Full-day nursery in Longridge, Lancashire
Little People At The Limes
Berry Lane, Longridge, PRESTON, PR3 3JA · 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 January 2012Reference EY439661Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 2 February 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places64 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 2 March 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
Berry Lane, Longridge, PRESTON, PR3 3JA · More nurseries in PR3
Buses
13 bus stops within 400 m, including CP School, Post Office and Brewery Street.
Parks and playgrounds
- Towneley Gardens4 min walk
- Highfield Park4 min walk
- Playground3 min walk
- Playground3 min walk
- Playground8 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.
What parents say
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Little People At The Limes is a full-day nursery at Berry Lane, Longridge, PRESTON, PR3 3JA, in Longridge, Lancashire. It is registered for 64 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in February 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 1 review (November 2026).
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Longridge Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected May 2026 under 0.1 miles
- Longridge St Wilfrid's Roman Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 0.3 miles
- Barnacre Road Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Inadequateinspected February 2023 0.4 miles
- Hillside Specialist School and College ages 3–19has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2024 0.9 miles
- Alston Lane Catholic Primary School, Longridge Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2022 1.6 miles
- Longridge High School Secondaryages 11–16Ofsted: Requires improvementinspected September 2021 0.4 miles
- St Cecilia's RC High School Secondaryages 11–16Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected January 2025 0.4 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 People At The Limes's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Little People At The Limes Good at its inspection on 2 February 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Little People At The Limes take?
Little People At The Limes is registered with Ofsted for up to 64 children at any one time.
How do I contact Little People At The Limes?
You can call 01772 780496 and visit www.littlepeople-longridge.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 5 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 5 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY439661 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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