Full-day nursery in Lea, Lancashire
TicTots Day Nursery & Creche
Sure Start Preston West, Ainsdale Drive, Ashton-on-Ribble, PRESTON, PR2 1TU · 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
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Sure Start Preston West, Ainsdale Drive, Ashton-on-Ribble, PRESTON, PR2 1TU · More nurseries in PR2
Buses
14 bus stops within 400 m, including Arnside Road, Ashford Road and Nelson Drive.
Parks and playgrounds
- Jubilee Park6 min walk
- Granny Park7 min walk
- Ashton Park8 min walk
- Playground2 min walk
- Playground2 min walk
- Playground6 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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TicTots Day Nursery & Creche is a full-day nursery at Sure Start Preston West, Ainsdale Drive, Ashton-on-Ribble, PRESTON, PR2 1TU, in Lea, Lancashire. It is registered for 56 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in December 2021, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It is run by Thompson (TIC TOTS) Partnership.
Run by Thompson (TIC TOTS) Partnership (company), which runs 3 nurseries.
Compare nurseries nearby
| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TicTots Day Nursery & CrecheThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| Nursery @ LeaFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.3 miles |
| Busy Bees Day Nursery at Preston Ashton HouseFull-day nursery | Report card 2026 | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.8 miles |
| Building Blocks Child CareFull-day nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.8 miles |
| St Andrew's Preschool AshtonSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.8 miles |
| Cottam Before and After School ClubFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.9 miles |
| Tinkerbells Day NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.1 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Ashton Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected April 2026 under 0.1 miles
- Lea Community Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected March 2025 0.3 miles
- Royal Cross Primary School ages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected March 2025 0.4 miles
- St Bernard's Catholic Primary School, Preston Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected February 2026 0.5 miles
- Ingol Community Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 0.8 miles
- Cottam Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected November 2024 0.8 miles
- Ashton-on-Ribble St Andrew's Church of England Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected November 2024 0.8 miles
- Holy Family Catholic Primary School, Ingol, Preston Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected March 2023 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 TicTots Day Nursery & Creche's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated TicTots Day Nursery & Creche Good at its inspection on 6 December 2021, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can TicTots Day Nursery & Creche take?
TicTots Day Nursery & Creche is registered with Ofsted for up to 56 children at any one time.
Who runs TicTots Day Nursery & Creche?
TicTots Day Nursery & Creche is run by Thompson (TIC TOTS) Partnership, which runs 3 nurseries.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 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
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Last checked 30 June 2026 · Ofsted URN EY425748 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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