Full-day nursery in Westy, Warrington
The Little Penguins Day Nursery
53 Kingsway South, Warrington, WA4 1LQ · 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 January 2012Reference EY438504Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 15 February 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places41 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 9 September 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
53 Kingsway South, Warrington, WA4 1LQ · More nurseries in WA4
Buses
11 bus stops within 400 m, including Kingsway South, Powell Street and Poachers' Lane.
Parks and playgrounds
- Westy Park9 min walk
- Victoria Park10 min walk
- Black Bear Park12 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground10 min walk
- Westy Play Area playground11 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 Warrington there are about 2.3 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 Little Penguins Day Nursery is a full-day nursery at 53 Kingsway South, Warrington, WA4 1LQ, in Westy, Warrington. It is registered for 41 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in February 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.8 from 5 reviews (November 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
- St Augustine's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected December 2025 0.2 miles
- Alderman Bolton Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2022 0.2 miles
- Our Lady's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Goodinspected February 2022 0.5 miles
- Bradshaw Primary School Primaryages 4–11 0.7 miles
- Thelwall Infant School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected March 2023 0.8 miles
- Grappenhall St Wilfrid's CofE Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected December 2024 0.9 miles
- St Thomas' CofE Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected February 2025 0.9 miles
- St Elphin's Church of England Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected January 2023 1.0 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
Questions parents ask
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What is The Little Penguins Day Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated The Little Penguins Day Nursery Good at its inspection on 15 February 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can The Little Penguins Day Nursery take?
The Little Penguins Day Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 41 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to The Little Penguins Day Nursery?
Warrington Central is the nearest station we know of, 1.5 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact The Little Penguins Day Nursery?
You can call 01925 242425 and visit www.warrington-nursery.com.
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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 EY438504 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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