Full-day nursery in New Boultham, Lincolnshire
Children 1st @ The Marina
Brayford Pool, LINCOLN, LN1 1RD · 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 2014Reference EY481236Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 9 February 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places120 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 4 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
Brayford Pool, LINCOLN, LN1 1RD · More nurseries in LN1
Stations
- Lincoln Central11 min walk · 0.4 miles
Buses
14 bus stops within 400 m, including University of Lincoln, Holiday Inn and Holmes Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- St Mark's Square8 min walk
- Liquorice Park9 min walk
- Ancient Church Yard Of St. Swithin's11 min walk
- Playground12 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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Children 1st @ The Marina is a full-day nursery at Brayford Pool, LINCOLN, LN1 1RD, in New Boultham, Lincolnshire. It is registered for 120 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in February 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.0 from 4 reviews (November 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
- The St Faith and St Martin Church of England Junior School, Lincoln Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Improved significantlyinspected November 2024 0.4 miles
- The St Faith's Church of England Infant and Nursery School, Lincoln Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2023 0.4 miles
- Westgate Academy Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected February 2026 0.6 miles
- The Lincoln St Peter at Gowts Church of England Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Outstandinginspected January 2024 0.6 miles
- Lincoln Minster School ages 3–18has a nursery class 0.8 miles
- Mount Street Academy Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected November 2024 0.8 miles
- The Lincoln St Peter-In-Eastgate Church of England Infants Academy Primaryages 5–7Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected July 2025 0.9 miles
- The Lincoln Bishop King Church of England Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 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 Children 1st @ The Marina's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Children 1st @ The Marina Good at its inspection on 9 February 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Children 1st @ The Marina take?
Children 1st @ The Marina is registered with Ofsted for up to 120 children at any one time.
Who runs Children 1st @ The Marina?
Children 1st @ The Marina is run by Breedon House Nurseries Limited, which runs 23 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Children 1st @ The Marina?
Lincoln Central is the nearest station we know of, 0.4 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Children 1st @ The Marina?
You can call 01522 511333 and visit www.storal.com.
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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 EY481236 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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