Full-day nursery in Hulme, Warrington
Little Bears
The Smile Centre, Sandy Lane, Warrington, WA2 9BX · 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 June 2011Reference EY428545Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record2 inspectionslatest 21 March 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places35 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 13 June 2024Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Inspection history (2)
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
The Smile Centre, Sandy Lane, Warrington, WA2 9BX · More nurseries in WA2
Buses
11 bus stops within 400 m, including Kirkstone Avenue, Poplars Avenue and Birtles Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Orford Park8 min walk
- Playground8 min walk
- Playground10 min walk
- Playground11 min walk
- Playground11 min walk
- Playground11 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 Warrington there are about 2.3 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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Little Bears is a full-day nursery at The Smile Centre, Sandy Lane, Warrington, WA2 9BX, in Hulme, Warrington. It is registered for 35 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in March 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- St Margaret's Church of England Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 0.2 miles
- Meadowside Community Primary and Nursery School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected April 2023 0.3 miles
- St Stephen's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected October 2023 0.4 miles
- St Andrew's CofE Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected July 2023 0.4 miles
- Sandy Lane Nursery and Forest School Nurseryages 2–4has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Outstandinginspected March 2023 0.5 miles
- Brook Acre Community Primary School Primaryages 0–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2022 0.5 miles
- Warrington St Ann's Church of England Primary Academy Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected June 2024 0.6 miles
- Beamont Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected October 2022 0.7 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 Little Bears's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Little Bears Good at its inspection on 21 March 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Little Bears take?
Little Bears is registered with Ofsted for up to 35 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Little Bears?
Padgate is the nearest station we know of, 1.1 miles away in a straight line.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 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.
Last checked 30 June 2026 · Ofsted URN EY428545 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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