What Ofsted grade does Little Ferns have?

Little Ferns has one of Ofsted's new report cards, from its inspection on 15 April 2026. Its most common grade is expected standard in all 6 areas, and safeguarding was met.

How many children can Little Ferns take?

Ofsted registers Little Ferns for 97 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Aylesbury has 65.

How much does Little Ferns cost?

Little Ferns sets its own fees, so ask it for a price list. As a guide, the average nursery in South East charges £202 a week for 25 hours for a child under 2, before any free hours.

Does Little Ferns 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 Little Ferns how it offers them.

When was Little Ferns last inspected?

Ofsted last inspected Little Ferns on 15 April 2026. The full report is on the Ofsted website.

Which nurseries are near Little Ferns?

Nearby in HP22: Little Acorns Kindergarten, The Shepherd's Hut Outdoor Day Nursery, Partou Woodlands Halton Day Nursery & Pre-School.

Little Ferns

Day nursery in Aylesbury, HP22. Part of the Buckinghamshire council area.

7-9 South Street, Wendover, Aylesbury, HP22 6EF

97 places

2021 registered with Ofsted

6 of 36 in our Aylesbury ranking

£144 a week, 50 hours for a 3 year old, South East average

What Ofsted found

Expected standard in all 6 Inspected 15 April 2026

Ofsted report card for Little Ferns
Area	Grade	What the grade means
Inclusion	Expected standard	Meets the standard Ofsted expects of every nursery.
Curriculum and teaching	Expected standard	Meets the standard Ofsted expects of every nursery.
Achievement	Expected standard	Meets the standard Ofsted expects of every nursery.
Behaviour, attitudes and routines	Expected standard	Meets the standard Ofsted expects of every nursery.
Children’s welfare and well-being	Expected standard	Meets the standard Ofsted expects of every nursery.
Leadership and governance	Expected standard	Meets the standard Ofsted expects of every nursery.
Safeguarding	Met	Ofsted found the nursery keeps children safe in the ways the law requires.

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What a place could cost

Little Ferns sets its own prices. These are the averages for day nurseries in South East, 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	£161	£511
2 years old	£152	£480
3 to 4 years old	£144	£457

A month here is 38 term-time weeks spread over 12 months. Work out your own hours or check your free hours.

Little Ferns against Aylesbury

	Little Ferns	Aylesbury average
Places	97	65
Ofsted outcome	Expected standard in all 6	81% rated Good or better

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Questions parents ask about Little Ferns

What Ofsted grade does Little Ferns have?: Little Ferns has one of Ofsted's new report cards, from its inspection on 15 April 2026. Its most common grade is expected standard in all 6 areas, and safeguarding was met.
How many children can Little Ferns take?: Ofsted registers Little Ferns for 97 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Aylesbury has 65.
How much does Little Ferns cost?: Little Ferns sets its own fees, so ask it for a price list. As a guide, the average nursery in South East charges £202 a week for 25 hours for a child under 2, before any free hours.
Does Little Ferns 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 Little Ferns how it offers them.
When was Little Ferns last inspected?: Ofsted last inspected Little Ferns on 15 April 2026. The full report is on the Ofsted website.
Which nurseries are near Little Ferns?: Nearby in HP22: Little Acorns Kindergarten, The Shepherd's Hut Outdoor Day Nursery, Partou Woodlands Halton Day Nursery & Pre-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.