Layton Pre-School
GoodBirth to 5Long established
A day nursery in Layton for children from birth to 5, open 8am to 6pm. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in January 2024. Open since 2015, with 45 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 Blackpool
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Blackpool 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
FY3 7DZWhat 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 January 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are happy and enjoy attending this friendly and welcoming pre-school.
Staff are kind, caring and nurturing and greet each child with a smile. This helps children to settle quickly and supports their emotional well-being. Children develop warm and trusting relationships with their key person, who knows them very well.
Staff provide an engaging environment. Activities reflect children's individual needs and presumed interests. For example, children engage in activities centred around the book of the week and learn about the seasons. Children happily explore the environment and independently choose what they would like to do.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- strengthen the knowledge and understanding of those less experienced staff, with regard to the overarching curriculum intent, to enable children to make even better progress n develop support for staff, so that they have a thorough understanding of sequential learning, to ensure that activities and teaching are consistently stage and age-appropriate.
- 24 January 2024Good
- 23 March 2018Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Layton Pre-School
- 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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