Giant Leap Childcare and Learning Centre
GoodTakes funded hours★ 5.0 on GoogleBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Burnley for children from birth to 8+, open 08:00 to 17:00, 5 days a week. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in July 2023. Open since 2012, with 199 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
Funding from 9 months old for working families (15/30 Hours).
Worth knowing. We do not charge for food, consumables and activity charges during our funded session times.
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
BB11 4NJWhat 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.
- 24 August 2022 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 20 July 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children flourish at this welcoming nursery and clearly enjoy the time that they spend here. They continuously demonstrate that they feel safe, happy and content.
The nursery rooms and extensive outdoor areas are a hive of activity. Children's voices and laughter can be heard throughout the day, as they excitedly explore and investigate with confidence and enthusiasm. Children show good concentration skills and are keen to participate in activities. They make dens, enjoy a bug hunt and become immersed as they explore a 'magical dinosaur land'. Children develop their mathematical skills as they count, solve simple equations and use language of size. Staff are attuned to children's emerging interests and adapt activities so that children remain motivated to learn.
Children behave well and understand what is expected of them. Respect, tolerance and acceptance of others is taught by patient and sensitive staff, who are good role models. Children are beginning to develop the skills they need to help them to regulate their feelings and manage minor conflicts. Children have good levels of independence. They help to tidy away resources and manage their self-care skills competently. Children show kindness and concern for one another, and their efforts are acknowledged by the attentive staff team.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- strengthen the knowledge and understanding of less experienced staff with regard to the overarching curriculum intent, to enable children to make even better progress n better support staff so that they have a thorough understanding of how they can consistently manage transitions and routines.
- 20 July 2023Good
- 20 August 2021Good
- 23 May 2018Outstanding
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Giant Leap Childcare and Learning Centre
- What it costs
- 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.
- 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.
- 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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