Good as Gold Child Care Centre
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Rossendale for babies from 9 months up to school age, open 07:30 to 17:30, 5 days a week. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in December 2024. Open since 1996, with 49 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
5 hour and 10 hour sessions are available for eligible children from 9 months to 4 years old up to a maximum of 25 hours per week.
Worth knowing. Additional (payable) weekly sessions are not available 'term time only' and must be booked 'throughout the year'.
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 9BBWhat 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, 10 December 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are happy and enjoy spending time at this welcoming nursery. Staff greet children warmly, and they settle quickly. The children know their routine well. This gives them a sense of security and builds on their confidence. Children develop strong attachments to their key person, who is on hand to welcome them with smiles and general conversation. Children are eager to learn and excitedly explore the activities on offer. Staff recognise those children who may need reassurance and act on this quickly with extra cuddles. This supports children's emotional wellbeing.
The manager and staff have a strong ethos for the nursery. They want children to learn life skills that develop their independence and ensure they are ready for the next stage in their learning. Staff help children to develop their skills as they encourage them to try to put on and fasten their coats. Staff support children to manage their own self-care routines, such as with toileting, washing and drying their own hands and brushing their teeth.
Staff are positive role models and promote appropriate behaviour. They model expectations, give children gentle reminders and teach the importance of sharing.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- strengthen staff's understanding of the curriculum intent so that teaching consistently focuses on the individual learning needs of each child n strengthen the individual support, mentoring and coaching of all staff to improve their skills and the quality of teaching.
- 10 December 2024Good Safeguarding: Yes
- 16 January 2019Good
- 12 August 2015Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Good as Gold Child Care Centre
- 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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