Children's Nursery (Farnborough) Limited Good at its inspection on 19 January 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can The Orchard Children's Nursery (Farnborough) Limited take?
The Orchard Children's Nursery (Farnborough) Limited is registered with Ofsted for up to 15 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to The Orchard Children's Nursery (Farnborough) Limited?
Farnborough (Main) is the nearest station we know of, 1.6 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact The Orchard Children's Nursery (Farnborough) Limited?
You can call 01252 405370 and visit www.theorchardnursery.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
- 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 EY406479 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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