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Flying Start Nurseries

Shaftesbury, Dorset · SP7 8AE

Inspected by Ofsted on 8 May 2025 under the report card framework.

Registration

Ofsted URN: EY344676
Provider type: Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care
Registered since: 3 November 2006
Local authority: Dorset

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

Where it is

Shaftesbury, Dorset · SP7 8AE. Location from the Ofsted register.

Inspection history

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

19 August 2024 inspection Requires Improvement
16 July 2019 inspection Good
6 April 2016 inspection Good
28 July 2015 inspection Requires Improvement
1 June 2010 inspection Good
24 May 2007 inspection Good

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Flying Start Nurseries in Shaftesbury, Dorset was last inspected on 8 May 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 Flying Start Nurseries been registered? +

Flying Start Nurseries has been registered with Ofsted since 3 November 2006. Its unique reference number (URN) is EY344676.

Nearby settings

Stagecoach Shaftesbury <1 km Bluebirds <1 km Shaftesbury Children Centre Nursery <1 km Semley Afterschools Club 4.6 km

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