Opening hours
7:30am – 6:00pm
The Little Den Day Nursery - Basford provides a warm, stimulating, and educational environment for children aged 0-5 years. The nursery focuses on creating a secure and loving atmosphere where children can learn and grow with confidence, fostering strong attachments with their educators.
Emphasising quality over quantity, they aim to capture every learning opportunity through engaging activities. Owner Kathy Harrison brings extensive experience in early years education, holding a First Class BA Honours Degree in Early Childhood Studies.
Her passion lies in supporting families and ensuring every child has access to outstanding care and education. The nursery prides itself on its dedicated team, who are supported to maintain high standards and a positive work-life balance, contributing to the "Little Den family" ethos.
The Little Den Day Nurseries are an integral part of the local community, collaborating with parents, schools, and other organisations to meet the specific needs of the area, earning them an outstanding reputation.
Our ethos
The Little Den Day Nursery focuses on creating a secure, loving, and stimulating environment where children learn and grow with confidence, guided by educators with whom they foster strong attachments. They emphasise capturing learning opportunities through engaging activities and operate with a "Little Den family" ethos, prioritising staff well-being to maintain high standards.
What it's like
Staff have a clear understanding of their key children and respond well to their individual needs, ensuring children build and maintain positive relationships. Children thoroughly enjoy sensory activities, such as sand play, and staff extend their learning by adding water and discussing textures. Children carefully follow instructions and behave well.
This nursery doesn't publish its fees online. Contact them directly for an up-to-date price list and availability.
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7:30am – 6:00pm
Age range
0-5 years
Term time / All Year
All Year
Established
2020
Last inspected 17 October 2022 · Louise Chinyuku
What it's like to attend
Staff have a clear understanding of their key children and respond well to their individual needs, ensuring children build and maintain positive relationships. Children thoroughly enjoy sensory activities, such as sand play, and staff extend their learning by adding water and discussing textures. Children carefully follow instructions and behave well.
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Areas to develop
Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection
Parents comment positively about the support that leaders provide for their children.
They state that staff are friendly and always take action on any concerns they raise.
Inclusion & environment
The support in place for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities is good. Staff carefully observe and monitor the children to set further targets that enable them to continue to thrive in their development.
Children comment that they like 'kicking balls' while they play outdoors. The inspector observed the quality of education being provided, indoors and outdoors, and assessed the impact that this was having on children's learning.
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Most recent inspection
17 October 2022
Only one graded inspection on record — a trend chart will appear here once a second graded report is published.
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