Full-day nursery in Boston, Lincolnshire
Smiley Faces Childcare
Tumbletotz, 10 Grove Street, Boston, PE21 6TL · 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 March 2023Reference 2724522Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 2 December 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places24 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 21 May 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
Tumbletotz, 10 Grove Street, Boston, PE21 6TL · More nurseries in PE21
Stations
- Boston13 min walk · 0.5 miles
Buses
14 bus stops within 400 m, including Foster Street, Interchange and Parkside Surgery.
Parks and playgrounds
- Central Park4 min walk
- Exercise7 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
- Playground8 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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Smiley Faces Childcare is a full-day nursery at Tumbletotz, 10 Grove Street, Boston, PE21 6TL, in Boston, Lincolnshire. It is registered for 24 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in December 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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| Smiley Faces ChildcareThis nursery | Good | 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
- Tower Road Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2024 0.3 miles
- Boston Endeavour Academy ages 2–19has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected December 2024 0.4 miles
- Saint Mary's RC Primary Academy Boston Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2023 0.4 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 0.4 miles
- Boston Nursery School Nurseryages 2–4has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Good (Improving)inspected July 2023 0.6 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 0.6 miles
- St Nicholas CE Primary Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected October 2023 0.6 miles
- Park Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected June 2025 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 Smiley Faces Childcare's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Smiley Faces Childcare Good at its inspection on 2 December 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Smiley Faces Childcare take?
Smiley Faces Childcare is registered with Ofsted for up to 24 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Smiley Faces Childcare?
Boston is the nearest station we know of, 0.5 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Smiley Faces Childcare?
You can call 07851 087643.
Tools for parents in Lincolnshire
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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 5 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 2724522 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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