Anderton Day Nursery
Good★ 4.4 on GoogleBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Anderton for children from birth to 8+, open 07:30 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in July 2025. Open since 1992, with 80 places.
What you might pay
This setting does not publish its fees, and no national dataset holds them. This is what childcare costs across the council, as a starting point for the call.
What childcare usually costs in Lancashire
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Lancashire from the Department for Education's 2025 provider survey. No national data holds what an individual nursery charges, so ring and ask.
Places, hours and the day
Who they take, when they are open, and what a day there includes.
Where it is
PR6 9LXWhat the inspector found
One grade is one visit. A run of them tells you whether it has been good for years or has only just got there.
Ofsted inspector, 7 July 2025 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children arrive excited to begin their day in this fun and friendly nursery. Babies reach out to cuddle staff, toddlers rush over to engaging activities, and pre-school children are eager to share their news. Staff know each child's unique interests and prepare engaging resources that motivate them to learn. Children feel a sense of ownership in the nursery. They say, 'This is my garden,' and are eager to tell visitors about their nursery.
Children spend plenty of time learning outdoors, where they create flower potions, set up ambitious car ramps and enjoy the physical challenge of climbing frames.
Staff ensure children are safe and remind children of the rules. Staff have high expectations of children's behaviour. Staff take into account each child's individual needs and support them to engage in turn-taking, being kind and working together to the best of their ability. Staff frequently praise children for trying hard and having a go. This motivates them to learn.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- support staff to communicate about children's individual learning in order to help them build on children's knowledge and skills even more precisely n provide children with consistent messages about healthy eating to further promote children's understanding of healthy choices.
- 7 July 2025Good Safeguarding: Yes
- 11 September 2019Good
- 12 October 2018Needs improvement
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Anderton Day Nursery
- What it costs
- Funded hours
- Youngest age taken
- Meals
- Nappies
- Waiting list
No dataset holds any of this. Two parents telling us the same thing puts it on the page for whoever looks next.
What to ask them
None of this is in any national dataset and this setting has not published it, which is exactly why it is worth asking.
- What does it cost, all in? What is on top: meals, nappies, late pick-up, and what happens if you are late.
- Can I use my funded hours here? Whether they stretch them over the year, and the minimum days you have to book.
- Is there a place for my child's age? Baby rooms fill first and waiting lists are common.
- Who would my child's key person be? And how long have the staff been there. No dataset holds this and it matters more than anything above.
- Can I visit at a busy time? Mid-morning on a weekday tells you far more than an empty room after hours.
Day nurseries within a couple of miles
This one is first. Tick it and one or two others to see them side by side.