Full-day nursery in Shaftesbury, Dorset
Flying Start Nurseries
35 Bell Street, Shaftesbury, SP7 8AE · 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 November 2006Reference EY344676Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 8 May 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places55 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 10 March 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
35 Bell Street, Shaftesbury, SP7 8AE · More nurseries in SP7
Buses
13 bus stops within 400 m, including Post Office, Bell Street Car Park and John Shoobridge Court.
Parks and playgrounds
- Rolt (Millennium Green)11 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
- Playground9 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 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.
What parents say
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Flying Start Nurseries is a full-day nursery at 35 Bell Street, Shaftesbury, SP7 8AE, in Shaftesbury, Dorset. It is registered for 55 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 5.0 from 1 review (November 2026). It is run by Elestar Services Limited.
Run by Elestar Services Limited (company), which runs 2 nurseries.
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| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flying Start NurseriesThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| Fontmell Magna Under FivesFull-day nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 3.9 miles |
| Elestar Services Ltd T/A Flying Start NurserySessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 4.2 miles |
| Tops GillinghamFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | 06:00–20:00 | not shared yet | 4.7 miles |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- The Abbey CofE VA Primary School, Shaftesbury Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected December 2022 0.5 miles
- Shaftesbury Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.5 miles
- Port Regis Preparatory School ages 2–13has a nursery class 1.2 miles
- Coombe House School ages 5–19 1.3 miles
- Motcombe CofE Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected June 2023 1.6 miles
- Shaftesbury School Secondaryages 11–18Ofsted: Goodinspected March 2023 0.5 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 Flying Start Nurseries's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Flying Start Nurseries Good at its inspection on 8 May 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Flying Start Nurseries take?
Flying Start Nurseries is registered with Ofsted for up to 55 children at any one time.
Who runs Flying Start Nurseries?
Flying Start Nurseries is run by Elestar Services Limited, which runs 2 nurseries.
How do I contact Flying Start Nurseries?
You can call 01747 852666 and visit flying-start-nurseries.co.uk.
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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.
- Read reviews on Google
Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY344676 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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