Full-day nursery in Up Holland, Lancashire
Highview Baby Unit
Hall Green, Upholland, SKELMERSDALE, WN8 0DX · 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 March 1996Reference 309637Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 4 August 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places18 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 16 September 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
Hall Green, Upholland, SKELMERSDALE, WN8 0DX · More nurseries in WN8
Buses
11 bus stops within 400 m, including Victoria Hotel, Wellcross Road and Ormskirk Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Beacon Country Park12 min walk
- Playground3 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- Playground8 min walk
- Playground8 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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Highview Baby Unit is a full-day nursery at Hall Green, Upholland, SKELMERSDALE, WN8 0DX, in Up Holland, Lancashire. It is registered for 18 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in August 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 1 review (October 2026).
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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 Thomas the Martyr Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2023 0.2 miles
- St Teresa's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2024 0.6 miles
- Orrell Holgate Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Improved significantlyinspected January 2025 0.9 miles
- Holland Moor Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected March 2025 0.9 miles
- Moorside Community Primary Academy School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected March 2025 1.0 miles
- St James' Catholic Primary School Orrell Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 1.0 miles
- Orrell Newfold Community Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Outstandinginspected June 2024 1.1 miles
- Upholland Roby Mill CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected November 2023 1.2 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 Highview Baby Unit's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Highview Baby Unit Good at its inspection on 4 August 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Highview Baby Unit take?
Highview Baby Unit is registered with Ofsted for up to 18 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Highview Baby Unit?
Upholland is the nearest station we know of, 1.0 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Highview Baby Unit?
You can call 01695 627277.
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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 309637 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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