Cascades Childcare
GoodBirth to 5Long established
A day nursery in Clitheroe for children from birth to 5, open 07:45 to 17:45, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in March 2025. Open since 2016, with 34 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
BB7 1ELWhat 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, 20 March 2025 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Staff create a nurturing and stimulating environment at this warm and wellorganised setting. Children are happy, confident and eager to learn. From the start, staff take the time to understand each child's interests, home life and stage of development. This helps to ensure a smooth and comfortable settling-in process.
An effective key-person system provides children with a sense of security and belonging.
Staff actively encourage exploration and learning through engaging activities. For example, they introduce babies to sensory experiences such as feeling wobbly jelly.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- support staff to help children to develop their understanding of positive behaviour further n help staff to use their observations of children's play and learning to adapt and refine their implementation of the curriculum.
- 20 March 2025Good Safeguarding: Yes
- 7 May 2019Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Cascades Childcare
- 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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