Happy Minds Kids Academy
GoodBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Burnley for children from birth to 8+, open 07:00 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in April 2024. Open since 2017, with 48 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
BB10 4LTWhat 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, 18 April 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Staff are kind, caring and genuinely interested in the children they care for. They develop trusting and secure relationships with all children. This helps children to feel safe and protected in the nursery. From the base of these secure relationships'
children develop the confidence to 'have a go' as they explore the improved learning opportunities provided for them.
Children become engaged in their play and learning because staff notice and promote their interests. For example, toddlers become fascinated with throwing soft balls. Staff encourage them to share the balls as they launch them energetically and run to collect them again. Children delight in joining in with the words and actions of the jolly songs and rhymes that staff weave seamlessly into the daily routine.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- further develop the curriculum to support older children to make rapid progress n support staff to develop effective and consistent strategies to promote positive behaviour to help children to learn what behaviour is expected of them n support staff to manage routines effectively and keep children fully engaged in their play and learning.
- 18 April 2024Good
- 18 May 2023Needs improvement
- 21 June 2018Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Happy Minds Kids Academy
- 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.
Day nurseries within a couple of miles
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