Full-day nursery in Ormskirk West, Lancashire
First Chapter Day Nursery
Toll Bar Cottage, High Lane, Burscough, ORMSKIRK, L40 7SN · 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 January 2004Reference EY272250Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 7 June 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places80 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 9 June 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
Toll Bar Cottage, High Lane, Burscough, ORMSKIRK, L40 7SN · More nurseries in L40
Buses
6 bus stops within 400 m, including Merridale Villas, Pippin Street and Ringtail Retail Park.
NaPTAN, Department for Transport, 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 Lancashire there are about 2.7 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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First Chapter Day Nursery is a full-day nursery at Toll Bar Cottage, High Lane, Burscough, ORMSKIRK, L40 7SN, in Ormskirk West, Lancashire. It is registered for 80 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in June 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.0 from 23 reviews (October 2026).
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| First Chapter Day NurseryThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Ormskirk West End School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Some aspects not as stronginspected November 2024 1.0 miles
- Ormskirk Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected October 2024 1.0 miles
- St John's Catholic Primary School, Burscough Primaryages 4–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected February 2023 1.1 miles
- Burscough Lordsgate Township Church of England Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2024 1.3 miles
- Ormskirk Asmall Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected November 2023 1.4 miles
- Moorgate Nursery School Nurseryages 3–5has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected May 2023 1.6 miles
- Burscough Bridge Methodist School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected May 2026 1.6 miles
- Ormskirk St Anne's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected March 2025 1.7 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 First Chapter Day Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated First Chapter Day Nursery Good at its inspection on 7 June 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can First Chapter Day Nursery take?
First Chapter Day Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 80 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to First Chapter Day Nursery?
Ormskirk is the nearest station we know of, 1.2 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact First Chapter Day Nursery?
You can call 01704 893279 and visit www.firstchapterdaynursery.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 31 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.
- 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 31 October 2026 · Ofsted URN EY272250 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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