Full-day nursery in Carnforth, Lancashire
Nippers Day Nursery Ltd
Nippers Nursery, 74 Lancaster Road, CARNFORTH, LA5 9LE · 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 April 1998Reference 309733Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 29 September 2021Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places35 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 8 September 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
Nippers Nursery, 74 Lancaster Road, CARNFORTH, LA5 9LE · More nurseries in LA5
Stations
- Carnforth5 min walk · 0.2 miles
Buses
12 bus stops within 400 m, including New Street, Police Station and Railway Station.
Parks and playgrounds
- Crag Bank Park10 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground8 min walk
- Playground9 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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Nippers Day Nursery Ltd is a full-day nursery at Nippers Nursery, 74 Lancaster Road, CARNFORTH, LA5 9LE, in Carnforth, Lancashire. It is registered for 35 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in September 2021, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 1 review (November 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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nippers Day Nursery LtdThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| LarksfootSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 2.6 miles |
| Infinity Pre-SchoolSessional pre-school | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 3.0 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Carnforth Community Primary School Primaryages 4–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected February 2024 under 0.1 miles
- Carnforth Christ Church, Church of England, Voluntary Aided Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.1 miles
- Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School, Carnforth Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2022 0.3 miles
- Warton Archbishop Hutton's VC Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2024 1.2 miles
- Nether Kellet Community Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected February 2025 1.6 miles
- Over Kellet Wilson's Endowed Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected April 2024 1.6 miles
- Bolton-le-Sands Church of England Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Goodinspected July 2022 1.7 miles
- Carnforth High School Secondaryages 11–16Ofsted: Report cardinspected April 2026 0.4 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 Nippers Day Nursery Ltd's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Nippers Day Nursery Ltd Good at its inspection on 29 September 2021, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Nippers Day Nursery Ltd take?
Nippers Day Nursery Ltd is registered with Ofsted for up to 35 children at any one time.
Who runs Nippers Day Nursery Ltd?
Nippers Day Nursery Ltd is run by Nippers Children's Day Nursery Limited, which runs 2 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Nippers Day Nursery Ltd?
Carnforth is the nearest station we know of, 0.2 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Nippers 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 · 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.
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Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 309733 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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