Full-day nursery in Ashton-on-Ribble, Lancashire
Tinkerbells Day Nursery
41 Beech Grove, Ashton-on-Ribble, Preston, PR2 1DU · 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 March 2002Reference EY103941Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 21 September 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places64 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 1 July 2026Food 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
41 Beech Grove, Ashton-on-Ribble, Preston, PR2 1DU · More nurseries in PR2
Buses
9 bus stops within 400 m, including Winmarleigh Road, Meads Road and Garden Walk.
Parks and playgrounds
- Haslam Park5 min walk
- Ashton Park8 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- Playground10 min walk
- 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 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.
What parents say
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Tinkerbells Day Nursery is a full-day nursery at 41 Beech Grove, Ashton-on-Ribble, Preston, PR2 1DU, in Ashton-on-Ribble, Lancashire. It is registered for 64 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in September 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.5 from 4 reviews (October 2026). It is run by Tinkerbells Nursery Limited.
Run by Tinkerbells Nursery Limited (company), which runs 2 nurseries.
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| Tinkerbells Day NurseryThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- 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 0.2 miles
- Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Preston Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected September 2023 0.2 miles
- The Roebuck School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 0.6 miles
- Royal Cross Primary School ages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected March 2025 0.9 miles
- St Anthony's Catholic Primary School, Preston Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected May 2024 0.9 miles
- Eldon Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected July 2026 1.0 miles
- Ingol Community Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 1.0 miles
- Ashton Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected April 2026 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 Tinkerbells Day Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Tinkerbells Day Nursery Good at its inspection on 21 September 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Tinkerbells Day Nursery take?
Tinkerbells Day Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 64 children at any one time.
Who runs Tinkerbells Day Nursery?
Tinkerbells Day Nursery is run by Tinkerbells Nursery Limited, which runs 2 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Tinkerbells Day Nursery?
Preston is the nearest station we know of, 1.2 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Tinkerbells Day Nursery?
You can call 01772 726154 and visit www.tinkerbellsnursery-preston.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.
- Read reviews on Google
Last checked 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN EY103941 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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