Eaves Green Pre-School Childcare Centre
Good★ 5.0 on GoogleBirth to 5Open for decades
A pre-school in Eaves Green for children from birth to 5, open 08:30 to 15:30, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in October 2023. Open since 1994, with 40 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
PR7 3QGWhat 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, 4 October 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children thrive in this warm and welcoming pre-school. Staff greet families with enthusiasm. They know children well and use the extensive information gathered from parents to help children settle quickly in preparation for learning. Children are confident learners and immerse themselves in the vibrant learning environment and opportunities provided. For example, they enjoy discussing the texture of leaves and relate this to previous discussions about autumn. Staff provide a range of sensory opportunities. Children excitedly smell the dough and remark that the
'minty' scent reminds them of their toothpaste. Staff have a good understanding of how children learn and develop. They carefully sequence children's learning to help to ensure that all children make good progress over time.
Children relish any opportunity to be independent. Staff encourage them to have a go when they find things, such as fastening their coats, difficult. Children are praised for their perseverance and develop a wonderful 'can-do' attitude to learning. Staff have high expectations of what children can achieve. Furthermore, they skilfully teach children about the consequences of their actions and help them to understand the impact their behaviour has on others. Children understand the importance of forming friendships. They share and take turns with each other as they play. All children behave well.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- consistently support children to demonstrate their thinking and understanding, so that staff may build even more precisely on what children already know.
- 4 October 2023Good
- 18 January 2018Good
- 23 October 2014Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Eaves Green Pre-School Childcare Centre
- 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.
Pre-schools within a couple of miles
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