Full-day nursery in Hooten Gardens, Wigan
The Ducklings Day Nursery
115 Warrington Road, LEIGH, WN7 3XF · 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 May 2008Reference EY370719Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 25 October 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places72 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 11 November 2025Food 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
115 Warrington Road, LEIGH, WN7 3XF · More nurseries in WN7
Buses
7 bus stops within 400 m, including Hope Carr Road, Central Avenue and Butts Mill.
Parks and playgrounds
- Butts Park8 min walk
- Playground3 min walk
- Playground4 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 Wigan there are about 2.8 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 Ducklings Day Nursery is a full-day nursery at 115 Warrington Road, LEIGH, WN7 3XF, in Hooten Gardens, Wigan. It is registered for 72 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in October 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.8 from 4 reviews (October 2026). It is run by Ducklings Day Nurseries Limited.
Run by Ducklings Day Nurseries Limited (company), which runs 2 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
- Bedford Hall Methodist Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected December 2022 under 0.1 miles
- St Thomas' CofE Primary School, Leigh Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected January 2025 0.3 miles
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Leigh Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 0.6 miles
- Christ Church CofE Primary School, Pennington Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected January 2025 0.9 miles
- Leigh CofE Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected April 2023 1.0 miles
- Leigh St Mary's CofE Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2024 1.1 miles
- Leigh Central Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 1.2 miles
- Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School Leigh Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Requires improvementinspected July 2025 1.2 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 Ducklings Day Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated The Ducklings Day Nursery Outstanding at its inspection on 25 October 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can The Ducklings Day Nursery take?
The Ducklings Day Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 72 children at any one time.
Who runs The Ducklings Day Nursery?
The Ducklings Day Nursery is run by Ducklings Day Nurseries Limited, which runs 2 nurseries.
How do I contact The Ducklings Day Nursery?
You can call 01942 673297 and visit www.theducklingsdaynursery.co.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 EY370719 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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