Bright Futures Day Nursery
GoodBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Clitheroe 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 June 2024. Open since 2011, with 55 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
BB7 1DGWhat 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, 13 June 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
The setting ensures that children feel welcome and happy. Key workers meet children at the door and tell them about the exciting plans for the day. Parents and staff seamlessly share information and there are many links with home. Children talk about what they have done with 'Sunbeam', the class teddy, when they take him home for the weekend. These relationships and processes help to ensure that children feel confident, safe and ready to learn.
The setting has high expectations of children's behaviour. Children are well motivated to follow their interests and they show high levels of concentration on their tasks. For example, staff take time to talk to children about places they have visited, such as London Bridge. They show children pictures of bridges and they work together to recreate them with wooden blocks. Children and staff work as a team and ensure that they can come back to their project after a break for lunch.
This sustained shared thinking leads children to achieve things they are really proud of. Staff and children enjoy the rhythm of conversations throughout the day as they learn together.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- strengthen the organisation of group times to ensure that children's learning is consistently promoted during these times as intended by the leaders' curriculum.
- 13 June 2024Good
- 25 June 2018Outstanding
- 28 July 2015Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Bright Futures 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
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