Lancaster · LA1 4QJ
Inspected by Ofsted on 25 November 2025 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.
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.
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.
On the Early Years Register and the Compulsory Childcare Register and the Voluntary Childcare Register.
Lancaster · LA1 4QJ. Location from the Ofsted register.
Inspections before November 2025 gave one overall rating rather than grading each area.
Brookdale Day Nursery Ltd in Lancaster was last inspected on 25 November 2025. 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 — Expected Standard; achievement — Expected Standard; behaviour and routines — Needs Attention; welfare and wellbeing — Needs Attention; inclusion — Expected Standard; leadership and governance — Expected Standard. 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.
Brookdale Day Nursery Ltd has been registered with Ofsted since 15 August 2007. Its unique reference number (URN) is EY356272.