Full-day nursery in Park Springs, Lincolnshire
YMCA Beginnings Day Care
Beginnings Day Care Ltd, Park Springs Road, GAINSBOROUGH, DN21 1NY · 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 June 2009Reference EY395902Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 5 August 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places62 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 30 September 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
Beginnings Day Care Ltd, Park Springs Road, GAINSBOROUGH, DN21 1NY · More nurseries in DN21
Stations
- Gainsborough Lea Road14 min walk · 0.6 miles
- Gainsborough Central22 min walk · 0.9 miles
Buses
15 bus stops within 400 m, including Park Springs Clinic, Fairfax Close and Victoria Close.
Parks and playgrounds
- Gainsborough Adventure Playground4 min walk
- Playground2 min walk
- Playground4 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
- Playground8 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 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.
What parents say
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YMCA Beginnings Day Care is a full-day nursery at Beginnings Day Care Ltd, Park Springs Road, GAINSBOROUGH, DN21 1NY, in Park Springs, Lincolnshire. It is registered for 62 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in August 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It is run by Lincolnshire Y.M.C.A Ltd.
Run by Lincolnshire Y.M.C.A Ltd (company), which runs 5 nurseries.
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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 Community Primary School, Gainsborough Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected December 2023 under 0.1 miles
- Benjamin Adlard Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 0.5 miles
- The Gainsborough Hillcrest Early Years Academy Primaryages 0–7has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected April 2025 0.6 miles
- Warren Wood - A Specialist Academy ages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected May 2026 0.6 miles
- The Gainsborough Charles Baines Community Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Requires improvement; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Requires improvementinspected January 2025 0.7 miles
- White's Wood Academy Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Goodinspected July 2022 0.7 miles
- Handel House Preparatory School ages 3–11has a nursery class 1.2 miles
- The Gainsborough Parish Church Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 1.2 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 YMCA Beginnings Day Care's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated YMCA Beginnings Day Care Good at its inspection on 5 August 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can YMCA Beginnings Day Care take?
YMCA Beginnings Day Care is registered with Ofsted for up to 62 children at any one time.
Who runs YMCA Beginnings Day Care?
YMCA Beginnings Day Care is run by Lincolnshire Y.M.C.A Ltd, which runs 5 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to YMCA Beginnings Day Care?
Gainsborough Lea Road is the nearest station we know of, 0.6 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact YMCA Beginnings Day Care?
You can call 01427 679806 and visit www.lincsymca.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 EY395902 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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