Full-day nursery in Sankey Bridges, Warrington
Bright Horizons Warrington Day Nursery and Preschool
David Lloyd Racquet Health & Fitness Club, Cromwell Avenue South, Great Sankey, WARRINGTON, WA5 1HH · 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 June 2004Reference EY285467Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 30 August 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places108 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 28 October 2025Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
David Lloyd Racquet Health & Fitness Club, Cromwell Avenue South, Great Sankey, WARRINGTON, WA5 1HH · More nurseries in WA5
Stations
- Warrington West17 min walk · 0.7 miles
- Warrington Bank Quay23 min walk · 0.9 miles
Buses
1 bus stop within 400 m, including St Gregory's High School.
Parks and playgrounds
- Sankey Valley Park4 min walk
- Marina Park6 min walk
- Sankey Recreation Ground9 min walk
- Marina Park Playground8 min walk
- Playground8 min walk
- Brentnall Boat Park playground9 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 Warrington there are about 2.3 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 Horizons Warrington Day Nursery and Preschool is a full-day nursery at David Lloyd Racquet Health & Fitness Club, Cromwell Avenue South, Great Sankey, WARRINGTON, WA5 1HH, in Sankey Bridges, Warrington. It is registered for 108 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in August 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.9 from 12 reviews (November 2026). It is run by Bright Horizons Family Solutions Limited.
Run by Bright Horizons Family Solutions Limited (company), which runs 245 nurseries.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Evelyn Street Primary Academy and Nursery Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Outstandinginspected July 2024 0.4 miles
- Sankey Valley St James Church of England Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 0.4 miles
- Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Outstandinginspected March 2024 0.4 miles
- Warrington St Barnabas CofE Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2024 0.7 miles
- Chapelford Village Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 0.8 miles
- Great Sankey Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected November 2025 0.8 miles
- Westbrook Old Hall Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected May 2026 1.0 miles
- Bewsey Lodge Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected October 2021 1.0 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 Horizons Warrington Day Nursery and Preschool's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Bright Horizons Warrington Day Nursery and Preschool Good at its inspection on 30 August 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Bright Horizons Warrington Day Nursery and Preschool take?
Bright Horizons Warrington Day Nursery and Preschool is registered with Ofsted for up to 108 children at any one time.
Who runs Bright Horizons Warrington Day Nursery and Preschool?
Bright Horizons Warrington Day Nursery and Preschool is run by Bright Horizons Family Solutions Limited, which runs 245 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Bright Horizons Warrington Day Nursery and Preschool?
Warrington West is the nearest station we know of, 0.7 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Bright Horizons Warrington Day Nursery and Preschool?
You can call 01925 906465 and visit www.brighthorizons.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.
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Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY285467 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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