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Ashbourne Day Nursery Ingol

Ofsted: Good
(Feb 2025)
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5.0(5 parent reviews)
·382 Tag Lane, Ingol, PRESTON, PR2 7AA · Lancashire
Number of places
55 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Feb 2025
Local authority
Lancashire

About this day nursery

Ashbourne Day Nursery Ingol, located in Preston, provides childcare for children aged 0 to 4 years. Open all year round from 7:30am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, the nursery received a "Good" rating in its latest Ofsted inspection on 21st February 2025.

The management team and staff are committed to fostering an environment where every child can succeed, both educationally and personally. They have developed a thoughtfully designed curriculum to support each child in achieving the best possible start in life.

The nursery excels in supporting children's personal development, with staff acting as good role models and promoting key messages about consent and respect. The curriculum is individualised to meet the needs of every child, ensuring they receive a consistently good quality of education.

Children are encouraged to be curious learners and are supported in developing impressive skills in literacy, communication, and mathematics. The key-person system is effective, leading to warm bonds between children and staff, and parents are actively involved in their children's care and education.

The nursery effectively supports children with special educational needs and/or disabilities, with staff understanding and responding to both verbal and nonverbal cues. While older children enjoy outdoor learning, the nursery is working on making this space more accessible and purposeful for the youngest children.

What it's like

The management team and staff have high expectations for all children. They are passionate about seeing every child succeed, both educationally and personally. They pour these ambitious goals into the curriculum, which is thoughtfully designed to support every child to achieve the best start in life.

Confident in building strong teaching teamsChildren demonstrate impressive skills in literacy, communication, and mathsChildren learn about important issues such as consent and hygieneIndividualised curriculumStrong parent partnerships0-4 age range

Pricing & funding

Funding accepted

15 hours — eligible 2-year-olds15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)

Key facts

Opening hours

7.30am to 6pm, Monday to Friday

Term time / All Year

All Year

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Ashbourne Day Nursery Ingol

Last inspected 21 February 2025

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good

What it's like to attend

The management team and staff have high expectations for all children. They are passionate about seeing every child succeed, both educationally and personally. They pour these ambitious goals into the curriculum, which is thoughtfully designed to support every child to achieve the best start in life.

Inspector highlights

  • Children's personal development is well supported.
  • Management have designed a purposeful curriculum, which is individualised to suit the needs of every child.
  • Children are eager to learn and staff support them to become curious learners.
  • Key-person procedures work well, and children enjoy warm bonds with staff.
  • Management are focused on solutions and improvement and actively encourage feedback from parents and staff.

Areas to develop

  • 1organise outdoor play more effectively to support younger children to access learning.
Inspection #10390428 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

All children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities, communicate their needs effectively. Staff know children well, which means they understand their verbal and nonverbal cues.

Outdoor space

Older children enjoy outdoor learning, but the outdoor learning space is not as accessible for the youngest children. While they enjoy the fresh air, staff do not always ensure that they are able to access purposeful learning when outdoors.

Parent Reviews of Ashbourne Day Nursery Ingol

5.0
(5)
Marek Sawicki
8 months ago

When our little daughter turned three, we decided it was time for her to start a new chapter in her life. We’re not native English speakers, and our little treasure was the first and only child from our background in the nursery – so in many ways, we were learning everything together with her. The staff were incredibly patient and understanding, always explaining the things we didn’t know. At first, our daughter struggled to settle in, but thanks to the right approach and the dedication of everyone around her, that very first day – which looked exactly as you might imagine – quickly turned into the last day she left the nursery smiling, waving happily and saying “bye”. And for her, that was a big achievement! When choosing a nursery, we were deciding between this one and a larger one just around the corner. In the end, it was the homely, cosy atmosphere here, and the warmth of the people who guided us through those first hours, that made us feel this was the right place. The whole team at Ashbourne Day Nurseries at Ingol are very special people. As we had no previous experience with nurseries in England, we didn’t know what to expect. Luckily, right from the very beginning, Bea – who showed us around – made us feel at home, patiently explaining how everything works and what to expect. Helen became the closest person to our daughter at the nursery. Her support, professionalism, quick response to any doubts, and willingness to help us solve problems made us feel we were truly in the right place with the right people. We felt your support every step of the way – and that meant so much to us, thank you from the bottom of our hearts. Lisa – always smiling – whose smile works like a magnet and seems to say: “Come in, today will be another good day.” You are such a warm-hearted person, a beautiful soul – and for us your smile was often a way to brighten our own day. We believe it was the same for our daughter too. Ben – you made the nursery feel even more authentic. Your creativity, sense of humour and endless ideas meant there was never a dull moment – always full of fun, but with safety always kept first. Our daughter spoke about the three of you the most, so we thank you especially. Of course, the whole team together with the other carers make this place truly unique. And none of this would have been possible without Nicola, whose commitment to the nursery is real and visible every day. Whenever problems arose, she reacted quickly and decisively, and we always felt seen and heard. There’s a saying: “Every child you help to grow will one day change the world – because they will create it anew.” Thanks to you, we look to the future with a little more courage. Thank you, on behalf of Zosia.

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Patrick Price
9 years ago

My daughter went to here the staff are brill made my daughter feel at home she learnt loads in her time here and they always see to your kids needs even take your kid out to learn about the outdoors aswel as basic manors e.g. Sharing pleases and thank you. I would recommend to all parents in the aria if your lucky anough get a place 10/10

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Kathleen Mallon
6 years ago

Louise is fantastic at meeting all my grandson needs he wasn't able to put a sentence together 6 months ago Thankyou so much for all your hard work x

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Roxy Mawson
9 years ago

Both my kids love this nursery staff are amazing and they do so much it's hard to keep up

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Fiyinfoluwa Oyesakin
6 years ago

My daughter loves it here and they have great staff

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Inspection history

Most recent inspection

21 February 2025

Good

Only one graded inspection on record — a trend chart will appear here once a second graded report is published.

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