Opening hours
The nursery opens 8am until 6pm from Monday to Friday all year round. An after-school and holiday club operates each day between 3pm and 6pm and between 8am and 6pm during school holidays.
Stars Day Nurseries t/a Little Stars Day Nursery
Ofsted: Outstanding
(Mar 2020)
Number of places
95 places
Age range
0–5 yrs
Last inspected
Mar 2020
Local authority
Peterborough
About this day nursery
Little Stars Day Nursery, part of Stars Day Nurseries Limited, was established in 2003 and re-registered in 2008. Situated in Peterborough, PE1 3AL, it operates as a full-day care setting, offering an enriching environment for children from birth to 11 years old.
The nursery maintains an outstanding rating from Ofsted, with its latest inspection on 11th March 2020 reaffirming its excellence across all areas including education, behaviour, personal development, and leadership. The staff, of whom 16 out of 18 hold Level 3 or above early years qualifications, are highly dedicated and passionate, forming strong attachments with the children and deeply understanding their individual needs and family circumstances to foster a strong sense of security and belonging.
This commitment enables children to make significant progress and develop confidence. The nursery is open all year round, from 8am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, and also runs an after-school and holiday club, demonstrating its comprehensive support for families in the community.
What it's like
Children benefit enormously from this uniquely organised learning environment where their individual needs are exceptionally well met by caring and nurturing staff. The high level of excitement is evident as staff animatedly join in children's play, such as a 'bear hunt', with children offering their own suggestions. Children develop extremely close attachments to staff, who have a deep understanding of their families, backgrounds, and circumstances, fostering a strong sense of security and belonging and confidence to try new things.
Unique learning environmentStrong staff-child attachmentsExceptional SEND provisionInviting environmentStrong communication developmentInspirational leadership
Pricing & funding
Funding accepted
15 hours — eligible 2-year-olds15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)30 hours — working parents (3–4 yrs)
Key facts
Term time / All Year
All_year
Established
2003
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted rating for Stars Day Nurseries t/a Little Stars Day Nursery
Last inspected 11 March 2020
Overall effectiveness
Outstanding
What it's like to attend
Children benefit enormously from this uniquely organised learning environment where their individual needs are exceptionally well met by caring and nurturing staff. The high level of excitement is evident as staff animatedly join in children's play, such as a 'bear hunt', with children offering their own suggestions. Children develop extremely close attachments to staff, who have a deep understanding of their families, backgrounds, and circumstances, fostering a strong sense of security and belonging and confidence to try new things.
Inspector highlights
- Children benefit enormously from this uniquely organised learning environment, where individual needs are extremely well met by caring and nurturing staff.
- Staff have a deep knowledge of all children's families, backgrounds and circumstances, fostering security, belonging, and confidence.
- Children make significant progress from their starting points, with excellent provision for those with special educational needs and/or disabilities.
- The learning environment, both indoors and outdoors, is inviting and interest-led, allowing children to move with purpose and confidence.
- Staff display confident and profound knowledge of each child's care and learning needs, informing a highly successful observation, planning, and assessment system.
- Children's communication and language development is promoted at every opportunity, with staff extending vocabulary and encouraging confident use of mathematical language.
- Children's emotional and personal development is a high priority, with staff helping children express feelings and develop independence skills.
- The leadership and management of the nursery are inspirational, providing staff with strong support and training opportunities.
- Stringent procedures are in place to ensure children's safety, with robust risk assessments, recruitment, and induction processes.
- Children and their families are at the heart of every decision and improvement made by the management and staff.
- The arrangements for safeguarding are effective, with staff demonstrating deep knowledge and taking swift action with other agencies to keep children safe.
Inspection #10137461 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report
Inclusion & environment
How they support every child
SEND provision
Provision for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities is exemplary, with staff swiftly identifying needs and working tirelessly to narrow attainment gaps, giving children a strong foundation for school.
Outdoor space
The learning environment, both inside and out, is organised to be very inviting and led by children's interests. Although children have a base room, they are free to move in and out of all rooms, with the outdoor area being the central feature. Children move with great purpose and confidence with many wonderful activities to choose from, leading to high levels of well-being and engagement.
EAL / language support
The nursery effectively promotes children's communication and language development by extending vocabulary, for instance, by adding extra words to babies' utterances, and by encouraging older children to confidently use mathematical language.
Parent Reviews of Stars Day Nurseries t/a Little Stars Day Nursery
4.4
(37)
Tjei Zn
5 months ago
Awful place to keep your kid in, not deserve even a single star. Every morning my kid was in tears saying he doesn't want to be there. Staff needs to be changed definitely, otherwise it's a bullying. I regret I didn't take a legal step against them as too late now
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Harriet Adkins
a year ago
We cannot recommend Little Stars Day nursery enough! The team are absolutely incredible, they really care for the little ones as if they are their own. Our son has been so happy there, every day we drop him off he’s like a little celebrity when we walk through the courtyard, the staff are always so happy to see him and engage with him. We are so sad to be relocating and leaving Little Stars. A huge thank you to the entire team!
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Beatriz Batista
2 years ago
Little Stars Day Nursery is a great nursery, I can't thank enough the amazing work the staff did with my son. The setting is spacious and full of educational entertainment for the little ones, and the staff is incredibly warm and attentive to every kid particular needs and personal timing of development. I deeply recommend this nursery to any parent that is looking for high standards on early years education. Excellent!
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Positive Mom
3 years ago
My son started at Little Stars and he experienced some speech delay Little Stars have been amazing in supporting him and making him feel so comfortable and happy every time he goes to Nursery. The staff are very friendly and understanding and very supportive. The administration team including management know all the children by name and families. I’m happy to send my youngsters the Little Stars as well trust me when I say your child will have a wonderful time
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Aiste K
4 years ago
My daughter has attended Little Stars Day nursery from 2 - 4 years old and son is still attending until next year and we are absolutely happy. The staff is extremely friendly and professional with so much heart and caring mindset. The nursery practitioners really make an effort to engage the kids and develop them in a very individualised way. The management is really committed to providing a safe, fun, and loving environment. Next year my third child will definitely start attending this nursery too. I highly recommend sending your children to Little Stars Day Nursery.
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Inspection history
Date: November 2008
- March 2020Outstanding
- June 2013Outstanding
- November 2008Good
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