Lakeview Children's Nursery
OutstandingTakes funded hoursBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Colne for babies from 3 months up to school age, open 07:45 to 17:45, 5 days a week. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted in April 2023. Open since 2007, with 106 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
Funding is available for eligible 9mths, 2, 3- and 4-year-olds.
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
BB8 7NNWhat 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, 12 April 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children have a wonderful time at this nursery. They receive a very warm welcome from enthusiastic staff. Children are keen and eager to begin their day's learning in this recently extended and inspiring environment. Children benefit greatly from innovative changes to both the routine and layout, made in support of their unique needs. It is a special place that is highly valued by the families it serves.
Staff have a primary focus of supporting children's emotional health. They accept the positive impact that well-being has on all aspects of learning and development.
Key persons build exceptionally strong bonds with the children, so they feel very safe and secure. Interactions are always respectful and children behave extremely well. Children are happy, sociable and highly independent.
- 12 April 2023Outstanding
- 1 September 2017Outstanding
- 20 May 2015Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Lakeview Children's Nursery
- 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Some of this is above, from the setting or from parents, and it can go out of date.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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