Full-day nursery in Cleveleys, Lancashire
Kids Planet Clarence
1 Clarence Avenue, Thornton-cleveleys, FY5 2BE · 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 April 2022Reference 2683673Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 28 August 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places80 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 14 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 Clarence Avenue, Thornton-cleveleys, FY5 2BE · More nurseries in FY5
Stations
- West Drive (Blackpool Tramway)2 min walk · under 0.1 miles
- Cleveleys (Blackpool Tramway)4 min walk · 0.1 miles
- Thornton Gate (Blackpool Tramway)7 min walk · 0.3 miles
Buses
15 bus stops within 400 m, including Methodist Church, Rough Lea Road and Library.
Parks and playgrounds
- Jubilee Gardens8 min walk
- Bambinos Play Centre playground6 min walk
- Playground10 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.
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Kids Planet Clarence is a full-day nursery at 1 Clarence Avenue, Thornton-cleveleys, FY5 2BE, in Cleveleys, Lancashire. It is registered for 80 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in August 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 2 reviews (October 2026). It is run by Kids Planet Day Nurseries Limited.
Run by Kids Planet Day Nurseries Limited (company), which runs 238 nurseries.
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| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kids Planet ClarenceThis nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| Peekaboo NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | under 0.1 miles |
| Kids Planet CleveleysFull-day nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.1 miles |
| Minibuddies Nursery, Pre-School and Out of Hours CareSessional pre-school | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.2 miles |
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| Mini Me's Beach NurseryFull-day nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.4 miles |
| Little Explorers CleveleysFull-day nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.5 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Thornton Cleveleys Manor Beach Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected July 2024 0.2 miles
- St Teresa's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected April 2025 0.4 miles
- Northfold Community Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected April 2024 0.5 miles
- Anchorsholme Primary Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected January 2025 0.8 miles
- Thornton Cleveleys Royles Brook Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Some aspects not as stronginspected December 2024 0.9 miles
- Norbreck Primary Academy Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected March 2025 1.0 miles
- Rossall School ages 0–19has a nursery class 1.2 miles
- Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Thornton Cleveleys Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected February 2026 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 Kids Planet Clarence's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Kids Planet Clarence Outstanding at its inspection on 28 August 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Kids Planet Clarence take?
Kids Planet Clarence is registered with Ofsted for up to 80 children at any one time.
Who runs Kids Planet Clarence?
Kids Planet Clarence is run by Kids Planet Day Nurseries Limited, which runs 238 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Kids Planet Clarence?
West Drive (Blackpool Tramway) is the nearest station we know of, under 0.1 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Kids Planet Clarence?
You can call 01253 853014 and visit www.kidsplanetdaynurseries.co.uk.
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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 2683673 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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