Full-day nursery in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire
Riverside Day Nursery
Sure Start, Market Arcade, GAINSBOROUGH, DN21 2DY · 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 May 2009Reference EY395028Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 29 February 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places33 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 21 October 2026Food 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
Sure Start, Market Arcade, GAINSBOROUGH, DN21 2DY · More nurseries in DN21
Stations
- Gainsborough Central7 min walk · 0.3 miles
- Gainsborough Lea Road22 min walk · 0.9 miles
Buses
16 bus stops within 400 m, including Bus Station, Silver Street and Coach Stop.
Parks and playgrounds
- Baltic Mill Pocket Park2 min walk
- The Levellings10 min walk
- Ashcroft Green12 min walk
- Playground9 min walk
- Playground10 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 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.
What parents say
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Riverside Day Nursery is a full-day nursery at Sure Start, Market Arcade, GAINSBOROUGH, DN21 2DY, in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire. It is registered for 33 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in February 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 8 reviews (October 2026). It is run by Heath Farm Day Nursery Ltd.
Run by Heath Farm Day Nursery Ltd (company), which runs 5 nurseries.
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| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riverside Day NurseryThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| Trinity Day NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.3 miles |
| Hillcrest - Little TreasuresSessional pre-school | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.7 miles |
| Gapa NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.8 miles |
| YMCA Lincolnshire Honeypot DaycareSessional pre-school | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.8 miles |
| YMCA Beginnings Day CareFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.0 miles |
| Diggory's Day Nursery LimitedFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.9 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- The Gainsborough Parish Church Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 0.3 miles
- Handel House Preparatory School ages 3–11has a nursery class 0.4 miles
- Warren Wood - A Specialist Academy ages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected May 2026 0.5 miles
- The Gainsborough Hillcrest Early Years Academy Primaryages 0–7has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected April 2025 0.7 miles
- Benjamin Adlard Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 0.7 miles
- White's Wood Academy Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Goodinspected July 2022 0.7 miles
- Mercer's Wood Academy Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Goodinspected September 2022 0.8 miles
- The Gainsborough Charles Baines Community Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Requires improvement; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Requires improvementinspected January 2025 0.8 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 Riverside Day Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Riverside Day Nursery Good at its inspection on 29 February 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Riverside Day Nursery take?
Riverside Day Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 33 children at any one time.
Who runs Riverside Day Nursery?
Riverside Day Nursery is run by Heath Farm Day Nursery Ltd, which runs 5 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Riverside Day Nursery?
Gainsborough Central is the nearest station we know of, 0.3 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Riverside Day Nursery?
You can call 01427 676115.
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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 EY395028 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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