Full-day nursery in Skerton, Lancashire
Nippers Children's Day Nursery Ltd
Lune Park Childrens Centre, Ryelands Park, Owen Road, LANCASTER, LA1 2LN · 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 January 2006Reference EY320829Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 9 February 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places36 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 12 February 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
Lune Park Childrens Centre, Ryelands Park, Owen Road, LANCASTER, LA1 2LN · More nurseries in LA1
Stations
- Lancaster15 min walk · 0.6 miles
Buses
12 bus stops within 400 m, including Owen Road, Our Ladys RCHS and Our Lady's Catholic College.
Parks and playgrounds
- Ryelands Park2 min walk
- Quay Meadow7 min walk
- Green Ayre9 min walk
- Playground1 min walk
- Derby Road playground7 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 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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Nippers Children's Day Nursery Ltd is a full-day nursery at Lune Park Childrens Centre, Ryelands Park, Owen Road, LANCASTER, LA1 2LN, in Skerton, Lancashire. It is registered for 36 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in February 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 1 review (October 2026). It is run by Nippers Children's Day Nursery Limited.
Run by Nippers Children's Day Nursery Limited (company), which runs 2 nurseries.
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- St Josephs Catholic Primary School, Lancaster Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Requires improvementinspected June 2024 0.2 miles
- Lancaster Ryelands Primary School Primaryages 4–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected April 2026 0.5 miles
- The Loyne Specialist School ages 4–19Ofsted: School remains Outstandinginspected January 2024 0.5 miles
- Skerton St Luke's Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.5 miles
- Lancaster Independent School for Alternative Learning (Lisal) ages 5–11 0.6 miles
- Castle View Primary Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Inadequate; Behaviour and attitudes: Requires improvement; Personal development: Requires improvement; Leadership and management: Inadequateinspected February 2025 0.7 miles
- Lancaster Dallas Road Community Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected July 2026 0.7 miles
- Willow Lane Community Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected April 2025 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 Nippers Children's Day Nursery Ltd's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Nippers Children's Day Nursery Ltd Good at its inspection on 9 February 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Nippers Children's Day Nursery Ltd take?
Nippers Children's Day Nursery Ltd is registered with Ofsted for up to 36 children at any one time.
Who runs Nippers Children's Day Nursery Ltd?
Nippers Children's Day Nursery Ltd is run by Nippers Children's Day Nursery Limited, which runs 2 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Nippers Children's Day Nursery Ltd?
Lancaster is the nearest station we know of, 0.6 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Nippers Children's Day Nursery Ltd?
You can call 01524 844441 and visit www.nippers-nurseries.co.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 EY320829 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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