Full-day nursery in Little Marsden, Lancashire
Smartypants Exclusive Childcare Ltd
Little Marsden Parish Centre, 194 Hibson Road, Nelson, BB9 0DZ · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Outstanding
- Quality of educationOutstanding
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- Leadership and managementOutstanding
- 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 2023Reference 2726503Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 19 August 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places138 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 20 April 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
Little Marsden Parish Centre, 194 Hibson Road, Nelson, BB9 0DZ · More nurseries in BB9
Stations
- Nelson11 min walk · 0.4 miles
- Brierfield22 min walk · 0.9 miles
Buses
17 bus stops within 400 m, including Causey Foot, St Pauls Road and Halifax Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground7 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 Lancashire there are about 2.7 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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Smartypants Exclusive Childcare Ltd is a full-day nursery at Little Marsden Parish Centre, 194 Hibson Road, Nelson, BB9 0DZ, in Little Marsden, Lancashire. It is registered for 138 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in August 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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| Smartypants Exclusive Childcare LtdThis nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Nelson St Paul's Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected February 2025 under 0.1 miles
- Marsden Community Primary School Primaryages 5–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 0.2 miles
- St John Southworth RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected April 2026 0.3 miles
- McMillan Nursery School Nurseryages 2–5has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected March 2023 0.4 miles
- Whitefield Infant School and Nursery Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected February 2025 0.5 miles
- Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected July 2026 0.5 miles
- Lomeshaye Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected November 2022 0.6 miles
- Nelson St Philip's Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected September 2023 0.7 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 Smartypants Exclusive Childcare Ltd's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Smartypants Exclusive Childcare Ltd Outstanding at its inspection on 19 August 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Smartypants Exclusive Childcare Ltd take?
Smartypants Exclusive Childcare Ltd is registered with Ofsted for up to 138 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Smartypants Exclusive Childcare Ltd?
Nelson 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 2726503 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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