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Little Robins Nursery # Little Robins Nursery in Dorchester Compare Contact Nursery Ofsted: Strong standard · Sunninghill Preparatory School Ltd, South Court, Dorchester, DT1 1EB · Dorset Number of places 15 places Age range 0–4 yrs Last inspected Dec 2025 Local authority Dorset About - About - Pricing - Ofsted - Inclusion - FAQ - [About](#about) - [Pricing](#pricing) - [Ofsted](#ofsted) - [Inclusion](#inclusion) - [FAQ](#faq) Email Nursery ## About this day nursery Little Robins Nursery, located in Dorchester, DT1 1EB, is a childcare setting established in 2024, operating Monday to Friday from 8am to 6pm, all year round. The nursery provides a warm, nurturing, and highly supportive environment for children aged 0-4 years, focusing on their individual interests and developmental starting points. The EYFS curriculum is followed, ensuring meaningful learning experiences that foster curiosity. The dedicated staff excel in providing individualised interventions for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities, utilising visual aids and signing to support their learning and communication. Children enjoy rich learning opportunities including drama and music, and benefit from plenty of fresh air and exercise with a variety of physical play both indoors and outdoors, such as climbing and riding bicycles. The nursery’s strong leadership and well-embedded routines contribute to a calm and purposeful environment where children thrive and develop a strong sense of belonging, making positive progress across all areas of learning. Our ethos At Little Robins Nursery, our team of qualified and experienced educators nurture, support and guide every child to become curious, confident and compassionate young learners. Our aims are to create a warm and stable environment for children to be happy, safe and secure, provide opportunities for them to grow into confident, capable and independent young learners, and connect with parents to ensure collaboration in each child’s best interests. We follow Sunninghill's four key values: Courage, Commitment, Creativity, and Compassion, through which our Early Years Educators support children in an age-appropriate way. What it's like Children experience a warm, nurturing and highly supportive environment from the moment they join the nursery. Staff gather detailed information about each child's interests, routines and developmental starting points, enabling them to plan meaningful learning that nurtures curiosity. Routines are effectively embedded, helping children feel safe and understand what will happen next, while targeted support is provided for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities and those facing disadvantage. Nurturing environment Individualised support Well-embedded routines Strong leadership Positive progress ## Pricing & funding Fees include a registration charge payable upon application and a deposit required once a place has been offered. No details on hourly or session rates are provided in the source text. Good to know - A registration fee is payable upon registration. - A deposit is required once a place has been offered for entry to the nursery. ### Official Ofsted Report Independent inspection of Little Robins Nursery Inspection date Dec 2025 Inspection no. 2813369 Lead inspector Lisa Melville [Download full report (PDF)](https://files.ofsted.gov.uk/v1/file/50295090)[View on Ofsted.gov.uk](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/16/2813369) Visit or enquire ### Book a show-around Most settings reply within 48 hours. Schedule a VisitContact NurseryJoin Waitlist Get in touch ### Contact Reveal phone number [ Visit website ](https://sunninghillprep.co.uk/our-school/nursery/) Sunninghill Preparatory School Ltd, South Court, Dorchester, DT1 1EB Opening hours 8am - 6pm [© 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#/-2.43275/50.71223/14) [](https://www.mapbox.com/) ## Explore day nurseries near Dorchester - [Day nurseries in Dorchester](/search?q=Dorchester) - [Day nurseries in South West](/search?q=South+West) Is this your nursery? Claim this listing to add photos, pricing, and respond to enquiries. [Claim this listing](/claim?nursery=little-robins-nursery-dt1-1eb-2813369) ## Key facts Session types Morning sessions, Full school day, Longer days until 6pm Opening hours 8am - 6pm Age range 6 months - 4 years Term time / All Year All\_year Established 2024 Ofsted Inspection — new report card ### Strong standard Last inspected Dec 2025 Headline: Strong standard 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 Achievement Strong standard Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routines Strong standard Children's welfare and wellbeing Strong standard Curriculum and teaching Expected standard Inclusion Strong standard Leadership and governance Strong standard Age range 0 to 4 Registers Early Years Register Ofsted Inspection ## Ofsted rating for Little Robins Nursery Last inspected 8 December 2025 · Lisa Melville What it's like to attend Children experience a warm, nurturing and highly supportive environment from the moment they join the nursery. Staff gather detailed information about each child's interests, routines and developmental starting points, enabling them to plan meaningful learning that nurtures curiosity. Routines are effectively embedded, helping children feel safe and understand what will happen next, while targeted support is provided for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities and those facing disadvantage. Inspector highlights - Children make positive progress from their starting points across all areas of learning, becoming confident communicators. - Routines are extremely well embedded, contributing to a calm and purposeful environment where children thrive. - Children's welfare and wellbeing are given the highest priority, with staff knowing children extremely well and adapting support as needed. - Leaders and staff demonstrate a strong and consistent commitment to inclusion, with high expectations for all children. - Leaders are passionate and dedicated, creating a strong and cohesive leadership structure with a clear and ambitious vision for the nursery. Areas to develop - 1 Leaders should continue to embed recent curriculum training to build the confidence of staff working with younger children to adapt and respond to children's thinking further during their play. Inspection #2813369 · Source: Ofsted [View full Ofsted report](https://files.ofsted.gov.uk/v1/file/50295090) Inclusion & environment ## How they support every child SEND provision Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities thrive due to individualised interventions put in place to address any barriers to their learning. Staff use visual aids and signing effectively to support children with special educational needs and/or disabilities. Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities benefit from dedicated support from staff, with interventions being appropriate, purposeful, and regularly reviewed. Outdoor space Children enjoy plenty of fresh air and exercise and benefit from a variety of physical play, inside and outside. For example, babies enjoy climbing the steps to the slide and older children climb on outdoor equipment and ride bicycles. Inspection history Most recent inspection 8 December 2025 Strong standard Only one graded inspection on record — a trend chart will appear here once a second graded report is published. [View full Ofsted report](https://files.ofsted.gov.uk/v1/file/50295090) ## Frequently asked about Little Robins Nursery ### Is Little Robins Nursery a day nursery or preschool? ### Which area does Little Robins Nursery serve? ### What curriculum does Little Robins Nursery follow? ### Is Little Robins Nursery suitable for under-twos? ### What are the opening hours at Little Robins Nursery? ## About the setting Little Robins Nursery was registered with Ofsted on 23/10/2024 and is a childcare on non-domestic premises type. It is run by Sunninghill School Limited and operates Monday to Friday from 08:00 to 18:00. The setting is located at Sunninghill Preparatory School Ltd, South Court, South Walks Road, Dorchester, DT1 1EB. 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