Full-day nursery in Hey Houses, Lancashire
Kids Planet Shepherd Lodge
166 St. Annes Road East, Lytham St. Annes, FY8 3HP · 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 January 2022Reference 2671015Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 28 June 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places57 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 14 October 2026Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
166 St. Annes Road East, Lytham St. Annes, FY8 3HP · More nurseries in FY8
Stations
- St Annes-on-the-Sea19 min walk · 0.7 miles
Buses
8 bus stops within 400 m, including Scarborough Road, St Albans Road and Clarendon Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Ramsgate Park2 min walk
- Hope Street Park6 min walk
- Beauclerk Gardens8 min walk
- Kilnhouse Green8 min walk
- Hove Road Park12 min walk
- Playground2 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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Kids Planet Shepherd Lodge is a full-day nursery at 166 St. Annes Road East, Lytham St. Annes, FY8 3HP, in Hey Houses, Lancashire. It is registered for 57 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in June 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 6 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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kids Planet Shepherd LodgeThis 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
- Heyhouses Endowed Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected October 2024 0.2 miles
- Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Outstandinginspected March 2023 0.5 miles
- Lytham St Annes Mayfield Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 0.6 miles
- St Annes on Sea St Thomas' Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Improved significantlyinspected March 2025 0.7 miles
- Clifton Primary School Primaryages 4–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2024 0.8 miles
- St Anne's College Grammar School ages 2–19has a nursery class 1.0 miles
- Red Rose School ages 5–17 1.0 miles
- Blackpool St Nicholas CofE Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected May 2026 1.3 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 Kids Planet Shepherd Lodge's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Kids Planet Shepherd Lodge Good at its inspection on 28 June 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Kids Planet Shepherd Lodge take?
Kids Planet Shepherd Lodge is registered with Ofsted for up to 57 children at any one time.
Who runs Kids Planet Shepherd Lodge?
Kids Planet Shepherd Lodge is run by Kids Planet Day Nurseries Limited, which runs 238 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Kids Planet Shepherd Lodge?
St Annes-on-the-Sea is the nearest station we know of, 0.7 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Kids Planet Shepherd Lodge?
You can call 01253 729009 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 · 31 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.
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Last checked 31 October 2026 · Ofsted URN 2671015 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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