Full-day nursery in Cadley, Lancashire
Little Stars Day Nursery
58 Woodplumpton Road, Ashton-on-Ribble, Preston, PR2 2LQ · 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 2003Reference EY269734Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 19 February 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places52 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 23 February 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
58 Woodplumpton Road, Ashton-on-Ribble, Preston, PR2 2LQ · More nurseries in PR2
Buses
6 bus stops within 400 m, including Drakes Croft, Lane Ends and Stock Rd.
Parks and playgrounds
- Haslam Park2 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- Playground10 min walk
- Playground11 min walk
- Playground11 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 Stars Day Nursery is a full-day nursery at 58 Woodplumpton Road, Ashton-on-Ribble, Preston, PR2 2LQ, in Cadley, Lancashire. It is registered for 52 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in February 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 2 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
- The Roebuck School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 0.4 miles
- St Anthony's Catholic Primary School, Preston Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected May 2024 0.5 miles
- Ashton-on-Ribble St Andrew's Church of England Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected November 2024 0.5 miles
- Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Preston Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected September 2023 0.6 miles
- Fulwood and Cadley Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 0.6 miles
- Ingol Community Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 0.7 miles
- Eldon Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected July 2026 0.8 miles
- Holy Family Catholic Primary School, Ingol, Preston Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected March 2023 0.8 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 Stars Day Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Little Stars Day Nursery Good at its inspection on 19 February 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Little Stars Day Nursery take?
Little Stars Day Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 52 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Little Stars Day Nursery?
Preston is the nearest station we know of, 1.5 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Little Stars Day Nursery?
You can call 01772 768687.
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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 EY269734 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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