Full-day nursery in Trunnah, Lancashire
Kids Planet Thornton
54 Church Road, Thornton-cleveleys, FY5 2TX · 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 April 2022Reference 2683675Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 1 October 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places40 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
54 Church Road, Thornton-cleveleys, FY5 2TX · More nurseries in FY5
Stations
- Cleveleys (Blackpool Tramway)21 min walk · 0.9 miles
- West Drive (Blackpool Tramway)21 min walk · 0.9 miles
- Thornton Gate (Blackpool Tramway)24 min walk · 1.0 miles
Buses
10 bus stops within 400 m, including Exeter Drive, Shrewsbury Drive and Health Centre.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground5 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 Thornton is a full-day nursery at 54 Church Road, Thornton-cleveleys, FY5 2TX, in Trunnah, Lancashire. It is registered for 40 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in October 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 8 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 ThorntonThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| MiChild Little ThorntonFull-day nursery | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.6 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Thornton Cleveleys Royles Brook Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Some aspects not as stronginspected December 2024 under 0.1 miles
- Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Thornton Cleveleys Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected February 2026 0.5 miles
- Great Arley School ages 4–16Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected April 2024 0.5 miles
- Thornton-Cleveleys Red Marsh School ages 2–19has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Outstandinginspected March 2024 0.6 miles
- Thornton Primary School Primaryages 4–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected February 2023 0.6 miles
- Anchorsholme Primary Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected January 2025 0.7 miles
- St Teresa's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected April 2025 0.8 miles
- Northfold Community Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected April 2024 0.9 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 Thornton's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Kids Planet Thornton Good at its inspection on 1 October 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Kids Planet Thornton take?
Kids Planet Thornton is registered with Ofsted for up to 40 children at any one time.
Who runs Kids Planet Thornton?
Kids Planet Thornton is run by Kids Planet Day Nurseries Limited, which runs 238 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Kids Planet Thornton?
Cleveleys (Blackpool Tramway) is the nearest station we know of, 0.9 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Kids Planet Thornton?
You can call 01253 823201 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.
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Last checked 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN 2683675 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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