Full-day nursery in Whitehaven, Cumberland
Sure Start Children's Centre
Howgill Family Centre, Catherine Street, Whitehaven, CA28 7PA · 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
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Howgill Family Centre, Catherine Street, Whitehaven, CA28 7PA · More nurseries in CA28
Stations
- Corkickle9 min walk · 0.4 miles
- Whitehaven14 min walk · 0.5 miles
Parks and playgrounds
- St Beghs Priory Church Park6 min walk
- Playground5 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.
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Sure Start Children's Centre is a full-day nursery at Howgill Family Centre, Catherine Street, Whitehaven, CA28 7PA, in Whitehaven, Cumberland. It is registered for 20 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in July 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It is run by Howgill Family Centre.
Run by Howgill Family Centre (company), which runs 3 nurseries.
Compare nurseries nearby
| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sure Start Children's CentreThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| ABC Day NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.3 miles |
| HowGill Centre NurseryFull-day nursery | Report card 2026 | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.8 miles |
| Little Explorers WhitehavenFull-day nursery | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.8 miles |
| Playroom Day NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.5 miles |
| Busy Bees Day NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.8 miles |
| Happy Hours Private Day NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 2.2 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- St Begh's Catholic Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected September 2023 0.2 miles
- St James' CofE Infant and Nursery School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Good (Improving)inspected March 2024 0.4 miles
- Monkwray Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2023 0.5 miles
- St James' CofE Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.5 miles
- St Gregory and St Patrick's Catholic Infant School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected March 2024 0.7 miles
- Kells Infant School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected October 2024 0.8 miles
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected May 2025 0.9 miles
- Jericho Primary School Primaryages 4–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2023 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 Sure Start Children's Centre's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Sure Start Children's Centre Good at its inspection on 11 July 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Sure Start Children's Centre take?
Sure Start Children's Centre is registered with Ofsted for up to 20 children at any one time.
Who runs Sure Start Children's Centre?
Sure Start Children's Centre is run by Howgill Family Centre, which runs 3 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Sure Start Children's Centre?
Corkickle is the nearest station we know of, 0.4 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Sure Start Children's Centre?
You can call 01946 694295 and visit www.howgill-centre.co.uk.
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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
Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 317612 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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