Little Green Hut Nursery
GoodBirth to 5Open for decades
A pre-school in Tadworth for children from birth to 5, open sessions in term time, often mornings. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in June 2021, though that is 5 years ago now. Open since 2008, with 26 places.
What you might pay
This setting does not publish its fees, and no national dataset holds them. This is what childcare costs across the council, as a starting point for the call.
What childcare usually costs in Surrey
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Surrey 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
KT20 5SAWhat 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.
Ofsted inspector, 30 June 2021 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Staff welcome children into the setting with extreme warmth. Children eagerly and immediately become absorbed in activities of their choosing. They show high levels of concentration as they use different tools to fill containers with water, ice and sliced lemon. They talk about the textures of the ice and smell the lemon-scented water. Leaders and staff recognise the impact that the COVID-19 (coronavirus)
pandemic has had on children's communication and social development. They provide fun group activities and encourage children to contribute their own views and ideas with their peers. However, on occasion, they do not consider the needs of all children when delivering these activities. Consequently, those children who are less confident at expressing themselves do not benefit as well as their peers from the intended learning.
Overall, children play together very well and build positive friendships. They make each other meals while tending to the 'babies' in the role-play area. Snack times are also a very social affair as they talk to each other and staff. Children enjoy sharing aspects of their home lives with their peers. For example, they bring their pet tortoises into the setting for their friends to see. Staff use this opportunity to support children's understanding of the natural world. For example, they talk about what tortoises eat and children explore the texture and patterns of their shells.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- improve the delivery of group activities to ensure that all children benefit from the intended learning, particularly those who are quieter and more reluctant to express themselves n enhance the curriculum for outdoor learning to ensure that those children who learn better outdoors have more opportunities to do so, and to support development across all areas of learning.
- 30 June 2021Good
- 20 September 2017Good
- 10 June 2015Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Little Green Hut Nursery
- What it costs
- Funded hours
- 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
None of this is in any national dataset and this setting has not published it, which is exactly why it is worth asking.
- What does it cost, all in? What is on top: meals, nappies, late pick-up, and what happens if you are late.
- Can I use my funded hours here? 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.
Pre-schools within a couple of miles
This one is first. Tick it and one or two others to see them side by side.