Building Blocks Child Care
Outstanding★ 4.7 on GoogleBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Preston for children from birth to 8+, open 07:30 to 17:30, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted in May 2025. Open since 2014, with 70 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
PR2 3XEWhat 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, 9 May 2025 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Leaders and staff create a very positive and highly inclusive environment where all children thrive. There is an ethos of children learning through being deeply absorbed, exploring and their views being valued. Staff build strong bonds and get to know children extremely well. Leaders and staff are dedicated to their roles.
They work tirelessly to provide the very best care and individualised education.
Children become deeply absorbed in their play and learning, supported by an ambitious and meticulously sequenced curriculum.
- 9 May 2025Outstanding Safeguarding: Yes
- 19 July 2019Good
- 31 March 2016Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Building Blocks Child Care
- 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
This one is first. Tick it and one or two others to see them side by side.