Fairy Bridge Day Nursery
GoodBirth to 5Long established
A day nursery in Burnley for children from birth to 5, open 8am to 6pm. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in November 2024. Open since 2020, with 63 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
BB12 0NNWhat 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 November 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children arrive at the nursery happy and full of smiles. They are greeted by the staff who welcome them into the nursery with open arms. Children separate from their parents and carers with confidence. They benefit from the consistent routines that staff provide, such as sharing breakfast time together with their friends. This helps them to settle well.
The provider has ensured that all children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), benefit from the important learning opportunities at the nursery. For example, staff carefully arrange the nursery equipment for babies to explore climbing and pulling themselves up safely. They develop crucial core strength and balance in readiness for walking. Older children ably recall the plot and characters from stories because staff read books to them often. Children are highly motivated to learn even more. They are ready for their next stage of their education.
Children live up to the high expectations from staff about how they should behave.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- improve staff's understanding of the use of questioning techniques to further develop children's thinking skills and language n support staff to extend learning so that children develop their problem-solving skills.
- 4 November 2024Good
- 14 March 2023Good
- 12 October 2022Inadequate
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Fairy Bridge Day Nursery
- 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.
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