Elizabeth Saunders Nursery
Good★ 5.0 on GoogleBirth to 5Long established
A day nursery in Preston for children from birth to 5, open 07:30 to 18:00, 5 days a week. £62.50 a day. Rated Good by Ofsted in December 2024. Open since 2022, with 33 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
| Age | Full day | Session | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All ages | £62.50 | £41.00Half Day, 5.5 hrs |
Where this came from
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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
PR4 5SAWhat 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, 16 December 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Staff work hard to create a warm, friendly and nurturing home-from-home environment for children. They are extremely patient and respond kindly to children, who thrive in their care. Staff are positive role models and have high expectations for all children. They provide children with opportunities to learn how to manage risks for themselves. For example, staff encourage toddlers to safely use steps to reach the sink. Furthermore, older children excitedly engage in risk assessment and look for potential hazards in the garden before outdoor play.
Children receive lots of praise and encouragement, helping them to feel valued.
Staff support children to develop confidence and high self-esteem. Babies seek out staff for reassurance when new visitors arrive, whereas older children talk to unfamiliar adults with ease. Furthermore, children demonstrate a real sense of belonging as they discuss the routines of the day. Consequently, all children have a positive attitude to their learning, and their behaviour is very good. Leaders and staff implement an effective educational programme, which builds on children's prior skills. The curriculum is carefully sequenced from the baby room through to pre-school to extend what children already know. This helps to prepare children for each stage of their education, including their eventual move on to school.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- consider ways to ensure that children receive consistently clear messages around hygiene practices so that they build on what they already know and continue to develop healthy habits n support children to gain a better understanding of similarities and differences between themselves and others n reflect more closely on staff's professional development to help target training that fully contributes and supports children's learning.
- 16 December 2024Good Safeguarding: Yes
Still missing for Elizabeth Saunders Nursery
- 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
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 £62.50 a day still the rate? 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.
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