Little Orchard Nursery And Pre School
GoodBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in South Brent for children from birth to 8+, open 8am to 6pm. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in January 2023. Open since 2015, with 38 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 Devon
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Devon 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
TQ10 9JPWhat 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, 26 January 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children enter this welcoming nursery and pre-school with excitement, and staff greet them warmly. Children take off their shoes and place them on the rack before independently putting on their slippers. They find their name on their designated pegs and self-register, to support name recognition.
Staff design the curriculum with children's needs at the forefront. The planning of activities aims to support their development and interests to help them make strong progress from their starting points. The use of funding helps to ensure a full staff team, enabling them to provide individual support to children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities. Specific activities help children to develop their social and communication skills effectively.
All children have a positive attitude to learning and behave well. They enjoy the good range of activities available. Younger children enjoy posting shapes into a metal coffee tin through slots in the plastic lid, supporting their hand-to-eye coordination. Staff role model this activity to capture children's curiosity. Children take pleasure in hearing the sound when it drops into the bottom of the tin. Older children attend the setting's 'gardening club', where they have good opportunities to grow, plant and tend to living things, such as strawberries, within the onsite polytunnel.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- provide further opportunities to support children's individual learning at home n further develop the communication between staff when children move between rooms for different age groups to provide a consistent two-way flow of information.
- 26 January 2023Good
- 27 June 2017Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Little Orchard Nursery And Pre School
- 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.