Sessional pre-school in Deepdale, Lancashire
Little Sparkles Nursery
Peel Hall Street, PRESTON, PR1 6QQ · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Outstanding
- Quality of educationOutstanding
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- Leadership and managementOutstanding
- 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 2010Reference EY415668Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 8 September 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places160 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 9 December 2025Food 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
Peel Hall Street, PRESTON, PR1 6QQ · More nurseries in PR1
Buses
11 bus stops within 400 m, including Meadow Street, Holmrook Road and Swan Street.
Parks and playgrounds
- Moor Park9 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Exercise yards playground7 min walk
- Playground12 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 Sparkles Nursery is a sessional pre-school at Peel Hall Street, PRESTON, PR1 6QQ, in Deepdale, Lancashire. It is registered for 160 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in September 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 5 reviews (October 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
- Deepdale Community Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected February 2026 0.3 miles
- St Ignatius' Catholic Primary School, Preston Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected May 2022 0.4 miles
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Preston Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 0.4 miles
- Ribbleton Avenue Infant School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected October 2024 0.5 miles
- Ribbleton Avenue Methodist Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.5 miles
- St Gregory's Catholic Primary School, Preston Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected January 2023 0.5 miles
- St Matthew's Church of England Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected January 2025 0.5 miles
- Acorns Primary School ages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected January 2025 0.6 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 Sparkles Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Little Sparkles Nursery Outstanding at its inspection on 8 September 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Little Sparkles Nursery take?
Little Sparkles Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 160 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Little Sparkles Nursery?
Preston is the nearest station we know of, 1.1 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Little Sparkles Nursery?
You can call 01772 460233 and visit littlesparklesnursery.org.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 30 October 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 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN EY415668 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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