Sessional pre-school in Lodbourne, Dorset
Elestar Services Ltd T/A Flying Start Nursery
The Lodge, Cemetery Road, GILLINGHAM, SP8 4AZ · 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
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
The Lodge, Cemetery Road, GILLINGHAM, SP8 4AZ · More nurseries in SP8
Stations
- Gillingham (Dorset)11 min walk · 0.4 miles
Buses
10 bus stops within 400 m, including King Edmund Court, Bus Shelter and Methodist Church.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground6 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
- Playground8 min walk
- Playground8 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 Dorset there are about 2.8 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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Elestar Services Ltd T/A Flying Start Nursery is a sessional pre-school at The Lodge, Cemetery Road, GILLINGHAM, SP8 4AZ, in Lodbourne, Dorset. It is registered for 31 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in February 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It is run by Elestar Services Limited.
Run by Elestar Services Limited (company), which runs 2 nurseries.
Compare nurseries nearby
| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elestar Services Ltd T/A Flying Start NurseryThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| Little Gems (Dorset) LimitedFull-day nursery | Report card 2025 | not shared yet | 08:00–17:00 | not shared yet | 0.5 miles |
| Tops GillinghamFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | 06:00–20:00 | not shared yet | 0.7 miles |
| Stower Vale Pre-SchoolFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 3.1 miles |
| Leaping Frogs Day Nursery CICFull-day nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | 08:00–18:00 | not shared yet | 3.6 miles |
| Mere Pre-School & NurserySessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | 09:00–15:00 | not shared yet | 3.7 miles |
| Flying Start NurseriesFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 4.2 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Gillingham Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 0.2 miles
- Wyke Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Requires improvementinspected May 2022 0.5 miles
- St Mary the Virgin Church of England Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2023 1.0 miles
- Milton-on-Stour Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected July 2023 1.3 miles
- Gillingham School Secondaryages 11–18Ofsted: Goodinspected May 2023 0.5 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 Elestar Services Ltd T/A Flying Start Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Elestar Services Ltd T/A Flying Start Nursery Good at its inspection on 28 February 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Elestar Services Ltd T/A Flying Start Nursery take?
Elestar Services Ltd T/A Flying Start Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 31 children at any one time.
Who runs Elestar Services Ltd T/A Flying Start Nursery?
Elestar Services Ltd T/A Flying Start Nursery is run by Elestar Services Limited, which runs 2 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Elestar Services Ltd T/A Flying Start Nursery?
Gillingham (Dorset) is the nearest station we know of, 0.4 miles away in a straight line.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 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
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Last checked 30 June 2026 · Ofsted URN EY344682 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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