Highview Nursery
GoodBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Skelmersdale for children from birth to 8+, open 07:30 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 December 2023. Open since 1992, with 36 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
WN8 0DTWhat 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 December 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children arrive at the nursery happy and eager to learn. Staff provide a homely and welcoming environment. They get to know children very well and form strong bonds with them. This helps children to feel safe, secure and promotes their emotional well-being. Staff role model good manners and respectful behaviours to one another. Children then copy this behaviour when interacting with their friends.
They show a good understanding of the rules, such as not speaking over each other, and are quickly learning what is expected of them.
On the whole, staff implement a broad and balanced curriculum that supports all children to make progress. Communication and language development is a strong focus at the nursery. Staff model the correct language and introduce children to a range of vocabulary. Children use words, such as gigantic and tiny to describe what they see through the magnifying glass. Staff spend lots of time talking to children and engaging them in dialogue. They ask open-ended questions that promote children's thinking skills and are patient when waiting for a response. Children hold lengthy back-and-forth conversations about their home life, family members and what they enjoy doing at nursery. They are confident and articulate communicators.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- focus group activities more sharply on the learning intentions to help children remain engaged for longer n support staff to implement more consistent hygiene routines and teach children the importance of these, to help reduce the potential spread of infection.
- 4 December 2023Good
- 1 March 2018Outstanding
- 5 December 2014Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Highview 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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