Little Achievers Nursery in the Park
GoodBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Skelmersdale for children from birth to 8+, open 07:30 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in December 2023. Open since 2011, with 52 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
WN8 8HNWhat 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, 5 December 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Staff understand the importance of building strong and meaningful relationships with children. Staff take the time to develop positive relationships with children.
Consequently, children are confident to explore the environment and engage fully in their learning. Babies happily go to staff for comfort and reassurances when new people are in the room. Ultimately children feel safe and secure in their surroundings. Children are inquisitive. They confidently talk to the inspector to find out what she is doing.
Staff are generally ambitious for children and want them to succeed. They know when to step in to provide additional support. For example, staff help the children to build complex towers out of large building blocks. This helps children to persevere and achieve their personal goals. Children develop a love of reading from an early age. This is because staff regularly read stories to them. Staff show children that books can be used to explore ideas and gather information as well as reading for pleasure.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- strengthen the curriculum so that it is ambitious for all children continuously and meets their needs n support staff to have a consistent approach in managing children's behaviour.
- 5 December 2023Good
- 4 October 2018Good
- 19 November 2015Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Little Achievers Nursery in the Park
- 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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