Little Learners Nursery Centre Ltd.
GoodTakes funded hours★ 4.3 on GoogleBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Richmond for babies from a few weeks old up to school age, open 07:30 to 18:00, 5 days a week. £75.00 a day for explorers, Discoverers, Adventurers, Cre, and they take the funded hours. Rated Good by Ofsted in November 2022. Open since 1998, with 62 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
51 weeks a year.
| Age | Full day | Session | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Explorers, Discoverers, Adventurers, Cre | £75.00 | £50.00Half Day |
Extras
Charged on top of the session rate.
- £10.00 an hour Additional hours
What a funded hour still costs
Funded hours cover the childcare. These are charged alongside them.
- £1.45 Breakfastfor funded sessions
- £1.45 Morning Snackfor funded sessions
- £1.45 Afternoon Snackfor funded sessions
- £4.35 Teafor funded sessions
- £4.35 Lunchfor funded sessions
Funded hours
30 Hours Working Family Funding for eligible children from the term after they turn 9 months old; stretched funded places up to 22 hours per week over 51 weeks; term-time only funded places up to 30 hours per week.
Worth knowing. Meals are provided at an additional cost for funded sessions: Breakfast £1.45, Morning Snack £1.45, Lunch £4.35, Afternoon Snack £1.45, Tea £4.35.
What childcare usually costs in North Yorkshire
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in North Yorkshire 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
DL10 6HBWhat 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, 3 November 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children excitedly arrive at nursery and leave their parents with ease. They are warmly welcomed by happy, attentive and nurturing staff. Children eagerly explore the activities on offer and quickly settle into the daily routines. They make strong attachments to their key person and show a sense of security with other familiar adults. Relationships at all levels are positive. Children are confident and curious individuals. Older children invite visitors to join them in their play. Toddlers'
excitement is palpable as they crawl and clamber using the soft-play equipment.
Babies develop an early interest in books, snuggling up to staff while they share a book. Children develop good physical skills through a range of activities. For example, in the garden, children work together to build a tower of bricks. They collect the bricks in a wheelbarrow and skilfully manoeuvre it, avoiding any obstacles.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- identify areas for development that will enhance the consistency of what staff intend for children to learn.
- 3 November 2022Good
- 16 November 2016Outstanding
- 21 August 2013Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Little Learners Nursery Centre Ltd.
- 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 £75.00 a day 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.
- Do you have a place for a child of my age now? 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
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