Full-day nursery in Fen End, Lincolnshire
Little Pickles Daycare
4 Malting Lane, Donington, SPALDING, PE11 4XA · 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 December 2018Reference 2511443Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 14 June 2021Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places30 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 3 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
4 Malting Lane, Donington, SPALDING, PE11 4XA · More nurseries in PE11
Buses
2 bus stops within 400 m, including Malting Lane.
Parks and playgrounds
- Flinders Founders Teen Park6 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 Lincolnshire there are about 2.9 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 Pickles Daycare is a full-day nursery at 4 Malting Lane, Donington, SPALDING, PE11 4XA, in Fen End, Lincolnshire. It is registered for 30 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in June 2021, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- The Donington Cowley Endowed Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected March 2025 0.3 miles
- Quadring Cowley & Brown's Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected April 2022 1.4 miles
- Cowley Academy Secondaryages 11–16Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected May 2025 0.5 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 Pickles Daycare's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Little Pickles Daycare Good at its inspection on 14 June 2021, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Little Pickles Daycare take?
Little Pickles Daycare is registered with Ofsted for up to 30 children at any one time.
How do I contact Little Pickles Daycare?
You can call 07944 255588.
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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 5 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 2511443 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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