Full-day nursery in Alvingham, Lincolnshire
Puddle Ducks Pre-School
Abbey Farm, Church Lane, Alvingham, Louth, LN11 0QD · 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.
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Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Abbey Farm, Church Lane, Alvingham, Louth, LN11 0QD · More nurseries in LN11
Buses
5 bus stops within 400 m, including White Barn Farm, Demand Responsive Area and Pottery.
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 Lincolnshire there are about 2.9 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.
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Puddle Ducks Pre-School is a full-day nursery at Abbey Farm, Church Lane, Alvingham, Louth, LN11 0QD, in Alvingham, Lincolnshire. It is registered for 64 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in October 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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| Puddle Ducks Pre-SchoolThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- North Cockerington Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Requires improvement; Personal development: Requires improvement; Leadership and management: Requires improvementinspected June 2025 0.5 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 Puddle Ducks Pre-School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Puddle Ducks Pre-School Good at its inspection on 7 October 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Puddle Ducks Pre-School take?
Puddle Ducks Pre-School is registered with Ofsted for up to 64 children at any one time.
How do I contact Puddle Ducks Pre-School?
You can call 01507 328213 and visit www.puddleduckspreschoolalvingham.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 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.
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Last checked 31 October 2026 · Ofsted URN EY318294 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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