URN
The unique reference number Ofsted gives every registered nursery, childminder and school
By The Toddly editorial team · Last updated 11 November 2026
A URN identifies one registered setting: when a nursery moves premises, changes owner or registers a new company it often gets a new URN, so its older inspections may sit under a different number. On Ofsted’s website you can search by URN to see a setting’s reports. Every nursery page on this site shows its URN and links to the official report, and our nursery page addresses end in the URN so links stay stable if a nursery changes its name. You can pre-fill our visit checklist with a URN.