Carey Childcare Centre
GoodTakes funded hours★ 5.0 on GoogleBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Preston for children from birth to 8+, open 07:45 to 17:45, 5 days a week. £49.50 a day for children aged 2-3, and they take the funded hours. Rated Good by Ofsted in April 2024. Open since 2016, with 44 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Price list dated 1st March 2025.
| Age | Full day | Session | Weekly | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 2birth to 2y | £55.00Day | £33.00Half day, 5 hrs | £231.00Full week | |
| 2-32y to 3y | £49.50Day | £29.50Half day, 5 hrs | £205.00Full week | |
| 3-43y to 4y | £43.00Day | £27.00Half day, 5 hrs | £187.00Full week |
Where this came from
The outlined line is the one the price was taken from.
Funded hours
Government voucher scheme for 2, 3 & 4 year olds.
Worth knowing. Vouchers only apply during term time, during school holidays parents/carers are required to cover the full cost of childcare.
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
PR1 1DXWhat 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 June 2024 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 23 April 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children in this nursery experience warmth and love in abundance. Staff interactions with the children provide them with a high level of continuity and stability. As a result, children forge positive relationships with staff. Children develop confidence very well. For example, they are keen to explore and investigate the carefully planned environment, both indoors and outside.
Staff are kind and patient. They make their high expectations clear and are consistent with how they want children to behave. Most staff recognise when children need help to manage their emotions and act swiftly to offer support. For children who find it harder to settle, staff provide loving support. This means children start their day by being sung to gently or cuddled until they feel secure.
All children make progress. This includes children with special educational needs and/or disabilities and those who speak English as an additional language. Children benefit because staff work tirelessly to provide them with a wide range of experiences. These experiences help children gain the skills they need for their future learning. Staff seek more support or funding for children where needed.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- help staff to gain a better understanding of the cultural background of children who attend the setting and use this information to support children who speak
English as an additional language.
- 23 April 2024Good
- 7 June 2018Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Carey Childcare Centre
- Youngest age taken
- 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
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 £49.50 a day 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.
- 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.
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