Full-day nursery in Preston Rural North, Lancashire
Whitechapel Preschool Playgroup
Whitechapel Village Hall, Church Lane, Whitechapel, PR3 2EP · 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 October 1992Reference 309527Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 14 July 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places25 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 17 July 2025Food 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
Whitechapel Village Hall, Church Lane, Whitechapel, PR3 2EP · More nurseries in PR3
Buses
2 bus stops within 400 m, including St James Church.
NaPTAN, Department for Transport, 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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Whitechapel Preschool Playgroup is a full-day nursery at Whitechapel Village Hall, Church Lane, Whitechapel, PR3 2EP, in Preston Rural North, Lancashire. It is registered for 25 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in July 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Goosnargh Whitechapel Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2024 0.2 miles
- St Francis Catholic Primary School, Goosnargh Primaryages 4–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 1.8 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 Whitechapel Preschool Playgroup's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Whitechapel Preschool Playgroup Good at its inspection on 14 July 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Whitechapel Preschool Playgroup take?
Whitechapel Preschool Playgroup is registered with Ofsted for up to 25 children at any one time.
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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.
- 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 June 2026 · Ofsted URN 309527 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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