Full-day nursery in Highfield, Wigan
Little Foxes (Wigan) Ltd
Iona House, Billinge Road, Wigan, WN3 6BL · 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 October 2004Reference EY297752Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 19 November 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places116 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 26 October 2026Food 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
Iona House, Billinge Road, Wigan, WN3 6BL · More nurseries in WN3
Stations
- Pemberton4 min walk · 0.1 miles
Buses
9 bus stops within 400 m, including St Matthew's Primary School, Pemberton Rail Station and Culcross Avenue.
Parks and playgrounds
- Alexandra Park12 min walk
- Playground2 min walk
- Highfield Park Playground6 min walk
- Tulach Pay Area playground7 min walk
- Playground9 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 Wigan there are about 2.8 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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Little Foxes (Wigan) Ltd is a full-day nursery at Iona House, Billinge Road, Wigan, WN3 6BL, in Highfield, Wigan. It is registered for 116 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in November 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.9 from 219 reviews (November 2026).
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Highfield St Matthew's Church of England Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected March 2023 under 0.1 miles
- St Aidan's Catholic Primary School, Wigan Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected November 2024 0.5 miles
- Winstanley Community Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Outstandinginspected February 2024 0.6 miles
- St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School Wigan Primaryages 4–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected January 2024 0.7 miles
- St John's CofE Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2023 0.7 miles
- St Paul's Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected October 2023 0.7 miles
- Marus Bridge Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected March 2025 0.9 miles
- Hope School ages 2–19has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected June 2025 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 Little Foxes (Wigan) Ltd's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Little Foxes (Wigan) Ltd Good at its inspection on 19 November 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Little Foxes (Wigan) Ltd take?
Little Foxes (Wigan) Ltd is registered with Ofsted for up to 116 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Little Foxes (Wigan) Ltd?
Pemberton is the nearest station we know of, 0.1 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Little Foxes (Wigan) Ltd?
You can call 01942 946777 and visit wigan.littlefoxeschildcare.co.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 EY297752 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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