Full-day nursery in Primrose, Lancashire
Lancaster Day Nursery
Morecambe Bay Hospitals Nhs Trust, Royal Lancaster Infirmary, Lancaster, LA1 4RP · 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
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Morecambe Bay Hospitals Nhs Trust, Royal Lancaster Infirmary, Lancaster, LA1 4RP · More nurseries in LA1
Stations
- Lancaster13 min walk · 0.5 miles
Buses
8 bus stops within 400 m, including Royal Infirmary Main Entrance, Royal Infirmary Medical unit 2 and Infirmary.
Parks and playgrounds
- Greaves Park4 min walk
- Dallas Road Gardens7 min walk
- Dalton Square9 min walk
- Greaves Forage Garden11 min walk
- Playground5 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.
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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Lancaster Day Nursery is a full-day nursery at Morecambe Bay Hospitals Nhs Trust, Royal Lancaster Infirmary, Lancaster, LA1 4RP, in Primrose, Lancashire. It is registered for 66 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in July 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.3 from 6 reviews (October 2026). It is run by Bright Horizons Family Solutions Limited.
Run by Bright Horizons Family Solutions Limited (company), which runs 245 nurseries.
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Lancaster Dallas Road Community Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected July 2026 0.3 miles
- Bowerham Primary & Nursery School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 0.3 miles
- The Cathedral Catholic Primary School, Lancaster Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected March 2025 0.4 miles
- Appletree Nursery School Nurseryages 0–4has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected May 2024 0.7 miles
- Willow Lane Community Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected April 2025 0.8 miles
- Scotforth St Paul's Church of England Primary and Nursery School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2023 0.8 miles
- Lancaster Christ Church Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.8 miles
- Lancaster Independent School for Alternative Learning (Lisal) ages 5–11 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 Lancaster Day Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Lancaster Day Nursery Outstanding at its inspection on 14 July 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Lancaster Day Nursery take?
Lancaster Day Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 66 children at any one time.
Who runs Lancaster Day Nursery?
Lancaster Day Nursery is run by Bright Horizons Family Solutions Limited, which runs 245 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Lancaster Day Nursery?
Lancaster is the nearest station we know of, 0.5 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Lancaster Day Nursery?
You can call 015242 30724 and visit www.brighthorizons.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
- 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 EY491949 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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