Full-day nursery in Water Heyes, Wigan
Heron Day Nursery
St. Johns Centre, Brick Kiln Lane, WIGAN, WN1 1XH · 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 June 2007Reference EY358603Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 31 May 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places148 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 21 November 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
St. Johns Centre, Brick Kiln Lane, WIGAN, WN1 1XH · More nurseries in WN1
Stations
- Wigan Wallgate10 min walk · 0.4 miles
- Wigan North Western12 min walk · 0.5 miles
Buses
31 bus stops within 400 m, including Brick Kiln Lane, Market Hall and New Market Street.
Parks and playgrounds
- Mesnes Park4 min walk
- Playground10 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 Wigan 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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Heron Day Nursery is a full-day nursery at St. Johns Centre, Brick Kiln Lane, WIGAN, WN1 1XH, in Water Heyes, Wigan. It is registered for 148 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in May 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 3 reviews (November 2026).
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| Heron 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
- St Mary and St John Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Outstandinginspected March 2023 0.1 miles
- Mab's Cross Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 0.2 miles
- Douglas Valley Nursery School Nurseryages 2–5has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Outstandinginspected February 2024 0.3 miles
- St Patrick's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected January 2025 0.5 miles
- St Catharine's CofE Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected June 2023 0.6 miles
- CEWE School ages 4–11 0.6 miles
- Canon Sharples Church of England Primary School and Nursery Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2023 0.8 miles
- Wigan St Andrew's CofE Junior and Infant School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected April 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 Heron Day Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Heron Day Nursery Good at its inspection on 31 May 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Heron Day Nursery take?
Heron Day Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 148 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Heron Day Nursery?
Wigan Wallgate is the nearest station we know of, 0.4 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Heron Day Nursery?
You can call 01942 202198.
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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 EY358603 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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