Educare For Early Years (Rawtenstall)
Good★ 5.0 on GoogleBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Rossendale for children from birth to 8+, open 07:30 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in June 2024. Open since 2015, with 95 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
BB4 6HLWhat 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, 6 June 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are very content and settled at this nursery. Parents, children and visitors are warmly welcomed with smiles from skilled key adults. Children are excited to join the interesting activities that staff prepare. For example, pre-school children eagerly mix paint and foam together, which helps to develop their curiosity.
Outside, babies enjoy adults blowing bubbles for them. Their physical skills are challenged as they take unsteady steps to catch them. The caring staff encourage and praise the babies. This helps them to develop self-confidence and feel proud of their achievements.
Positive, friendly relationships exist between staff and children. Older children chat happily with an adult as they play with clay. Their language and communication skills are extended as they respond to staff's questions. Toddlers sit at tables together for snack time and they learn to drink from cups. They join in with actions as they sing a 'hello' song. Younger children listen to staff read a favourite story of
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- increase focus on the monitoring of practice and support to help continually improve staff's understanding of how to implement the curriculum.
- 6 June 2024Good
- 21 August 2018Good
- 5 November 2015Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Educare For Early Years (Rawtenstall)
- 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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