Brooklands Childcare Ltd
GoodBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Wigan for children from birth to 8+, open 8am to 6pm. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in March 2023. Open since 2004, with 89 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
WN2 3EBWhat 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, 10 March 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are well settled and safe at this welcoming and very well-resourced nursery. They arrive happy and content as they are greeted by familiar and friendly staff. Staff direct children to their nursery rooms, where they confidently go off to explore the activities and resources on offer for the day. For example, younger children babble with excitement as they roll balls down piping with their peers.
Older children practise developing their small muscles as they cut and chop real vegetables. Activities such as these help to develop skills children need for later development, such as writing.
The nursery staff are attentive to children's care needs. They softly sing to younger children as they change them on the changing unit, using a curtain to provide privacy. Children also benefit from quiet rest periods. This contributes to the personal, social, and emotional development of young children. The support for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities is very well managed.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- support staff to be consistent in the delivery and sequencing of the curriculum n strengthen systems to be consistent in engaging less confident and quieter children in play and learning
- support staff to continue to help children to recognise and discuss their emotions and learn how to share and take turns.
- 10 March 2023Good
- 11 August 2017Good
- 16 April 2013Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 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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