Full-day nursery in Great Orton, Cumberland
Messyhands Childcare
Great Orton Primary School, Great Orton, CARLISLE, CA5 6NA · 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 June 2023Reference 2734433Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 18 September 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places24 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 20 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
Great Orton Primary School, Great Orton, CARLISLE, CA5 6NA · More nurseries in CA5
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground6 min walk
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Places and next steps
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What parents say
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Messyhands Childcare is a full-day nursery at Great Orton Primary School, Great Orton, CARLISLE, CA5 6NA, in Great Orton, Cumberland. It is registered for 24 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in September 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Great Orton Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected January 2023 0.2 miles
- Kirkbampton CofE School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected October 2022 1.8 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 Messyhands Childcare's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Messyhands Childcare Good at its inspection on 18 September 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Messyhands Childcare take?
Messyhands Childcare is registered with Ofsted for up to 24 children at any one time.
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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.
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- Food hygiene rating from the Food Standards Agency, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Last checked 30 June 2026 · Ofsted URN 2734433 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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