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Little Owls Nursery Little London

Ofsted: Good
(Oct 2024)
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4.2(5 Google reviews)
·169a Meanwood Road, Leeds, LS7 1SR · Leeds
Number of places
84 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Oct 2024
Local authority
Leeds

About this day nursery

Little Owls Nursery Little London, located in Leeds, LS7 1SR, is an inclusive and welcoming setting that was registered in 2006. The day nursery operates year-round, Monday to Friday, from 8am to 6pm, offering full-day care for children aged 0 to 4.

The dedicated staff, including 14 childcare professionals with various qualification levels, ensure children are at the heart of everything they do. They form positive relationships with the children, understand their individual experiences, and thoughtfully plan play experiences that ignite curiosity and learning.

The day nursery places a strong emphasis on communication and language development, with staff holding meaningful conversations and introducing new vocabulary to children. Little Owls also provides excellent support for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) and those who speak English as an additional language, utilising personalised plans and additional funding to ensure all children make good progress from their starting points.

Safeguarding is effective, creating an open and positive culture where children's interests are paramount.

What it's like

Children are at the heart of everything staff do at this inclusive and welcoming nursery. Staff form positive relationships with children and know them well. They thoughtfully plan a range of play experiences and activities that support and ignite children's curiosity and learning. Outdoors, children thrive at the opportunity to develop their physical skills, climbing trees and balancing on ropes.

Inclusive and welcomingStrong SEND supportPositive relationshipsGood communication skillsEffective safeguardingOutdoor play

Key facts

Opening hours

Monday to Friday, from 8am to 6pm.

Term time / All Year

All_year

Registered with Ofsted

2006

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Little Owls Nursery Little London

Last inspected 22 October 2024

Overall effectiveness
Good

What it's like to attend

Children are at the heart of everything staff do at this inclusive and welcoming nursery. Staff form positive relationships with children and know them well. They thoughtfully plan a range of play experiences and activities that support and ignite children's curiosity and learning. Outdoors, children thrive at the opportunity to develop their physical skills, climbing trees and balancing on ropes.

Inspector highlights

  • Children are at the heart of everything staff do at this inclusive and welcoming nursery.
  • Staff form positive relationships with children and know them well, including their experiences at home and where they are in their development.
  • Staff thoughtfully plan a range of play experiences and activities that support and ignite children's curiosity and learning.
  • Outdoors, children thrive at the opportunity to develop their physical skills, climbing trees and balancing on ropes.
  • Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) and those who speak English as an additional language are supported extremely well.
  • The passionate and dedicated managers have a clear vision for the nursery.
  • The support for children with SEND is a real strength of this nursery.
  • Leaders and staff prioritise children's communication and language development.
  • Staff have formed positive relationships with parents.
  • The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

Areas to develop

  • 1Refine the organisation of routines for the youngest children to help them fully engage in their learning.
Inspection #10367740 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

The support for children with SEND is a real strength of this nursery. Timely referrals are made, and staff work closely with external agencies and parents to create personalised plans with detailed strategies. Additional funding is used effectively to benefit individual children, ensuring good progress.

Outdoor space

Children thrive outdoors, developing physical skills by climbing trees and balancing on ropes. They also learn to take turns while playing on bikes.

EAL / language support

Children who speak English as an additional language are supported extremely well across the nursery. Small-group sessions introduce new words, and staff use engaging activities, like using a metal ball to teach the word 'shiny', to help children understand new vocabulary and make good progress.

Google Reviews of Little Owls Nursery Little London

4.2
(5 Google reviews)
Kaur M
11 months ago

I don’t know how I havnt left a review. This nursery has been literally a God send. I prayed for a good nuraery last minute when myself and my son moved from London and he was very attached to his old nursery. I can’t believe we found one that has given him incredible friends and us both a community, has had a forest school (wow!), he's done yoga! And celebrated so many festivals and learnt so so much. The nursery has worked as a whole hub and has continuously checked in on my mental health and well-being and has seen thst if the whole family is thriving, this helps the child thrive. I cannot express how amazing little owls have been and how we’ve made lifelong friends in such a short span of time. How the whole system has supported me and my son and have adjusted to his every need. His dietary requirements as per religious reasons was vegetarian with no egg. I cannot express how far little owls have gone to cater for him individually. They make him his own eggless cakes with the same decoration so he sees no difference and when the children have omelettes he gets his own food prepared which he loves. I can write about little owls little London all day, it has been a true, true honour to be a part of the little owls family and experience and they have taken so much baggage from my back. From everything being included in the funding and not having to pay for meals and extras, to catering and updating me constantly about my son and his development. We’ve had the best time here, and im so sad to leave but so in awe and appreciation of this whole team and establishment. Thankyou to the whole universe for this experience, and I hope we can find a nursery which makes us this full as we move back down south. Bless you all. I also want to mention Charlotte the manager who has now become a beautiful friend and has worked with so many organisations to cater to our needs, as well as all of the wonderful staff from the older children’s room: Paula who has accomplished having my son run to her for the first time away from me! As hes usually very attached and doesn’t like leaving me. His key workers Adele and Nicky. His lovely book and forest school coordinator Katy, Hermionie and Hailey who the kids love. And all of the other staff who have come like Sammy, who gets down and animates herself to the children’s level. My son has been so excited and settled into nursery to quickly (it took 6 months at his first nursery and a mere 2 weeks here) thst he even wants to go on weekends so I have now taken other parents number for him to play with. It’s such a lovely community and we will miss you all so much.

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Inspection history

Date: February 2010

  • October 2024Good
  • February 2019Outstanding
  • July 2014Good
  • August 2013Inadequate
  • February 2010Good

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