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Little People Bramley

Ofsted: Urgent improvement·
4.4(18 parent reviews)
·Little People Nursery, Lower Town Street, LEEDS, LS13 3EN · Leeds
Number of places
81 places
Age range
1–4 yrs
Last inspected
Mar 2026
Local authority
Leeds

About this day nursery

Little People Bramley, a childcare on non-domestic premises in Leeds (LS13 3EN), was registered with Ofsted on 16/07/2024. The nursery provides care for children aged 1 to 4 years, with a total capacity of 81 places.

Operating Monday to Friday from 07:30 to 18:00, the setting was inspected on 17 March 2026. The inspection report highlights that while leaders and staff work with parents and external professionals to develop individual learning plans, inconsistencies in staff practice mean not all children receive the support they need.

The report notes that some children enjoy using trikes and 4-wheeled ride-along vehicles provided by staff to develop physical skills, and benefit from mark-making activities which help with hand-eye coordination. However, the quality of curriculum implementation and supervision varies, impacting learning opportunities for some children.

The report also indicates that while staff promote regular attendance and offer some opportunities for children to learn sharing and cooperation, these are not consistently available to all children.

Our ethos

At Little People we are committed to establishing a caring environment that promotes positive behaviour and relationships where children learn to treat each other with care and respect. We are an inclusive setting that supports all children as they take increasing responsibility for themselves and their actions, and consider the welfare and well-being of others.

What it's like

Children's safety and welfare are not given high enough priority, with safeguarding policies and procedures not consistently implemented. Children's health and well-being are not prioritised, as hygiene, eating, and sleeping practices are inadequate. Information and records are not properly maintained, impacting effective management. Children do not make expected progress due to a lack of individualised support and inconsistent staff interactions, limiting social skill development and emotional well-being.

Urgent Improvement NeededInconsistent PracticeSafeguarding Concerns

Pricing & funding

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Key facts

Opening hours

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday: 07:30 - 18:00

Age range

under 5 years

Term time / All Year

All_year

Established

2024

Ofsted Inspection — new report card

Urgent improvement

Last inspected Mar 2026

Headline: Urgent improvement

Grade summary

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Each dot represents one of the six inspection categories. Headline is the average of the six grades, rounded up.

Category grades

AchievementUrgent improvement
Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routinesUrgent improvement
Children's welfare and wellbeingUrgent improvement
Curriculum and teachingUrgent improvement
InclusionUrgent improvement
Leadership and governanceUrgent improvement
Age range
1 to 4
Registers
Early Years Register
Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Little People Bramley

Last inspected 17 March 2026

Actions the provider must take

  • Ensure all staff are aware of the setting's whistleblowing procedures and feel able to raise concerns with senior leaders who will take these seriously by 10/04/2026.
  • Ensure all staff understand the threshold for making referrals to the local safeguarding children partnership and how to make these by 10/04/2026.
  • Provide staff with training to help them understand how to identify and respond to child protection concerns, including concerns raised about staff's practice by 10/04/2026.
  • Ensure all staff are provided with effective supervisions that foster a culture of mutual support and promote teamwork and continuous improvements by 10/04/2026.
  • Provide staff with training to ensure they understand the importance of children being seated at all times while eating by 10/04/2026.
  • Implement effective routines at mealtimes to ensure children are adequately supervised and are always in sight and hearing of staff while eating by 10/04/2026.
  • Ensure children receive the targeted support that they need and their care needs are met by 10/04/2026.
  • Provide staff with training about safe sleeping arrangements to ensure children are always placed down to sleep safely in line with latest government guidance by 10/04/2026.
  • Implement effective systems to ensure appropriate action is taken to help prevent the spread of infection if children become ill or infectious by 10/04/2026.
  • Implement effective systems to ensure the premises remain suitable and hygienic in line with health and safety legislation by 10/04/2026.
  • Implement effective risk assessments to ensure the premises remain safe and suitable by 10/04/2026.
  • Ensure sufficiently detailed information and records are kept and maintained to ensure the safe and effective management of the setting by 10/04/2026.
  • Ensure information and records are held securely and confidentially, and only made available to those who require access to them by 10/04/2026.
  • Improve oversight and ensure staff implement an ambitious curriculum that helps to motivate children and enables them to make the progress of which they are capable by 10/06/2026.
  • Ensure children, including those who face barriers to their learning and/or disabilities, are provided with the targeted support they need so they are well prepared for their future learning by 10/06/2026.
  • Support staff to respond to children's emerging needs to guide their development through warm and positive interactions by 10/06/2026.
  • Ensure children are provided with more support to develop their communication and language skills in line with their stage of development by 10/06/2026.

What it's like to attend

Children's safety and welfare are not given high enough priority, with safeguarding policies and procedures not consistently implemented. Children's health and well-being are not prioritised, as hygiene, eating, and sleeping practices are inadequate. Information and records are not properly maintained, impacting effective management. Children do not make expected progress due to a lack of individualised support and inconsistent staff interactions, limiting social skill development and emotional well-being.

Inspector highlights

  • The provider has not ensured an open and positive culture around safeguarding.
  • All children, including those with barriers to learning or SEND, do not make progress across all areas of learning.
  • Children do not receive the targeted support needed to develop communication and language skills.
  • Some children enjoy developing physical skills on trikes and 4-wheeled ride-along vehicles.
  • Children enjoy mark-making using crayons and water spray bottles to develop hand-eye coordination.
  • Leaders and staff work well with parents to promote regular attendance.

Areas to develop

  • 1Implement an ambitious curriculum that helps to motivate children and enables them to make progress.
  • 2Ensure all children, including those with barriers to learning and SEND, receive targeted support.
  • 3Support staff to respond to children's emerging needs through warm and positive interactions.
  • 4Ensure children receive more support to develop communication and language skills in line with their stage of development.

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Children who face barriers to their learning and those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) do not receive the tailored support they need. Staff do not consistently and effectively apply children's individual learning plans in practice. However, leaders and staff work with parents and external professionals to put individual learning plans in place to identify what children need to learn next and to plan activities and learning experiences that match their individual learning needs.

Parent Reviews of Little People Bramley

4.4
(18)
Mags Shaw
7 months ago

Our little boy has been going to Little People Bramley for 7 months and he loves it. The staff in the baby room really know him and he is so settled with them. He clearly enjoys being there. The updates we get on Tapestry clearly show his next steps and how the staff will support him to reach his targets. Communication is fantastic. All the staff in the baby room are amazing but special mention for Steph who is our son's key practitioner. She knows him so well and he is extremely well cared for. We couldn't ask for a more supportive environment for him.

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Magda
8 months ago

I do not recommend this nursery. When I reported that my family and I were victims of domestic abuse, instead of offering support or understanding, the nursery removed my son from their list. I was shocked and deeply disappointed by their lack of empathy and professionalism. A nursery should be a safe and supportive place for children and parents, but unfortunately, this was not my experience.

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Lucie Ward
a year ago

I really loved this nursery for my little boy! They helped him develop so much with all skills and we was very sad he had to leave due to us moving away. They go above and beyond for your child, I really recommend this nursery, the staff are beyond amazing.

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Liz Conner
5 years ago

My Three children have been attending Little People Bramley since my first was one (he is now 6 and in year 2 of school). From the very first day they have been amazing. Always warm and welcoming, staff are brilliantly trained and will always listen and adapt to the needs of the individual children. The setting is always accommodating when our needs or days change and all requests received with positive professionalism. The support received during covid has been exceptional. I really can't recommend this nursery chain more.

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Helen
5 years ago

My daughter started at Little People Bramley when she was 11 months old and has been going for a year now. The staff are all fantastic, so lovely with the children and really professional too. They do all sorts of different activities and my daughter loves going. Every member of staff we’ve ever dealt with has been great and she’s always been really well cared for. Can’t recommend it enough. Thank you for everything you all do.

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Inspection history

Most recent inspection

17 March 2026

Urgent improvement

Only one graded inspection on record — a trend chart will appear here once a second graded report is published.

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