Full-day nursery in Digmoor, Lancashire
The Ducklings Day Nursery - Skelmersdale
Daniels Lane, Skelmersdale, WN8 9NH · 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 December 2016Reference EY542383Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 3 January 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places71 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 3 November 2026Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Daniels Lane, Skelmersdale, WN8 9NH · More nurseries in WN8
Buses
6 bus stops within 400 m, including Ormskirk Road, Gilibrands Road and Bankfield.
Parks and playgrounds
- Tawd Valley Park11 min walk
- Digmoor Community Park playground4 min walk
- Cascades Play Park playground5 min walk
- Alderley Playground7 min walk
- Eskbank Childrens Park 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.
In Lancashire there are about 2.7 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.
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The Ducklings Day Nursery - Skelmersdale is a full-day nursery at Daniels Lane, Skelmersdale, WN8 9NH, in Digmoor, Lancashire. It is registered for 71 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in January 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 6 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
- Little Digmoor Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Requires improvementinspected October 2024 0.3 miles
- St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected October 2024 0.3 miles
- Delph Side Community Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected October 2024 0.3 miles
- Bishop Martin Church of England Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery class 0.5 miles
- Hillside Community Primary School Primaryages 4–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected July 2024 0.5 miles
- St John's Catholic Primary School, Skelmersdale Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2022 0.7 miles
- Moorside Community Primary Academy School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected March 2025 0.7 miles
- Holland Moor Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected March 2025 0.8 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 - Skelmersdale's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated The Ducklings Day Nursery - Skelmersdale Outstanding at its inspection on 3 January 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can The Ducklings Day Nursery - Skelmersdale take?
The Ducklings Day Nursery - Skelmersdale is registered with Ofsted for up to 71 children at any one time.
Who runs The Ducklings Day Nursery - Skelmersdale?
The Ducklings Day Nursery - Skelmersdale is run by Ducklings Day Nurseries Limited, which runs 2 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to The Ducklings Day Nursery - Skelmersdale?
Upholland is the nearest station we know of, 1.5 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact The Ducklings Day Nursery - Skelmersdale?
You can call 01695 726539 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.
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Last checked 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN EY542383 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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