Full-day nursery in Hornby, Lancashire
Hornby Day Nursery Limited
1 Station Road, Hornby, LANCASTER, LA2 8JP · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Outstanding
- Quality of educationOutstanding
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- Leadership and managementOutstanding
- 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 May 2010Reference EY411888Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 4 October 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places60 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 21 May 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
1 Station Road, Hornby, LANCASTER, LA2 8JP · More nurseries in LA2
Buses
8 bus stops within 400 m, including Day Nursery, Institute and Wenning Stores.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground2 min walk
- Playground3 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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Hornby Day Nursery Limited is a full-day nursery at 1 Station Road, Hornby, LANCASTER, LA2 8JP, in Hornby, Lancashire. It is registered for 60 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in October 2023, 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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hornby Day Nursery LimitedThis nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| Nippers Day Nursery LtdFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 5.6 miles |
| Crag Bank Under FivesFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 5.8 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Hornby St Margaret's Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected July 2026 0.4 miles
- Wray with Botton Endowed Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected May 2025 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 Hornby Day Nursery Limited's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Hornby Day Nursery Limited Outstanding at its inspection on 4 October 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Hornby Day Nursery Limited take?
Hornby Day Nursery Limited is registered with Ofsted for up to 60 children at any one time.
How do I contact Hornby Day Nursery Limited?
You can call 015242 22288 and visit www.hornbydaynursery.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 5 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 5 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY411888 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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