Full-day nursery in Red Bank, Lancashire
Woodlands Day Nursery
Carr Lane, Chorley, PR7 3JU · 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 December 2015Reference EY497068Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 27 April 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places63 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 16 October 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
Carr Lane, Chorley, PR7 3JU · More nurseries in PR7
Stations
- Chorley19 min walk · 0.8 miles
Buses
6 bus stops within 400 m, including Albany School, Yarrow Gate and Yarrow Bridge.
Parks and playgrounds
- Yarrow Valley Country Park3 min walk
- Spurrier Square6 min walk
- Rangletts Recreation Ground9 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
- Playground8 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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Woodlands Day Nursery is a full-day nursery at Carr Lane, Chorley, PR7 3JU, in Red Bank, Lancashire. It is registered for 63 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in April 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.5 from 24 reviews (October 2026). It is run by Rainbow Day Nursery Golborne Limited.
Run by Rainbow Day Nursery Golborne Limited (company), which runs 2 nurseries.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woodlands 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
- St George's Church of England Primary School, Chorley Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Outstandinginspected October 2023 under 0.1 miles
- Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Chorley Primaryages 4–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2023 0.5 miles
- Duke Street Nursery School Nurseryages 2–5has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Outstandinginspected July 2024 0.5 miles
- Mayfield School ages 4–19Ofsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.5 miles
- Duke Street Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected November 2022 0.5 miles
- Westmorland School ages 5–16 0.6 miles
- St Gregory's Catholic Primary School, Chorley Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2024 0.6 miles
- Chorley All Saints Church of England Primary School and Nursery Unit Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected April 2023 0.8 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 Woodlands Day Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Woodlands Day Nursery Good at its inspection on 27 April 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Woodlands Day Nursery take?
Woodlands Day Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 63 children at any one time.
Who runs Woodlands Day Nursery?
Woodlands Day Nursery is run by Rainbow Day Nursery Golborne Limited, which runs 2 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Woodlands Day Nursery?
Chorley is the nearest station we know of, 0.8 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Woodlands Day Nursery?
You can call 01257 367338.
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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.
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Last checked 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN EY497068 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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