Full-day nursery in Standish, Wigan
Little Owls Day Nursery
Swimsmart House, Bradley Lane, Standish, Wigan, WN6 0XQ · 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 March 2012Reference EY445849Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 28 April 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places61 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating3 (Generally satisfactory)inspected 29 April 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
Swimsmart House, Bradley Lane, Standish, Wigan, WN6 0XQ · More nurseries in WN6
Buses
4 bus stops within 400 m, including Bradley Mills and Vermont House.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground8 min walk
- Playground8 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 Owls Day Nursery is a full-day nursery at Swimsmart House, Bradley Lane, Standish, Wigan, WN6 0XQ, in Standish, Wigan. It is registered for 61 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in April 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 31 reviews (November 2026). It is run by St Bede's Childcare Limited.
Run by St Bede's Childcare Limited (company), which runs 4 nurseries.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Little Owls Day NurseryThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Standish St Wilfrid's Church of England Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 0.5 miles
- St Marie's Catholic Primary School Standish Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Outstandinginspected February 2023 0.7 miles
- Wood Fold Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected February 2025 1.0 miles
- Coppull St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected May 2023 1.6 miles
- Standish Community High School Secondaryages 11–16Ofsted: Report cardinspected February 2026 1.0 miles
- Shevington High School Secondaryages 11–16Ofsted: Report cardinspected May 2026 1.7 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 Owls Day Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Little Owls Day Nursery Good at its inspection on 28 April 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Little Owls Day Nursery take?
Little Owls Day Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 61 children at any one time.
Who runs Little Owls Day Nursery?
Little Owls Day Nursery is run by St Bede's Childcare Limited, which runs 4 nurseries.
How do I contact Little Owls Day Nursery?
You can call 01257 423606 and visit stbedechildcare.org.
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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 EY445849 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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