Full-day nursery in St Catherines, Lincolnshire
Bright Beginnings
5 Dixon Way, LINCOLN, LN6 7XN · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Good
- Quality of educationGood
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Leadership and managementGood
- SafeguardingEffective
What does this mean?
This grade is from before November 2025, when Ofsted replaced single grades with report cards. The nursery's next inspection will give a report card, with a separate grade for each area instead of one overall grade.
Official records
- Ofsted registrationRegistered since September 2021Reference 2633187Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 31 January 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places64 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 4 March 2026Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
5 Dixon Way, LINCOLN, LN6 7XN · More nurseries in LN6
Stations
- Lincoln Central17 min walk · 0.7 miles
Buses
9 bus stops within 400 m, including Lidl, Bristol Drive and Dixon Close.
Parks and playgrounds
- Malandry Closes9 min walk
- South Common11 min walk
- Playground8 min walk
- Queen's Park Play Area playground10 min walk
NaPTAN, Department for Transport, checked 13 November 2026 · © OpenStreetMap contributors, checked 13 November 2026. Walking times are rough, from straight-line distance.
Places and next steps
Spaces: not published yet. Nurseries often fill months ahead, so ask early.
In Lincolnshire there are about 2.9 children under 5 for every registered nursery place. Places are how many children nurseries may care for, not free spaces, so this is a guide to demand. Source: ONS Census 2021.
What parents say
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Bright Beginnings is a full-day nursery at 5 Dixon Way, LINCOLN, LN6 7XN, in St Catherines, Lincolnshire. It is registered for 64 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in January 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 6 reviews (November 2026).
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- The Lincoln St Peter at Gowts Church of England Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Outstandinginspected January 2024 0.3 miles
- Sir Francis Hill Community Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Requires improvement; Personal development: Requires improvement; Leadership and management: Requires improvementinspected July 2025 0.3 miles
- The Lincoln Bishop King Church of England Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 0.6 miles
- Bracebridge Infant and Nursery School Primaryages 2–7has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected May 2023 0.9 miles
- The St Faith's Church of England Infant and Nursery School, Lincoln Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2023 1.1 miles
- The St Faith and St Martin Church of England Junior School, Lincoln Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Improved significantlyinspected November 2024 1.1 miles
- Hartsholme Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected June 2025 1.3 miles
- The Priory Witham Academy All-throughages 2–18has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2023 1.3 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
Questions parents ask
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What is Bright Beginnings's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Bright Beginnings Good at its inspection on 31 January 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Bright Beginnings take?
Bright Beginnings is registered with Ofsted for up to 64 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Bright Beginnings?
Lincoln Central is the nearest station we know of, 0.7 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Bright Beginnings?
You can call 01522 530456 and visit www.brightbeginnings-lincoln.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 4 November 2026
- Schools: DfE Get Information about Schools · 4 November 2026
- Contains Ofsted data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains Department for Education data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains Ofsted data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right; contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.
- Contains Department for Transport NaPTAN data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors
- Food hygiene rating from the Food Standards Agency, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Read reviews on Google
Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 2633187 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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