Brooklands Childcare Ltd
GoodBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Ashton-In-Makerfield 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 2023. Open since 2004, with 102 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 Wigan
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Wigan 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
WN4 0BSWhat 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.
- 17 September 2025 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 20 June 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are happy and curious in this homely and nurturing nursery. Babies are content and develop secure relationships with their key person from the start. As a result, they confidently explore, giggle and babble during play. Staff know the children well and use their interests to spark play ideas. Children enjoy the wide range of experiences on offer to them. They particularly enjoy accessing the 'tinker table' and the 'cosy room'. Children create their own games and stories using peculiar items from past and present. This sparks their imagination and extends their awareness of traditions and cultures. Furthermore, opportunities to support their communication and language are broadened. Children's language is well supported through staff's use of new vocabulary and comments on children's play.
Older children hold interesting conversations and express themselves freely.
Children know how to adhere to expected behaviours and they follow instructions throughout the day. This helps to keep the environment and the daily routines calm. Children learn to be independent from an early age. Toddlers use their own cutlery and take their wellies and coats off when coming in from outside. Older children serve their own lunch and sign in on a written register. Furthermore, children pour their own drinks and have a go at wiping their own nose. They know the importance of washing their hands after using a tissue and before mealtimes.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- implement more robust induction and supervision systems that help monitor the effectiveness of training on staff's knowledge and skills n embed higher levels of ambition for children's development in all experiences they engage with to help them get the most out of their learning n find more effective ways to help all parents know how to continue their child's learning at home.
- 20 June 2023Good
- 29 June 2017Good
- 19 January 2017Inadequate
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Brooklands Childcare Ltd
- 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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