What Ofsted grade does Little Robins Nursery have?

Little Robins Nursery has one of Ofsted's new report cards, from its inspection on 8 December 2025. Its most common grade is strong standard in 5 of 6 areas, and safeguarding was met.

How many children can Little Robins Nursery take?

Ofsted registers Little Robins Nursery for 15 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Dorchester has 52.

How much does Little Robins Nursery cost?

Little Robins Nursery 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 Little Robins Nursery 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 Robins Nursery how it offers them.

When was Little Robins Nursery last inspected?

Ofsted last inspected Little Robins Nursery on 8 December 2025. The full report is on the Ofsted website.

Which nurseries are near Little Robins Nursery?

Nearby in DT1: Sunny Day Nursery & Play Club, The Grove Pre-School Playgroup, Summertime Nursery & Preschool.

Little Robins Nursery

Day nursery in Dorchester, DT1. Part of the Dorset council area.

Sunninghill Preparatory School Ltd, South Court, South Walks Road, Dorchester, DT1 1EB

15 places

2024 registered with Ofsted

3 of 10 in our Dorchester ranking

£122 a week, 50 hours for a 3 year old, South West average

What Ofsted found

Strong standard in 5 of 6 Inspected 8 December 2025

Ofsted report card for Little Robins Nursery
Area	Grade	What the grade means
Inclusion	Strong standard	Better than the standard Ofsted expects of every nursery.
Curriculum and teaching	Expected standard	Meets the standard Ofsted expects of every nursery.
Achievement	Strong standard	Better than the standard Ofsted expects of every nursery.
Behaviour, attitudes and routines	Strong standard	Better than the standard Ofsted expects of every nursery.
Children’s welfare and well-being	Strong standard	Better than the standard Ofsted expects of every nursery.
Leadership and governance	Strong standard	Better than 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 Robins Nursery 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.

Little Robins Nursery against Dorchester

	Little Robins Nursery	Dorchester average
Places	15	52
Ofsted outcome	Strong standard in 5 of 6	90% rated Good or better

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Questions parents ask about Little Robins Nursery

What Ofsted grade does Little Robins Nursery have?: Little Robins Nursery has one of Ofsted's new report cards, from its inspection on 8 December 2025. Its most common grade is strong standard in 5 of 6 areas, and safeguarding was met.
How many children can Little Robins Nursery take?: Ofsted registers Little Robins Nursery for 15 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Dorchester has 52.
How much does Little Robins Nursery cost?: Little Robins Nursery 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 Little Robins Nursery 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 Robins Nursery how it offers them.
When was Little Robins Nursery last inspected?: Ofsted last inspected Little Robins Nursery on 8 December 2025. The full report is on the Ofsted website.
Which nurseries are near Little Robins Nursery?: Nearby in DT1: Sunny Day Nursery & Play Club, The Grove Pre-School Playgroup, Summertime Nursery & Preschool.

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.