Ofsted report card

The Carlton Day Nursery

Outer Circle Road, Lincoln · LN2 4WA

Inspected by Ofsted on 19 April 2023 under the report card framework.

Registration

Ofsted URN
EY264343
Provider type
Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care
Registered since
19 December 2003
Local authority
Lincolnshire

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

Where it is

Outer Circle Road, Lincoln · LN2 4WA. Location from the Ofsted register.

Inspection history

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

  1. 2 August 2017 inspection Good
  2. 30 May 2014 inspection Good
  3. 13 February 2012 inspection Good
  4. 13 November 2007 inspection Good
  5. 10 March 2005 inspection Good

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The Carlton Day Nursery in Outer Circle Road, Lincoln was last inspected on 19 April 2023. 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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The Carlton Day Nursery has been registered with Ofsted since 19 December 2003. Its unique reference number (URN) is EY264343.

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