Full-day nursery in Chorley, Lancashire
Pipers Day Nursery
11 Southport Road, CHORLEY, PR7 1LB · 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 December 2012Reference EY457828Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 15 November 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places77 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 19 November 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
11 Southport Road, CHORLEY, PR7 1LB · More nurseries in PR7
Stations
- Chorley12 min walk · 0.5 miles
Buses
8 bus stops within 400 m, including Woodville Road, Peter Street and Ashfield Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Coronation Recreation Ground2 min walk
- Astley Park5 min walk
- Northumberland Street Gardens10 min walk
- Yarrow Valley Country Park12 min walk
- Playground4 min walk
- Playground4 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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Pipers Day Nursery is a full-day nursery at 11 Southport Road, CHORLEY, PR7 1LB, in Chorley, Lancashire. It is registered for 77 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in November 2022, 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 Ellanday Nurseries Limited.
Run by Ellanday Nurseries 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
- Chorley Astley Park School ages 4–16Ofsted: School remains Outstandinginspected June 2024 0.2 miles
- Chorley, the Parish of St Laurence Church of England Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected March 2025 0.4 miles
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School and Nursery, Chorley Primaryages 4–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 0.4 miles
- Gillibrand Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected March 2025 0.5 miles
- Duke Street Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected November 2022 0.6 miles
- Duke Street Nursery School Nurseryages 2–5has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Outstandinginspected July 2024 0.6 miles
- Buckshaw Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected May 2025 0.7 miles
- Mayfield School ages 4–19Ofsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.7 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 Pipers Day Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Pipers Day Nursery Good at its inspection on 15 November 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Pipers Day Nursery take?
Pipers Day Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 77 children at any one time.
Who runs Pipers Day Nursery?
Pipers Day Nursery is run by Ellanday Nurseries Limited, which runs 2 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Pipers Day Nursery?
Chorley is the nearest station we know of, 0.5 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Pipers Day Nursery?
You can call 01257 271924 and visit ellanday-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 EY457828 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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