Full-day nursery in Boston, Lincolnshire
Sandhills Day Nursery
Boston West Business Park, Sleaford Road, Boston, PE21 8EG · 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 September 2019Reference 2558045Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 5 July 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places98 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 5 June 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
Boston West Business Park, Sleaford Road, Boston, PE21 8EG · More nurseries in PE21
Stations
- Boston5 min walk · 0.2 miles
Buses
21 bus stops within 400 m, including Portland Street, Ancaster Court and Bus Station.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground6 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- Playground10 min walk
- Playground11 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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Sandhills Day Nursery is a full-day nursery at Boston West Business Park, Sleaford Road, Boston, PE21 8EG, in Boston, Lincolnshire. It is registered for 98 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in July 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.8 from 16 reviews (November 2026). It is run by Sandhills Limited.
Run by Sandhills Limited (company), which runs 6 nurseries.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- 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 0.2 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 0.2 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 0.3 miles
- Park Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected June 2025 0.7 miles
- Boston West Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected June 2024 0.8 miles
- Boston Nursery School Nurseryages 2–4has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Good (Improving)inspected July 2023 0.9 miles
- Tower Road Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2024 1.0 miles
- Saint Mary's RC Primary Academy Boston Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2023 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 Sandhills Day Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Sandhills Day Nursery Good at its inspection on 5 July 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Sandhills Day Nursery take?
Sandhills Day Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 98 children at any one time.
Who runs Sandhills Day Nursery?
Sandhills Day Nursery is run by Sandhills Limited, which runs 6 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Sandhills Day Nursery?
Boston is the nearest station we know of, 0.2 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Sandhills Day Nursery?
You can call 01205 359516 and visit www.theoldstationnursery.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.
- © 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 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 2558045 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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