Little Achievers Day Nursery
GoodBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Preston for children from birth to 8+, open 07:30 to 18:00, 6 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in July 2023. Open since 2003, with 89 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
PR2 6BJWhat 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.
- 25 July 2024 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 25 July 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are happy and safe in the nursery. They are warmly welcomed by caring staff who know them well. Children understand the routines of the day, which helps them to settle quickly. Children listen to staff, follow instructions and behave well. They learn to take turns with their peers. For example, children wait their turn to cut up their fruit at snack time. Children are helpful towards their friends as they fasten each other's coats ready for outdoor play.
Children make their own choices about the activities they want to engage in. Young children enjoy playing with their friends in the sandpit. Older children spontaneously go on bug hunts, using magnifying glasses and pots to examine what they find. Staff skilfully engage children in learning. They take time to learn about children's interests and use these to support their development. For example, when children like particular stories and characters, staff add themes to the environment to create areas of interest. This helps to keep children motivated in their learning.
Children are engaged in their work and play. They confidently remember what they have been taught. For example, they talk about the seeds in their apples and suggest that they could plant these in the nursery garden to grow a tree.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should: - improve staff knowledge and practice of how children learn language so that children can build on their vocabulary n provide opportunities to encourage children's independence n support staff to have a clearer understanding of the curriculum intent, so that their teaching consistently focuses on what they want children to learn.
- 25 July 2023Good
- 23 November 2017Good
- 5 September 2013Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Little Achievers Day 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.
Day nurseries within a couple of miles
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