Into the Ark Forest School Scarisbrick
GoodTakes funded hours★ 5.0 on GoogleBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Scarisbrick for children from birth to 8+, open 08:30 to 16:00, 5 days a week. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in November 2023. Open since 2021, with 20 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
2 year or 3-4 year funding entitlements (15 or 30 hours).
Worth knowing. We charge £2 extra per hour for the Forest School element which equates to £15 per day. If you are claiming the childcare funding and your child is in receipt of ‘Pupil Premium’ you will receive a 50% discount for the Forest School payment reducing this to £7.50 per day (proof is required). If you are in receipt of ‘Universal Credit’ you will receive a discount of 20% reducing this to £12 per day. (proof is required).
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
L40 9QDWhat Ofsted said
Last inspected on 28 November 2023.
Good
Ofsted's expected standard. Most settings in England are rated Good.
Still missing for Into the Ark Forest School Scarisbrick
- What it costs
- Youngest age taken
- Meals
- Nappies
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Some of this is above, from the setting or from parents, and it can go out of date.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
This one is first. Tick it and one or two others to see them side by side.