Full-day nursery in New Boultham, Lincolnshire
The Nest Nursery and Preschool
21 - 23 Portland Street, Lincoln, LN5 7JZ · 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 February 1994Reference 253689Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 25 October 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places42 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 9 April 2025Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
21 - 23 Portland Street, Lincoln, LN5 7JZ · More nurseries in LN5
Stations
- Lincoln Central5 min walk · 0.2 miles
Buses
27 bus stops within 400 m, including Thomas Cooper Church, Magistrates Court and East West Link Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- St Mark's Square5 min walk
- Ancient Church Yard Of St. Swithin's10 min walk
- Playground5 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 Nest Nursery and Preschool is a full-day nursery at 21 - 23 Portland Street, Lincoln, LN5 7JZ, in New Boultham, Lincolnshire. It is registered for 42 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in October 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 4 reviews (November 2026).
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- The Lincoln St Peter at Gowts Church of England Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Outstandinginspected January 2024 0.2 miles
- The Lincoln Bishop King Church of England Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 0.4 miles
- Lincoln Minster School ages 3–18has a nursery class 0.8 miles
- The St Faith and St Martin Church of England Junior School, Lincoln Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Improved significantlyinspected November 2024 0.8 miles
- Sir Francis Hill Community Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Requires improvement; Personal development: Requires improvement; Leadership and management: Requires improvementinspected July 2025 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 0.9 miles
- Westgate Academy Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected February 2026 0.9 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 0.9 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 Nest Nursery and Preschool's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated The Nest Nursery and Preschool Good at its inspection on 25 October 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can The Nest Nursery and Preschool take?
The Nest Nursery and Preschool is registered with Ofsted for up to 42 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to The Nest Nursery and Preschool?
Lincoln Central is the nearest station we know of, 0.2 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact The Nest Nursery and Preschool?
You can call 01522 575640 and visit www.nestnursery-lincoln.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 253689 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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