Full-day nursery in Kells, Cumberland
HowGill Centre Nursery
Howgill Nursery Kells, High Road, Whitehaven, CA28 9PQ · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted report card
- InclusionExpected standard
- Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
- AchievementExpected standard
- Behaviour and routinesExpected standard
- Children's welfare and well-beingExpected standard
- Leadership and governanceExpected standard
- SafeguardingStandards met
What does this mean?
Since November 2025 Ofsted gives each nursery a report card. Each area is graded on a five-step scale: urgent improvement, needs attention, expected standard, strong standard, exceptional. Safeguarding is either met or not met. There is no single headline grade, and we never make one up.
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Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Howgill Nursery Kells, High Road, Whitehaven, CA28 9PQ · More nurseries in CA28
Stations
- Corkickle18 min walk · 0.7 miles
Parks and playgrounds
- Woodhouse (Millennium Green)9 min walk
- Playground2 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.
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HowGill Centre Nursery is a full-day nursery at Howgill Nursery Kells, High Road, Whitehaven, CA28 9PQ, in Kells, Cumberland. It is registered for 20 children. Its Ofsted report card (February 2026) grades inclusion Expected standard, curriculum and teaching Expected standard, achievement Expected standard, behaviour and routines Expected standard, children's welfare and well-being Expected standard and leadership and governance Expected standard; safeguarding standards met. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 1 review (November 2026). It is run by Howgill Family Centre.
Run by Howgill Family Centre (company), which runs 3 nurseries.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Kells Infant School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected October 2024 under 0.1 miles
- St Mary'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 May 2025 0.1 miles
- Monkwray Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2023 0.4 miles
- St Gregory and St Patrick's Catholic Infant School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected March 2024 0.8 miles
- St Begh's Catholic Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected September 2023 0.8 miles
- Valley Primary School and Nursery Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2024 1.1 miles
- St James' CofE Infant and Nursery School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Good (Improving)inspected March 2024 1.2 miles
- Jericho Primary School Primaryages 4–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2023 1.2 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 HowGill Centre Nursery's Ofsted rating?
HowGill Centre Nursery was inspected on 11 February 2026 and given an Ofsted report card. Report cards grade each area separately rather than giving one headline grade: inclusion Expected standard, curriculum and teaching Expected standard, achievement Expected standard, behaviour and routines Expected standard, children's welfare and well-being Expected standard and leadership and governance Expected standard. Safeguarding standards met.
How many children can HowGill Centre Nursery take?
HowGill Centre Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 20 children at any one time.
Who runs HowGill Centre Nursery?
HowGill Centre Nursery is run by Howgill Family Centre, which runs 3 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to HowGill Centre Nursery?
Corkickle is the nearest station we know of, 0.7 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact HowGill Centre Nursery?
You can call 01946 592551 and visit www.howgill-centre.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
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Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 2753823 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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