Sessional pre-school in Ermine, Lincolnshire
Welbourn Gardens Day Nursery
Welbourn House Childrens Centre, Welbourn Gardens, Ermine East, LN2 2DD · 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 2006Reference EY330553Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 12 December 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places48 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 24 March 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
Welbourn House Childrens Centre, Welbourn Gardens, Ermine East, LN2 2DD · More nurseries in LN2
Buses
13 bus stops within 400 m, including Broxholme Gardens, Laughton Way and Roughton Court.
Parks and playgrounds
- 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.
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Welbourn Gardens Day Nursery is a sessional pre-school at Welbourn House Childrens Centre, Welbourn Gardens, Ermine East, LN2 2DD, in Ermine, Lincolnshire. It is registered for 48 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in December 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It is run by For Under Fives Limited.
Run by For Under Fives Limited (company), which runs 12 nurseries.
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| Welbourn Gardens 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
- Ermine Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected February 2024 0.1 miles
- Our Lady of Lincoln Catholic Primary School A Voluntary Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected May 2023 0.3 miles
- The St Francis Special School, Lincoln ages 2–19has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Outstandinginspected November 2022 0.4 miles
- Springwell Alternative Academy Lincoln ages 4–16Ofsted: Goodinspected July 2022 0.6 miles
- The Lincoln St Giles Nursery School Nurseryages 0–5has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected November 2024 0.7 miles
- St Giles Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected February 2026 0.7 miles
- Mount Street Academy Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected November 2024 0.8 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 1.0 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 Welbourn Gardens Day Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Welbourn Gardens Day Nursery Good at its inspection on 12 December 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Welbourn Gardens Day Nursery take?
Welbourn Gardens Day Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 48 children at any one time.
Who runs Welbourn Gardens Day Nursery?
Welbourn Gardens Day Nursery is run by For Under Fives Limited, which runs 12 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Welbourn Gardens Day Nursery?
Lincoln Central is the nearest station we know of, 1.7 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Welbourn Gardens Day Nursery?
You can call 01522 244409 and visit www.forunderfives.co.uk.
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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
- 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.
Last checked 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN EY330553 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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