Full-day nursery in St Catherines, Lincolnshire
Tingers Childcare
Queens Park Community Hub, South Park, LINCOLN, LN5 8EW · 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 March 2022Reference 2670628Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 18 July 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places44 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 27 March 2025Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Queens Park Community Hub, South Park, LINCOLN, LN5 8EW · More nurseries in LN5
Stations
- Lincoln Central20 min walk · 0.8 miles
Buses
11 bus stops within 400 m, including Queens Park School, Tealby Street and South Common.
Parks and playgrounds
- Malandry Closes1 min walk
- South Common2 min walk
- Boultham Park12 min walk
- Queen's Park Play Area playground1 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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Tingers Childcare is a full-day nursery at Queens Park Community Hub, South Park, LINCOLN, LN5 8EW, in St Catherines, Lincolnshire. It is registered for 44 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in July 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 7 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
- The Lincoln St Peter at Gowts Church of England Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Outstandinginspected January 2024 0.4 miles
- The Lincoln Bishop King Church of England Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 0.4 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 0.6 miles
- Bracebridge Infant and Nursery School Primaryages 2–7has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected May 2023 0.7 miles
- The Priory Witham Academy All-throughages 2–18has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2023 1.3 miles
- Bracebridge Heath St John's Primary Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected June 2023 1.4 miles
- The St Faith and St Martin Church of England Junior School, Lincoln Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Improved significantlyinspected November 2024 1.4 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 1.4 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 Tingers Childcare's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Tingers Childcare Outstanding at its inspection on 18 July 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Tingers Childcare take?
Tingers Childcare is registered with Ofsted for up to 44 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Tingers Childcare?
Lincoln Central is the nearest station we know of, 0.8 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Tingers Childcare?
You can call 07306 800663 and visit www.tingerschildcare.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 2670628 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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