Little Gems (Dorset) Limited
Ofsted report card Nov 2025Takes funded hoursBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Gillingham for children from birth to 8+, open 08:00 to 17:00, 5 days a week. £9.30 an hour, and they take the funded hours. Inspected under Ofsted's new report card in November 2025. Open since 2023, with 40 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
All additional hours are charged at £9.30 per hour.
One published rate. What you pay depends on the days you need and the funded hours you can claim.
Where this came from
The outlined line is the one the price was taken from.
Funded hours
All EYFS sessions are free at the point of delivery.
Worth knowing. All additional costs are voluntary. This is a parental choice. These services will be reviewed termly to ascertain sustainability of any services we may provide in the future. All fees are subject to change at short notice in line with any updated legislation from the Government.
What childcare usually costs in Dorset
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Dorset from the Department for Education's 2025 provider survey. No national data holds what an individual nursery charges, so ring and ask.
Places, hours and the day
Who they take, when they are open, and what a day there includes.
Where it is
SP8 4LTWhat Ofsted found, area by area
Since November 2025 Ofsted gives a standard in each of seven areas rather than one overall grade. Expected standard means it is doing what it should.
What the inspector found
One grade is one visit. A run of them tells you whether it has been good for years or has only just got there.
- 21 November 2025Report card seven areas graded separately Safeguarding: Met
Still missing for Little Gems (Dorset) Limited
- Youngest age taken
- Meals
- Nappies
- Waiting list
No dataset holds any of this. Two parents telling us the same thing puts it on the page for whoever looks next.
What to ask them
Some of this is above, from the setting or from parents, and it can go out of date. The rest is in no dataset anywhere. Either way it is worth ten minutes on the phone.
- Is £9.30 an hour still the rate? What is on top: meals, nappies, late pick-up, and what happens if you are late.
- How do you apply my funded hours? Whether they stretch them over the year, and the minimum days you have to book.
- Is there a place for my child's age? Baby rooms fill first and waiting lists are common.
- Who would my child's key person be? And how long have the staff been there. No dataset holds this and it matters more than anything above.
- Can I visit at a busy time? Mid-morning on a weekday tells you far more than an empty room after hours.
Day nurseries within a couple of miles
This one is first. Tick it and one or two others to see them side by side.