Full-day nursery in St Giles, Lincolnshire
The Carlton Day Nursery
The Carlton Centre, Outer Circle Road, Lincoln, LN2 4WA · 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 EY264343Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 19 April 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places63 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 2 March 2026Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
The Carlton Centre, Outer Circle Road, Lincoln, LN2 4WA · More nurseries in LN2
Buses
12 bus stops within 400 m, including Carlton Centre, Deacon Road and Dunelm.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground7 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
- Playground9 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.
What parents say
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The Carlton Day Nursery is a full-day nursery at The Carlton Centre, Outer Circle Road, Lincoln, LN2 4WA, in St Giles, Lincolnshire. It is registered for 63 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in April 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.2 from 5 reviews (November 2026). It is run by For Under Fives Limited.
Run by For Under Fives Limited (company), which runs 12 nurseries.
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- St Giles Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected February 2026 0.4 miles
- The Lincoln St Giles Nursery School Nurseryages 0–5has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected November 2024 0.5 miles
- Lincoln Carlton Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected April 2025 0.5 miles
- Springwell Alternative Academy Lincoln ages 4–16Ofsted: Goodinspected July 2022 0.5 miles
- Our Lady of Lincoln Catholic Primary School A Voluntary Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected May 2023 0.9 miles
- Lincoln Monks Abbey Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected September 2024 1.0 miles
- Ermine Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected February 2024 1.0 miles
- The Lincoln St Peter-In-Eastgate Church of England Infants Academy Primaryages 5–7Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected July 2025 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 Carlton Day Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated The Carlton Day Nursery Good at its inspection on 19 April 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can The Carlton Day Nursery take?
The Carlton Day Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 63 children at any one time.
Who runs The Carlton Day Nursery?
The Carlton Day Nursery is run by For Under Fives Limited, which runs 12 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to The Carlton Day Nursery?
Lincoln Central is the nearest station we know of, 1.7 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact The Carlton Day Nursery?
You can call 01522 787070 and visit www.forunderfives.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.
- 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 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY264343 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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