Full-day nursery in Whittle-le-Woods, Lancashire
Gelston Manor Day Nursery
Gelston, Dawson Lane, Chorley, PR6 7DT · 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 August 2014Reference EY478797Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 13 July 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places88 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 18 July 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
Gelston, Dawson Lane, Chorley, PR6 7DT · More nurseries in PR6
Stations
- Buckshaw Parkway21 min walk · 0.9 miles
Buses
2 bus stops within 400 m, including Lancashire Drive.
Parks and playgrounds
- Maltby Square10 min walk
- Cuerden Valley Park11 min walk
- Buckshaw Village Green11 min walk
- Guernsey Avenue Play Area playground9 min walk
- Playground11 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 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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Gelston Manor Day Nursery is a full-day nursery at Gelston, Dawson Lane, Chorley, PR6 7DT, in Whittle-le-Woods, Lancashire. It is registered for 88 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in July 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.4 from 7 reviews (October 2026). It is run by Buckshaw Bunnies Childcare Ltd.
Run by Buckshaw Bunnies Childcare Ltd (company), which runs 2 nurseries.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gelston Manor 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
- Trinity Church of England/Methodist Primary School, Buckshaw Village Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Goodinspected October 2022 0.4 miles
- Whittle-le-Woods Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected November 2024 0.5 miles
- Lancaster Lane Primary and Pre-School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected April 2023 1.1 miles
- Clayton-le-Woods Church of England Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected January 2025 1.1 miles
- Clayton-le-Woods Manor Road Primary School Primaryages 4–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2023 1.2 miles
- Buckshaw Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected May 2025 1.5 miles
- St Chad's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected July 2026 1.6 miles
- St Catherine's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Goodinspected May 2023 1.6 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 Gelston Manor Day Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Gelston Manor Day Nursery Good at its inspection on 13 July 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Gelston Manor Day Nursery take?
Gelston Manor Day Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 88 children at any one time.
Who runs Gelston Manor Day Nursery?
Gelston Manor Day Nursery is run by Buckshaw Bunnies Childcare Ltd, which runs 2 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Gelston Manor Day Nursery?
Buckshaw Parkway is the nearest station we know of, 0.9 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Gelston Manor Day Nursery?
You can call 01257 671614 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.
- Read reviews on Google
Last checked 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN EY478797 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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