Full-day nursery in Frodingham, North Lincolnshire
The Ark Day Nursery
The Ark, Rowland Road, Scunthorpe, DN16 1ST · 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 January 2016Reference EY497563Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 12 January 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places59 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 4 August 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
The Ark, Rowland Road, Scunthorpe, DN16 1ST · More nurseries in DN16
Stations
- Scunthorpe4 min walk · 0.1 miles
Buses
15 bus stops within 400 m, including Wortley House Hotel, School and Brumby Hotel.
Parks and playgrounds
- Central Park7 min walk
- Central Park11 min walk
- Playground2 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
- Playground8 min walk
- Playground12 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 North Lincolnshire there are about 3.7 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.
What parents say
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The Ark Day Nursery is a full-day nursery at The Ark, Rowland Road, Scunthorpe, DN16 1ST, in Frodingham, North Lincolnshire. It is registered for 59 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in January 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.5 from 8 reviews (October 2026).
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Frodingham Infant School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Requires improvementinspected September 2024 under 0.1 miles
- Bushfield Road Infant School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Requires improvementinspected September 2025 0.5 miles
- Scunthorpe CofE Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected May 2023 0.5 miles
- Outwood Junior Academy Brumby Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Goodinspected February 2023 0.6 miles
- Oasis Academy Henderson Avenue Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2024 0.8 miles
- Crosby Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected September 2023 1.0 miles
- Lincoln Gardens Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected May 2023 1.0 miles
- St Luke's Primary School ages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected July 2026 1.1 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 The Ark Day Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated The Ark Day Nursery Outstanding at its inspection on 12 January 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can The Ark Day Nursery take?
The Ark Day Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 59 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to The Ark Day Nursery?
Scunthorpe is the nearest station we know of, 0.1 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact The Ark Day Nursery?
You can call 01724 844288 and visit www.arkdaynursery.org.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 30 October 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 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN EY497563 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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