Fence Pre School
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 5Long established
A day nursery in Fence for from 2 years up to 5 year olds, open 08:00 to 16:30, 5 days a week. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in May 2022. Open since 2012, with 30 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
We are flexible with the 15 hour ‘early years’ funding entitlement for both 2 and 3 year old children. (2 year old funding is only available for children that fit the criteria. Please ask).
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 9EEWhat 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, 5 May 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are excited and happy when they arrive into pre-school. They are greeted warmly by practitioners. Children enter into conversations with staff and other children immediately. The nurturing manner of staff helps all children feel safe and secure in their surroundings. As a result, children confidently explore and access the well-equipped environment. Additionally, children stand up in front of the group with pride to talk about interests from home or special occasions. Leaders and staff model positive language and respect. Children learn how to resolve conflict and how their actions may have an impact on other's feelings. Children know how to share and what behaviour is expected of them during the day.
Children enjoy spending time in the large, exciting, outdoor area. They use their imagination and senses to enhance their play. Children pick leaves from the plants that they have grown, to add a 'minty smell' to their 'mud pies'. Additionally, they use items from the garden to make a birthday cake out of sand for their friends.
Children confidently count candles they add on top and investigate how heavy their creation is. They show good mathematical awareness.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- plan routines within the day that further help consistently engage each child in learning, with consideration of their ages and stages in development n enhance continual processional development strategies that help embed staff's new knowledge and skills, so that they can apply this in their support for children's care and development.
- 5 May 2022Good
- 22 November 2016Good
- 19 June 2013Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Fence Pre School
- What it costs
- 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.
- What does it cost, all in? What is on top: meals, nappies, late pick-up, and what happens if you are late.
- How do you apply my funded hours? Whether they stretch them over the year, and the minimum days you have to book.
- Do you have a place for a child of my age now? 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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