Full-day nursery in Boston, Lincolnshire
Riverside Early Years
Seascout Headquarters, Witham Bank East, Boston, PE21 9JU · 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 April 2003Reference EY252732Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 20 August 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places32 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 27 May 2026Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Seascout Headquarters, Witham Bank East, Boston, PE21 9JU · More nurseries in PE21
Stations
- Boston10 min walk · 0.4 miles
Buses
10 bus stops within 400 m, including Witham Green, Fydell Court and Carlton Road School.
Parks and playgrounds
- Boston Crematorium7 min walk
- Central Park8 min walk
- Playground4 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
- 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 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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Riverside Early Years is a full-day nursery at Seascout Headquarters, Witham Bank East, Boston, PE21 9JU, in Boston, Lincolnshire. It is registered for 32 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in August 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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| Riverside Early YearsThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Park Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected June 2025 0.2 miles
- Carlton Road Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected June 2025 0.3 miles
- Boston Pioneers Free School Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected May 2025 0.7 miles
- Staniland Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected May 2025 0.7 miles
- Tower Road Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2024 0.8 miles
- Saint Mary's RC Primary Academy Boston Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2023 0.8 miles
- Boston Endeavour Academy ages 2–19has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected December 2024 0.9 miles
- Boston West Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected June 2024 0.9 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 Early Years's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Riverside Early Years Good at its inspection on 20 August 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Riverside Early Years take?
Riverside Early Years is registered with Ofsted for up to 32 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Riverside Early Years?
Boston is the nearest station we know of, 0.4 miles away in a straight line.
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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.
- © 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.
Last checked 30 June 2026 · Ofsted URN EY252732 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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