Full-day nursery in Northallerton, North Yorkshire
Looby Lou's Complete Childcare
Finkills Way, NORTHALLERTON, DL7 8UQ · 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 May 2009Reference EY394774Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 11 March 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places137 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 8 October 2026Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Finkills Way, NORTHALLERTON, DL7 8UQ · More nurseries in DL7
Stations
- Northallerton18 min walk · 0.7 miles
Buses
3 bus stops within 400 m, including Swain Court and Standard Way.
Parks and playgrounds
- The Applegarth9 min walk
- Weavers Green12 min walk
- Playground3 min walk
- Applegarth Play Area playground10 min walk
- Playground12 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.
What parents say
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Looby Lou's Complete Childcare is a full-day nursery at Finkills Way, NORTHALLERTON, DL7 8UQ, in Northallerton, North Yorkshire. It is registered for 137 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in March 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Applegarth Primary School Primaryages 4–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected September 2023 0.4 miles
- Oakbridge Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11 0.7 miles
- Mill Hill Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 0.8 miles
- Alverton Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected April 2024 0.9 miles
- Romanby Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected November 2024 0.9 miles
- Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School - a Catholic voluntary academy Primaryages 3–11Ofsted: Goodinspected March 2024 1.0 miles
- Broomfield School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Requires improvementinspected April 2024 1.0 miles
- Brompton Community Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected January 2024 1.5 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 Looby Lou's Complete Childcare's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Looby Lou's Complete Childcare Good at its inspection on 11 March 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Looby Lou's Complete Childcare take?
Looby Lou's Complete Childcare is registered with Ofsted for up to 137 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Looby Lou's Complete Childcare?
Northallerton is the nearest station we know of, 0.7 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Looby Lou's Complete Childcare?
You can call 01609 772872 and visit loobylousnursery.com.
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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.
Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY394774 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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