Full-day nursery in Pickering, North Yorkshire
Little Ducklings Preschool
Pickering Liberal Club, 1 Smiddy Hill, Pickering, YO18 7AN · 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.
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Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Pickering Liberal Club, 1 Smiddy Hill, Pickering, YO18 7AN · More nurseries in YO18
Stations
- Pickering (North Yorkshire Moors Railway)5 min walk · 0.2 miles
Buses
7 bus stops within 400 m, including Kirkham Lane Opp Car Park, Kirkham Lane Car Park and Eastgate Square.
Parks and playgrounds
- Potter Hill Green6 min walk
- Troutbeck Close play area7 min walk
- Castle Green and park area7 min walk
- Otter Drive play area9 min walk
- Paddock close park and play area11 min walk
- Hawthorn Lane Play Area 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.
What parents say
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Little Ducklings Preschool is a full-day nursery at Pickering Liberal Club, 1 Smiddy Hill, Pickering, YO18 7AN, in Pickering, North Yorkshire. It is registered for 25 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in May 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Pickering Community Infant School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected July 2024 0.1 miles
- Pickering Community Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2024 0.4 miles
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic voluntary academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2023 0.6 miles
- Lady Lumley's Academy Secondaryages 11–18Ofsted: Goodinspected April 2024 0.6 miles
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Questions parents ask
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What is Little Ducklings Preschool's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Little Ducklings Preschool Good at its inspection on 15 May 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Little Ducklings Preschool take?
Little Ducklings Preschool is registered with Ofsted for up to 25 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Little Ducklings Preschool?
Pickering (North Yorkshire Moors Railway) is the nearest station we know of, 0.2 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
Last checked 30 June 2026 · Ofsted URN 2767823 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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