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Pre-School Learning Alliance

Pre-School Learning Alliance runs 28 childcare settings on the Ofsted register across 16 council areas, with 1,383 registered places between them. 28 of them have a published inspection report we summarise in full, linked below.

How Pre-School Learning Alliance's settings were graded

  • Ofsted report cards: 2 settings (8 Strong standard, 4 Expected standard)
  • Ofsted grades before November 2025: 26 settings (3 Outstanding, 23 Good)

Each setting is inspected on its own, so grades differ from one to the next. Grades are shown only where the inspectorate has published the report.

Settings run by Pre-School Learning Alliance

  • Northend Nursery - Day nursery, Kent DA8 2EB, ages 1 to 4, 47 places
    Ofsted, 28 September 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • West Street Neighbourhood Nursery - Day nursery, Erith DA8 1FA, ages 0 to 4, 86 places
    Ofsted, 31 January 2024: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Yarnton Way Nursery - Day nursery, Erith DA18 4DW, ages 1 to 4, 84 places
    Ofsted report card, 12 February 2026: Strong standard in 2 areas, Expected standard in 4 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Fox Hollies Childrens Centre - Day nursery, Birmingham B27 7QA, ages 1 to 4, 50 places
    Ofsted, 9 November 2021: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Farcet Village Nursery - Pre-school, Farcet PE7 3AR, ages 2 to 4, 24 places
    Ofsted, 26 September 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Longstanton Pre-School - Pre-school, Cambridge CB24 3DL, ages 2 to 11, 40 places
    Ofsted, 15 January 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • The Oak Tree Neighbourhood Nursery - Day nursery, Ilfracombe EX34 8JL, ages 0 to 4, 42 places
    Ofsted, 28 February 2024: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Storkway Nursery - Day nursery, Kidbrooke SE3 9QX, ages 1 to 4, 50 places
    Ofsted, 23 November 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Brookvale Nursery - Day nursery, Runcorn WA7 6BJ, ages 0 to 4, 73 places
    Ofsted, 6 December 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Ladybirds Neighbourhood Nursery - Day nursery, Runcorn WA7 5LU, ages 1 to 4, 66 places
    Ofsted, 27 September 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Sunshine Corner Nursery - Day nursery, Canterbury CT3 3BS, ages 0 to 4, 57 places
    Ofsted, 10 January 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Lydgate Pre-School - Pre-school, Batley WF17 6EY, ages 2 to 4, 24 places
    Ofsted, 4 July 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Ladywell Preschool - Pre-school, Brockley SE4 1JJ, ages 2 to 4, 27 places
    Ofsted, 27 April 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Foxcubs Nursery - Day nursery, Luton LU1 1TZ, ages 2 to 5, 70 places
    Ofsted, 13 February 2024: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Park Town Pre- School - Pre-school, Luton LU1 3DU, ages 2 to 4, 24 places
    Ofsted, 5 October 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Poppies Nursery - Day nursery, Luton LU4 9RD, ages 0 to 4, 70 places
    Ofsted, 11 January 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Sundon Stars Pre-School - Pre-school, Luton LU3 3EW, ages 2 to 4, 35 places
    Ofsted, 2 February 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Acorn Grove Nursery - Day nursery, Cheetham Hill M8 0NE, ages 2 to 4, 65 places
    Ofsted, 14 December 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Pre-school Learning Alliance Bestwood Childcare Centre - Pre-school, Nottingham NG5 5HT, ages 2 to 4, 20 places
    Ofsted, 17 September 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Pre-School Learning Alliance Bulwell Childcare - Day nursery, Bulwell NG6 8AX, ages 0 to 11, 54 places
    Ofsted, 1 May 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Kilton Nursery - Day nursery, Worksop S81 0DW, ages 1 to 9, 50 places
    Ofsted, 3 August 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Pre-School Learning Alliance New Woods Childcare - Day nursery, Sutton-in-Ashfield NG17 3FQ, ages 0 to 7, 49 places
    Ofsted, 16 December 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • William Gladstone Childcare - Day nursery, Newark NG24 4HU, ages 0 to 11, 62 places
    Ofsted, 23 February 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Bees in the Hive Pre-School - Pre-school, Peterborough PE3 8DX, ages 2 to 4, 30 places
    Ofsted, 22 November 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • The Discovery Pre-School - Day nursery, Peterborough PE4 6HX, ages 2 to 10, 26 places
    Ofsted, 2 November 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Tipton Nursery - Day nursery, Tipton DY4 0TB, ages 0 to 4, 36 places
    Ofsted, 2 June 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Centre Place Nursery - Day nursery, Southend-On-Sea SS1 2JD, ages 1 to 4, 50 places
    Ofsted report card, 12 March 2026: Strong standard in 6 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Cockleshell Nursery - Day nursery, Southend-on-Sea SS1 2UP, ages 0 to 4, 72 places
    Ofsted, 14 March 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective

Where

Source: Ofsted register. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.