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Broughton Pre-School

Ofsted report card Jan 2026Takes funded hoursBirth to 8+Open for decades

A day nursery in Preston for from 2 years up to school age, open 07:30 to 17:30, 5 days a week. £5.00 a session, and they take the funded hours. Inspected under Ofsted's new report card in January 2026. Open since 1992, with 33 places.

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Cost

What it costs

Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.

AgeSession
All ages
£5.00Breakfast
£5.30Lunch time, 1 hrs
£10.00After school care, 2.5 hrs
£13.25Afternoon or Morning, 2.5 hrs

Funded hours

Universal Funding entitles every 3 year old (the term after their 3rd birthday) to 15 hours free nursery education each week. Entitlement to Extended Hours is available if parents/ carers satisfy certain criteria. There is also funds available for funding of 2 year old children however certain criteria apply.

What childcare usually costs in Lancashire

£5.80an hour, typical for a 2 years old
£5.50an hour, typical for a 3 and 4 years old

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.

The basics

Places, hours and the day

Who they take, when they are open, and what a day there includes.

Who they can take
From 2 years, up to school ageRegistered with Ofsted for birth to 8+.
When it's open
07:30 to 17:30, 5 days a weekFrom their Google listing
Funded hours
Takes them
Settling in
They offer settling sessions
Outdoor space
Yes
How many children
33 placesMedium for England
How long open
34 yearsOpen for decades
Address
King George V Playing Fields, Broughton, Preston, PR3 5JA

Where it is

PR3 5JA
Ofsted URN 309249On the register since 14 October 1992
Inspected 19 January 2026

What Ofsted found, area by area

Since November 2025 Ofsted gives a standard in each of seven areas rather than one overall grade. Expected standard means it is doing what it should.

Keeping children safe
Met
Including every child
Strong standard
What and how they teach
Strong standard
How children get on
Strong standard
Behaviour and routines
Strong standard
Welfare and wellbeing
Strong standard
Leadership
Strong standard
Ofsted

What 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.

  • 19 January 2026Report card seven areas graded separately Safeguarding: Met
  • 12 February 2020Outstanding
  • 1 March 2016Outstanding
  • 13 October 2011Outstanding

Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.

Still missing for Broughton Pre-School

  • 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.

Before you ring

What to ask them

Some of this is above, from the setting or from parents, and it can go out of date. The rest is in no dataset anywhere. Either way it is worth ten minutes on the phone.

  • Is £5.00 a session still the rate? What is on top: meals, nappies, late pick-up, and what happens if you are late.
  • How do you apply my funded hours? Whether they stretch them over the year, and the minimum days you have to book.
  • Do you have a place for a child of my age now? 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.
Compare

Day nurseries within a couple of miles

This one is first. Tick it and one or two others to see them side by side.

Broughton Pre-School

Day nursery · King George V Playing Fields, Broughton, Preston, PR3 5JA

Report card Jan 2026Takes funded hours£5.00 a sessionBirth to 8+From 2 years07:30 to 17:30, 5 days a week33 placesOpen for decades

The Mericourt Nursery

Day nursery · Mericourt, Sandyforth Lane, Preston, PR4 0AL

GoodBirth to 8+Open all day, usually 8am to 6pm58 placesOpen a few years
0.9 mi
18 min walk
07933636101

Pick two or three to compare.

Everything here comes from Ofsted's published childcare register, under the Open Government Licence. Ratings are quoted exactly as Ofsted gave them, with their dates. Read the full Ofsted reports · How we put this together.

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