What Ofsted found
Good Inspected 26 April 2022
| Judgement | Grade |
|---|---|
| Overall effectiveness | Good |
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
The second of the four grades: a good standard of care and learning. Ofsted now gives report cards instead, so this grade stays until the next inspection.
What a place could cost
Ladybirds Playschool LTD sets its own prices. These are the averages for day nurseries in South West, for 50 hours a week in term time once the 30 funded hours are taken off.
| Child's age | You pay a week | About a month |
|---|---|---|
| From 9 months to 2 | £145 | £460 |
| 2 years old | £133 | £422 |
| 3 to 4 years old | £122 | £388 |
A month here is 38 term-time weeks spread over 12 months. Work out your own hours or check your free hours.
Ladybirds Playschool LTD against Dorset
| Ladybirds Playschool LTD | Dorset average | |
|---|---|---|
| Places | 38 | 49 |
| Ofsted outcome | Good | 81% rated Good or better |
Other nurseries close by
Questions parents ask about Ladybirds Playschool LTD
- What Ofsted grade does Ladybirds Playschool LTD have?
- Ladybirds Playschool LTD was rated Good at its inspection on 26 April 2022, under the grading Ofsted used before report cards.
- How many children can Ladybirds Playschool LTD take?
- Ofsted registers Ladybirds Playschool LTD for 38 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Dorset has 49.
- How much does Ladybirds Playschool LTD cost?
- Ladybirds Playschool LTD sets its own fees, so ask it for a price list. As a guide, the average nursery in South West charges £181 a week for 25 hours for a child under 2, before any free hours.
- Does Ladybirds Playschool LTD offer 30 hours free childcare?
- Any nursery on the Ofsted Early Years Register can offer the funded hours, but each one chooses how many funded places it has and what it charges for meals and extras. Ask Ladybirds Playschool LTD how it offers them.
- When was Ladybirds Playschool LTD last inspected?
- Ofsted last inspected Ladybirds Playschool LTD on 26 April 2022. The full report is on the Ofsted website.
- Which nurseries are near Ladybirds Playschool LTD?
- Nearby in BH16: Kids Love Nature Kindergarten Lytchett, Bizzybeez Childcare Ltd, Muddy Boots Nursery School.
Nursery list and inspection outcomes from Ofsted's register of childcare providers, as at 30 June 2026.
Fees shown are regional averages from the Coram Family and Childcare Survey 2026, not any one nursery’s price. Confirm with the nursery before enrolling.
Eligibility rules are the government’s (childcarechoices.gov.uk). Whether a nursery offers the funded hours, and what it charges for meals and consumables, is the nursery’s decision; ask for its funded-hours terms in writing.