Full-day nursery in Kirkby Lonsdale, Westmorland and Furness
Smile Day Nursery & Out of School Club
The Old Dairy, High Biggins, Kirkby Lonsdale, Carnforth, LA6 2NP · 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 December 2003Reference EY264983Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 28 October 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places68 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 16 March 2026Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
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Hours and ages
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Getting there
The Old Dairy, High Biggins, Kirkby Lonsdale, Carnforth, LA6 2NP · More nurseries in LA6
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Smile Day Nursery & Out of School Club is a full-day nursery at The Old Dairy, High Biggins, Kirkby Lonsdale, Carnforth, LA6 2NP, in Kirkby Lonsdale, Westmorland and Furness. It is registered for 68 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in October 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 3 reviews (November 2026).
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- St Mary's CofE Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected January 2025 0.5 miles
- Underley Garden School ages 5–19 1.5 miles
- Casterton, Sedbergh Preparatory School ages 2–13has a nursery class 1.8 miles
- Queen Elizabeth School Secondaryages 11–18Ofsted: Goodinspected October 2022 0.5 miles
- Queen Elizabeth Studio School Secondaryages 14–19Ofsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.5 miles
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What is Smile Day Nursery & Out of School Club's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Smile Day Nursery & Out of School Club Good at its inspection on 28 October 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Smile Day Nursery & Out of School Club take?
Smile Day Nursery & Out of School Club is registered with Ofsted for up to 68 children at any one time.
How do I contact Smile Day Nursery & Out of School Club?
You can call 015242 73700 and visit www.smiledaynursery.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.
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- Food hygiene rating from the Food Standards Agency, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY264983 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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