# URN

**URN.** The unique reference number Ofsted gives every registered nursery, childminder and school

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](/nursery-visit-checklist) with a URN.

Page: https://toddly.co.uk/glossary/urn

- [Nursery visit checklist](https://toddly.co.uk/nursery-visit-checklist)
- [Early Years Register](https://toddly.co.uk/glossary/early-years-register)