Full-day nursery in Guildford, Surrey
Castle Nursery and Preschool
14 South Hill, GUILDFORD, GU1 3SY · 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 2005Reference EY305501Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 8 May 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places43 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 3 April 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
14 South Hill, GUILDFORD, GU1 3SY · More nurseries in GU1
Stations
- Guildford12 min walk · 0.5 miles
- London Road (Guildford)13 min walk · 0.5 miles
Buses
7 bus stops within 400 m, including Millbrook, Library and Great Quarry.
Parks and playgrounds
- Foxenden Quarry10 min walk
- Shalford Park10 min walk
- St. Catherine's Park12 min walk
- Westnye Playground7 min walk
- 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 Surrey there are about 2.6 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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Castle Nursery and Preschool is a full-day nursery at 14 South Hill, GUILDFORD, GU1 3SY, in Guildford, Surrey. It is registered for 43 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in May 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.9 from 23 reviews (October 2026). It is run by Castle Daycare and Preschool Ltd..
Run by Castle Daycare and Preschool Ltd. (company), which runs 4 nurseries.
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Castle Garden School ages 5–18 under 0.1 miles
- Pewley Down Infant School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: Outstandinginspected July 2024 0.2 miles
- Royal Grammar School Guildford ages 3–18has a nursery class 0.2 miles
- Sandfield Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2022 0.4 miles
- St Nicolas' Church of England Infant School Primaryages 5–7Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected April 2025 0.4 miles
- Holy Trinity, Guildford, CofE Aided Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2024 0.6 miles
- Guildford High School ages 4–19 0.6 miles
- Tormead School ages 4–18 0.9 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
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What is Castle Nursery and Preschool's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Castle Nursery and Preschool Good at its inspection on 8 May 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Castle Nursery and Preschool take?
Castle Nursery and Preschool is registered with Ofsted for up to 43 children at any one time.
Who runs Castle Nursery and Preschool?
Castle Nursery and Preschool is run by Castle Daycare and Preschool Ltd., which runs 4 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Castle Nursery and Preschool?
Guildford is the nearest station we know of, 0.5 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Castle Nursery and Preschool?
You can call 01483 533344 and visit www.castledaycare.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 30 October 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 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN EY305501 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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