Ofsted report card

Ashcroft Nursery

Whitegate Drive, BLACKPOOL · FY3 9JL

Inspected by Ofsted on 13 March 2025 under the report card framework.

Registration

Ofsted URN: EY420173
Provider type: Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care
Registered since: 8 December 2010
Local authority: Blackpool

On the Early Years Register and the Compulsory Childcare Register and the Voluntary Childcare Register.

Where it is

Whitegate Drive, BLACKPOOL · FY3 9JL. Location from the Ofsted register.

Inspection history

Inspections before November 2025 gave one overall rating rather than grading each area.

21 August 2023 inspection Good
14 March 2019 inspection Good
21 May 2018 inspection Requires Improvement
6 February 2017 inspection Good
19 August 2015 inspection Good
16 November 2011 inspection Good

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Ashcroft Nursery in Whitegate Drive, BLACKPOOL was last inspected on 13 March 2025. That inspection used Ofsted's report card framework, which replaced single-word overall ratings for early years settings in November 2025.

How long has Ashcroft Nursery been registered? +

Ashcroft Nursery has been registered with Ofsted since 8 December 2010. Its unique reference number (URN) is EY420173.

Nearby settings

Embrace Lodge Kindergarten <1 km Meadow Nursery <1 km Little Blossoms Nursery <1 km West Park Kindergarten <1 km

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