Ofsted report card

Houghton Nursery Group

Carlisle, Cumbria · CA3 0PA

Inspected by Ofsted on 9 November 2022 under the report card framework.

Registration

Ofsted URN
EY334729
Provider type
Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care
Registered since
5 July 2006
Local authority
Cumberland

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

Where it is

Carlisle, Cumbria · CA3 0PA. Location from the Ofsted register.

Inspection history

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

  1. 21 November 2016 inspection Good
  2. 28 November 2013 inspection Good
  3. 12 October 2009 inspection Good
  4. 30 November 2006 inspection Good

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Houghton Nursery Group in Carlisle, Cumbria was last inspected on 9 November 2022. That inspection used Ofsted's report card framework, which replaced single-word overall ratings for early years settings in November 2025.

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Houghton Nursery Group has been registered with Ofsted since 5 July 2006. Its unique reference number (URN) is EY334729.

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