Full-day nursery in Halton Brook, Halton
Ladybirds Neighbourhood Nursery
Halton Lodge Children's Centre, Grangeway, Runcorn, WA7 5LU · 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 February 2005Reference EY279805Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 27 September 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places66 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 4 December 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
Halton Lodge Children's Centre, Grangeway, Runcorn, WA7 5LU · More nurseries in WA7
Buses
8 bus stops within 400 m, including Beech Road, Thorn Road and Cherry Tree.
Parks and playgrounds
- Town Hall Park8 min walk
- Stenhills Open Space12 min walk
- Playground10 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 Halton there are about 3.1 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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Ladybirds Neighbourhood Nursery is a full-day nursery at Halton Lodge Children's Centre, Grangeway, Runcorn, WA7 5LU, in Halton Brook, Halton. It is registered for 66 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in September 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.2 from 5 reviews (November 2026). It is run by Pre-School Learning Alliance.
Run by Pre-School Learning Alliance (school), which runs 28 nurseries.
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| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ladybirds Neighbourhood NurseryThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| The Park Day NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.8 miles |
| World of Wonder Day NurseryFull-day nursery | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.8 miles |
| Beechwood Nursery & Pre-school LtdFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.9 miles |
| S4YC @ St Mary's Preschool & Out of School ClubSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.9 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Halton Lodge Nursery & Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Requires improvementinspected September 2021 under 0.1 miles
- The Holy Spirit Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected July 2024 0.3 miles
- Castle View Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2022 0.4 miles
- Woodside Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected May 2026 0.4 miles
- The Grange School All-throughages 3–16has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.4 miles
- Pewithall School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected December 2024 0.6 miles
- Hallwood Park Primary School and Nursery Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Inadequateinspected November 2022 0.8 miles
- The Brow Community Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected June 2022 0.8 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 Ladybirds Neighbourhood Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Ladybirds Neighbourhood Nursery Good at its inspection on 27 September 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Ladybirds Neighbourhood Nursery take?
Ladybirds Neighbourhood Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 66 children at any one time.
Who runs Ladybirds Neighbourhood Nursery?
Ladybirds Neighbourhood Nursery is run by Pre-School Learning Alliance, which runs 28 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Ladybirds Neighbourhood Nursery?
Runcorn is the nearest station we know of, 1.2 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Ladybirds Neighbourhood Nursery?
You can call 01928 589234 and visit nursery.eyalliance.org.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
- 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 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY279805 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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