Full-day nursery in Laceby Acres, North East Lincolnshire
Precious Times
Swiftsure Crescent, Grimsby, DN34 5QN · 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 November 2003Reference EY275188Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 28 June 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places30 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 4 July 2019Food 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
Swiftsure Crescent, Grimsby, DN34 5QN · More nurseries in DN34
Buses
13 bus stops within 400 m, including Laceby Acres School, St Michaels Road and Broadway.
NaPTAN, Department for Transport, 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 North East Lincolnshire there are about 4.5 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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Precious Times is a full-day nursery at Swiftsure Crescent, Grimsby, DN34 5QN, in Laceby Acres, North East Lincolnshire. It is registered for 30 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in June 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 4 reviews (November 2026). It is run by Precious Times Childcare Services Limited.
Run by Precious Times Childcare Services Limited (company), which runs 2 nurseries.
Compare nurseries nearby
| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precious TimesThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| Broadway Children's Centre DaycareFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.2 miles |
| Leap Ahead @ NunsthorpeFull-day nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.9 miles |
| Precious Times Childcare Services RiversideFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.0 miles |
| Nunny's Little Farmers NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.0 miles |
| Queensway Children's Centre DaycareFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.1 miles |
| Butterflies Day NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.2 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Laceby Acres Primary Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected June 2024 under 0.1 miles
- Western Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 0.2 miles
- Grange Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected October 2024 0.7 miles
- Cambridge Park Academy ages 3–19Ofsted: Goodinspected February 2023 0.8 miles
- Woodlands Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected July 2025 0.9 miles
- Wybers Wood Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Improved significantlyinspected May 2025 1.0 miles
- Yarborough Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected October 2023 1.0 miles
- Willows Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected November 2024 1.1 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 Precious Times's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Precious Times Good at its inspection on 28 June 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Precious Times take?
Precious Times is registered with Ofsted for up to 30 children at any one time.
Who runs Precious Times?
Precious Times is run by Precious Times Childcare Services Limited, which runs 2 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Precious Times?
Great Coates is the nearest station we know of, 1.6 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Precious Times?
You can call 01472 872143 and visit www.ptchildcare.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.
- 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 EY275188 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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