Full-day nursery in Whittington & Streethay, Staffordshire
Whittington Pre-School
Chester Road, Whittington Barracks, LICHFIELD, WS14 9PY · 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 2009Reference EY384325Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 27 June 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places56 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 16 April 2026Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
Fees and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
- Monday to Friday
- 07:30–18:00
Ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Chester Road, Whittington Barracks, LICHFIELD, WS14 9PY · More nurseries in WS14
Buses
6 bus stops within 400 m, including Heath Avenue, Sports Ground and Nottingham Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground1 min walk
- Playground5 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 Staffordshire there are about 3.1 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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Whittington Pre-School is a full-day nursery at Chester Road, Whittington Barracks, LICHFIELD, WS14 9PY, in Whittington & Streethay, Staffordshire. It is registered for 56 children. It opens 07:30–18:00, Mon–Fri. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in June 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.5 from 2 reviews (November 2026).
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whittington Pre-SchoolThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | 07:30–18:00 | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| Humpty Dumpty Day Nursery and Pre-School -LichfieldFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | 07:30–18:00 | not shared yet | 2.2 miles |
| Humpties@StMichael'sFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 2.3 miles |
| Busy Bees at LichfieldFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | 08:00–18:00 | not shared yet | 2.4 miles |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Whittington Primary and Nursery School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 0.7 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 are Whittington Pre-School's opening hours?
Whittington Pre-School opens 07:30–18:00, Mon–Fri.
What is Whittington Pre-School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Whittington Pre-School Good at its inspection on 27 June 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Whittington Pre-School take?
Whittington Pre-School is registered with Ofsted for up to 56 children at any one time.
How do I contact Whittington Pre-School?
You can call 01543 432600 and visit www.whittington-preschool.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 13 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 13 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY384325 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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