Brindle St Joseph's Nursery Group
GoodBirth to 5Open for decades
A pre-school in Preston for children from birth to 5, open sessions in term time, often mornings. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in May 2024. Open since 1997, with 16 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
PR5 0DQWhat 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 May 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Staff create an oasis of interesting opportunities for children indoors and outside.
Children are happy, develop close relationships with staff and demonstrate that they feel safe when attending nursery. Staff know what children need to learn and use their emerging interests to motivate children in their learning. For example, an interest in forest-based experiences resulted in children eagerly applying their knowledge in new situations, such as when playing in the garden vegetable patch or planting sunflowers. As a result, children are confident and enthusiastic learners who demonstrate positive 'can-do' attitudes. Staff gather detailed information about children when they first start to attend. This is used effectively to ensure that each child's experience is carefully tailored to their individual needs. Staff use their observations and assessments of children's progress to develop a unique and wellsequenced curriculum. All children make good progress from their starting points.
Staff have high expectations of children. They are effective role models who teach children the importance of good social skills. Children consistently use good manners when playing alongside each other. They take turns and share toys and can be regularly heard saying 'excuse me' when they wish to pass by their friends.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- consistently ask questions that encourage children to explain and share their thinking in order to build further on children's good communication and language skills n build upon existing staff supervision arrangements and precisely target areas of practice that can be further enhanced in order to enhance knowledge and skills to a consistently high level.
- 13 May 2024Good
- 13 July 2018Good
- 3 April 2014Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Brindle St Joseph's Nursery Group
- 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.