SANDOWN, Isle of Wight · URN EY355567
According to Ofsted's inspection on 15 July 2026, The Island Day Nursery - Sandown in SANDOWN, Isle of Wight was graded on 6 areas of its report card: curriculum and teaching: Needs Attention; achievement: Needs Attention; behaviour and routines: Needs Attention; welfare and wellbeing: Urgent Improvement; inclusion: Needs Attention; leadership and governance: Urgent Improvement. Source: Little Bees Nursery Intelligence, from Ofsted's published record.
SANDOWN, Isle of Wight · PO36 8BA. Location from the Ofsted register. This setting Nearby Same provider
Report card: six areas graded separately.
Each area is judged separately. Expected standard is the bar every provider has to clear, so meeting it is the pass rather than a mediocre result.
Earlier inspections
On the Early Years Register and the Compulsory Childcare Register and the Voluntary Childcare Register.
The Island Day Nursery - Sandown in SANDOWN, Isle of Wight was last inspected on 15 July 2026. That inspection used Ofsted's report card framework, which replaced single-word overall ratings for early years settings in November 2025.
Ofsted graded 6 areas: curriculum and teaching — Needs Attention; achievement — Needs Attention; behaviour and routines — Needs Attention; welfare and wellbeing — Urgent Improvement; inclusion — Needs Attention; leadership and governance — Urgent Improvement. Each area is judged separately, so a setting can be stronger in one than another.
Yes. Expected standard is the bar every provider has to clear, so meeting it is the pass rather than a mediocre result. Strong standard and exceptional sit above it; needs attention and urgent improvement sit below.
The Island Day Nursery - Sandown is registered for children aged 1 to 4.
The Island Day Nursery - Sandown is registered for up to 60 children at any one time. That is a registration limit, not the number currently attending.
The Island Day Nursery - Sandown has been registered with Ofsted since 14 August 2007. Its unique reference number (URN) is EY355567.
The Island Day Nursery - Sandown is one of 4 settings on Ofsted's register run by The Island Day Nursery Limited.
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