Full-day nursery in Earlesfield, Lincolnshire
Children 1st @ Grantham
100 Trent Road, Grantham, NG31 7XQ · 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 February 2007Reference EY348009Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 25 May 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places112 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 9 January 2026Food 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
100 Trent Road, Grantham, NG31 7XQ · More nurseries in NG31
Stations
- Grantham23 min walk · 0.9 miles
Buses
9 bus stops within 400 m, including Meres Leisure Centre Main Entrance, St Hughs School and Meres Leisure Centre.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground7 min walk
- Playground8 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 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.
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Children 1st @ Grantham is a full-day nursery at 100 Trent Road, Grantham, NG31 7XQ, in Earlesfield, Lincolnshire. It is registered for 112 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in May 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.5 from 11 reviews (October 2026). It is run by Breedon House Nurseries Limited.
Run by Breedon House Nurseries Limited (company), which runs 23 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
- West Grantham Church of England Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected October 2023 0.2 miles
- The Isaac Newton Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected February 2025 0.4 miles
- Huntingtower Community Primary Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 0.8 miles
- Poplar Farm School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected January 2023 1.0 miles
- St Wulfram's National Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Requires improvement; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected June 2025 1.1 miles
- The Gonerby Hill Foot Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected September 2023 1.3 miles
- Grantham Preparatory International School ages 3–11has a nursery class 1.3 miles
- St Anne's Church of England Primary School, Grantham Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected April 2024 1.4 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 Children 1st @ Grantham's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Children 1st @ Grantham Good at its inspection on 25 May 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Children 1st @ Grantham take?
Children 1st @ Grantham is registered with Ofsted for up to 112 children at any one time.
Who runs Children 1st @ Grantham?
Children 1st @ Grantham is run by Breedon House Nurseries Limited, which runs 23 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Children 1st @ Grantham?
Grantham is the nearest station we know of, 0.9 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Children 1st @ Grantham?
You can call 01476 573188 and visit www.storal.com.
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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 EY348009 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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