Full-day nursery in Ellel, Lancashire
Pre-School Centre
Lancaster University, Bailrigg, Lancaster, LA1 4YW · 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
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Lancaster University, Bailrigg, Lancaster, LA1 4YW · More nurseries in LA1
Buses
6 bus stops within 400 m, including Underpass, Chaplaincy Centre and Furness College.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground7 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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Pre-School Centre is a full-day nursery at Lancaster University, Bailrigg, Lancaster, LA1 4YW, in Ellel, Lancashire. It is registered for 158 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in July 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 3 reviews (October 2026).
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-School CentreThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Ellel St John the Evangelist Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2022 1.2 miles
- Stepping Stones School ages 5–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected February 2025 1.5 miles
- Moorside Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected December 2023 1.5 miles
- Scotforth St Paul's Church of England Primary and Nursery School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2023 1.5 miles
- St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School, Lancaster Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Outstandinginspected May 2024 1.6 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 Pre-School Centre's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Pre-School Centre Good at its inspection on 23 July 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Pre-School Centre take?
Pre-School Centre is registered with Ofsted for up to 158 children at any one time.
How do I contact Pre-School Centre?
You can call 01524 594464 and visit www.lancaster.ac.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
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Last checked 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN 309552 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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