Preston, Lancashire · PR2 8DY
Inspected by Ofsted on 20 May 2026 under the report card framework.
Each area is judged separately. Expected standard is the bar every provider has to clear — meeting it is the pass, not a mediocre result.
Below the expected standard in this area. It has to be put right, but it is not judged urgent.
The bar every provider must clear. Meeting it is the pass, not a mediocre result.
The bar every provider must clear. Meeting it is the pass, not a mediocre result.
The bar every provider must clear. Meeting it is the pass, not a mediocre result.
The bar every provider must clear. Meeting it is the pass, not a mediocre result.
Below the expected standard in this area. It has to be put right, but it is not judged urgent.
On the Early Years Register and the Compulsory Childcare Register and the Voluntary Childcare Register.
Preston, Lancashire · PR2 8DY. Location from the Ofsted register.
Inspections before November 2025 gave one overall rating rather than grading each area.
Smart Kids Childcare in Preston, Lancashire was last inspected on 20 May 2026. That inspection used Ofsted's report card framework, which replaced single-word overall ratings for early years settings in November 2025.
Ofsted graded 6 areas: curriculum and teaching — Needs Attention; achievement — Expected Standard; behaviour and routines — Expected Standard; welfare and wellbeing — Expected Standard; inclusion — Expected Standard; leadership and governance — Needs Attention. Each area is judged separately, so a setting can be stronger in one than another.
Yes. Expected standard is the bar every provider has to clear, so meeting it is the pass rather than a mediocre result. Strong standard and exceptional sit above it; needs attention and urgent improvement sit below.
Smart Kids Childcare is registered for children aged 1 to 4.
Smart Kids Childcare is registered for up to 106 children at any one time. That is a registration limit, not the number currently attending.
Smart Kids Childcare has been registered with Ofsted since 8 February 2013. Its unique reference number (URN) is EY453915.