Infinity Pre-School
OutstandingTakes funded hoursBirth to 5Long established
A pre-school in Lancaster for children from birth to 5, open 08:30 to 16:00, 5 days a week. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted in September 2024. Open since 2016, with 24 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
30 hours of childcare support is available for eligible working parents of children from 9 months to 4 years of age. Additional funding for 15 hours, with different eligibility criteria is also available for 2 year olds.
Worth knowing. Infinity Pre-School utilise these hours during term time over 38 weeks. If your child attends two settings, this funding may be spread over 38 or 52 weeks with the other setting and shared with Infinity Pre-School.
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
LA2 6JBWhat 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, 24 September 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
All children flourish in this unique nursery. Children enter a home-from-home environment where they feel respected and valued by staff. All staff are aware of children who need reassurance and ensure that they are supported effectively on arrival and throughout the day. Children are happy and confident and make wonderful friendships. They benefit from exciting and innovative activities that motivate them to want to learn. Leaders are passionate about providing children with the best start to their early years. This ethos is shared by a committed staff team that goes above and beyond to create relationships with their key children.
Consequently, all children make exceptional progress from their starting points.
Managers plan a curriculum that encompasses all aspects of children's learning.
- 24 September 2024Outstanding
- 30 October 2018Outstanding
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Infinity Pre-School
- 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.
Pre-schools within a couple of miles
This one is first. Tick it and one or two others to see them side by side.