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[North West](/search?region=North+West) 4. Little Owls Nursery (Carlisle) # Little Owls Nursery (Carlisle) Compare Contact Nursery Ofsted: Good (Oct 2022) · 3.0 (4 parent reviews) · 28 Portland Square, Carlisle, CA1 1PE · Cumberland Number of places 52 places Age range 0–4 yrs Last inspected Oct 2022 Local authority Cumberland About - About - Pricing - Ofsted - Inclusion - Reviews - FAQ - [About](#about) - [Pricing](#pricing) - [Ofsted](#ofsted) - [Inclusion](#inclusion) - [Reviews](#reviews) - [FAQ](#faq) Email Nursery ## About this day nursery Little Owls Nursery (Carlisle) Limited, located in Carlisle, offers a warm and welcoming environment where children aged 0 to 4 are happy and settled. Registered in 2006, the nursery has a well-established staff team, praised by parents and carers for their nurturing approach, strong communication, and commitment to building trusting relationships. The nursery is open Monday to Friday, all year round, except for bank holidays, with sessions running from 7:45 am to 5:45 pm. Children at Little Owls Nursery are confident, curious, and excited explorers, engaging in activities such as balancing and stretching during yoga, mixing colours, and investigating light and shadows. The dedicated staff team, many holding advanced early years qualifications, expertly model language and introduce new words, fostering good vocabulary and problem-solving skills. The manager is committed to continuous improvement, ensuring that the setting provides a good quality of education and personal development for all children. What it's like Children are very happy and settled at this warm and welcoming nursery. Parents and carers praise the nurturing relationships the well-established staff team provide. Children feel safe and secure. Staff are excellent role models. They patiently and respectfully support children's emotional well-being. Children make good progress and are confident, curious and excited explorers. Warm and welcoming Nurturing relationships Confident explorers Strong language focus Effective safeguarding ## Pricing & funding Funding accepted 15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs) ## Key facts Opening hours Monday to Friday, all year round, except for bank holidays. Sessions are from 7.45am until 5.45pm. Term time / All Year All\_year Established 2006 Ofsted Inspection ## Ofsted rating for Little Owls Nursery (Carlisle) Last inspected 14 October 2022 Overall effectiveness Good What it's like to attend Children are very happy and settled at this warm and welcoming nursery. Parents and carers praise the nurturing relationships the well-established staff team provide. Children feel safe and secure. Staff are excellent role models. They patiently and respectfully support children's emotional well-being. Children make good progress and are confident, curious and excited explorers. Inspector highlights - Children are very happy and settled at this warm and welcoming nursery. - Parents and carers praise the nurturing relationships the well-established staff team provide. - Children feel safe and secure. Staff are excellent role models. - Children make good progress and are confident, curious and excited explorers. - Staff expertly ask questions, which ignite children's problem-solving skills. - Staff have a strong focus on children's language skills and skilfully model language and introduce new words. - Care practices are good, with staff role modelling good hygiene routines. - Children with special educational needs/and or disabilities receive good care and support. Areas to develop - 1 Strengthen supervisions further to focus on curriculum implementation, ensuring staff know how to support children's learning to the highest level. - 2 Ensure there are opportunities for all children to engage and celebrate their heritage, home language and culture through everyday events that reflect their home life. Inspection #10234986 · Source: Ofsted [View full Ofsted report](https://files.ofsted.gov.uk/v1/file/50200989) ### Official Ofsted Report Independent inspection of Little Owls Nursery (Carlisle) Inspection date Oct 2022 Inspection no. 10234986 [Download full report (PDF)](https://files.ofsted.gov.uk/v1/file/50200989)[View on Ofsted.gov.uk](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/16/EY319329) Visit or enquire ### Book a show-around Most settings reply within 48 hours. Schedule a VisitContact NurseryJoin Waitlist Get in touch ### Contact Phone not yet listed 28 Portland Square, Carlisle, CA1 1PE [© Mapbox](https://www.mapbox.com/about/maps) [© OpenStreetMap](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright/) [Improve this map](https://apps.mapbox.com/feedback/?owner=bettersearch&id=cmr0xkm3n001m01shcu7igkjr&access_token=pk.eyJ1IjoiYmV0dGVyc2VhcmNoIiwiYSI6ImNtcjB4NzVvNDA0ZTkycHF5Z3g3aWNtZWcifQ.h8Ni35tijJSAoESKsGArhg#/-2.92929/54.89241/14) [](https://www.mapbox.com/) ## Explore day nurseries near Carlisle - [Day nurseries in Carlisle](/search?q=Carlisle) - [Day nurseries in North West](/search?q=North+West) Is this your nursery? Claim this listing to add photos, pricing, and respond to enquiries. [Claim this listing](/claim?nursery=little-owls-nursery-carlisle-limited-ca1-1pe-ey319329) Inclusion & environment ## How they support every child SEND provision Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities receive good care and support. Trained staff work with external professionals to identify and meet children's needs. They make good progress from their starting points. EAL / language support On occasion staff do not introduce key words in the children's home languages. This impacts on the ability of children who speak English as an additional language to understand routines and communicate. ## Parent Reviews of Little Owls Nursery (Carlisle) 3.0 (4) ![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/a-/ALV-UjVM-U7INqnBAfhmhVyLeaMK4sebOg_0yOy4gSkCAaQhOve9tJ7b=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo-ba4) Rob Oliver 8 months ago Our son has had a wonderful year at Little Owls and we've loved seeing all the activities he gets up to on Tapestry. The staff clearly care about each of the children and the location is very convenient for anyone working near town. He'll miss building bridges, playing drums and being a little Thunderbird there. [Read on Google](https://www.google.com/maps/reviews/data=!4m6!14m5!1m4!2m3!1sCi9DQUlRQUNvZENodHljRjlvT2s4NGVYSklNR3d3WjBkRVpuZDBTbXBhWVRGc1dVRRAB!2m1!1s0x487d1b881074113d:0x703d5d1c6b9e4a88) ![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/a/ACg8ocLHhYYb0FUJbNE6azuOItue2pVwfa4HJ6ufJGbFkgPmJHI12g=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo) Mina Mamdouh 4 years ago They sent me an email in the evening that the following day would be the last day for my children as they can not provide the care. Just one night notice !! although the nursery was fully aware of the condition of my daughters and accepted them. They calculated the number of the sessions and meal around the double the actual value. In a few occassions, sand was found in the mouth of one of my daughters while i was collecting her. Two attacks of prolonged gastroentritis for my twins within 9 weeks of 3 sessions per week. [Read on Google](https://www.google.com/maps/reviews/data=!4m6!14m5!1m4!2m3!1sChZDSUhNMG9nS0VJQ0FnSUQ2dlluWFB3EAE!2m1!1s0x487d1b881074113d:0x703d5d1c6b9e4a88) ![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/a-/ALV-UjUVEVbplkC6WyosNFWWyMIddbcMUwn8rLCyG7715AsZoOCbZrY=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo) Shannon l 2 months ago Would not recommend. [Read on Google](https://www.google.com/maps/reviews/data=!4m6!14m5!1m4!2m3!1sCi9DQUlRQUNvZENodHljRjlvT25aMmFEUnJlRTFQY1ZKek1VcERNSFpRWmxBeWNIYxAB!2m1!1s0x487d1b881074113d:0x703d5d1c6b9e4a88) ![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/a/ACg8ocJGXYOCdu0kR2R_gX7-eB_ancoyOY4c7RYpHXgsvxrJ3rDRag=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo) Niamh Turner 2 years ago [Read on Google](https://www.google.com/maps/reviews/data=!4m6!14m5!1m4!2m3!1sChZDSUhNMG9nS0VJQ0FnSUN0cmF5ZlBBEAE!2m1!1s0x487d1b881074113d:0x703d5d1c6b9e4a88) Reviews from Google for Little Owls Nursery (Carlisle). 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