Little Buttercups Of Trawden
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Trawden for babies from 3 months up to school age, open 07:00 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in May 2022. Open since 2018, with 61 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
Registered providers of the government grant scheme for eligible children from the age of 9 months old; early years funding entitlement (both 15 and 30 hours) for eligible children aged 9 months and over.
Worth knowing. There is a discretionary consumable charge in place, this can be discussed on an individual basis. This charge is to cover the costs of all healthy home cooked meals and snacks, the extra activies we provide and all other sundries. These additional charges are not a condition of accessing a place. The government funding is paid for 38 weeks of the year, however we offer the flexibility to stretch the funding over 52 weeks, allowing 22 hours per week.
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 8RZWhat 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, 30 May 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
All children enjoy days filled with exploration, time in nature, and experiences that ignite their early passion for learning. Babies receive lots of encouragement to start to move unaided. Core muscles are strengthened during activities such as tummy time. Babies are encouraged to reach, stretch, roll and crawl towards items of interest, before learning to pull themselves up to stand. All of this helps their early physical development. Toddlers immerse themselves in mark-making activities, which helps to strengthen their small finger muscles, in readiness for writing. Preschool children develop mathematical awareness and are introduced to concepts such as magnetism, which ignites their curiosity and desire to experiment.
Outdoor play and learning about nature are integral to children's enjoyment, be that going on local woodland walks down the nearby snicket, playing in the nursery's exciting outdoor area, or their time in the forest school. Children learn how to grow vegetables, which teaches them an important life skill. Children learn to serve their own meals and love the healthy, home-cooked meals provided. This contributes towards healthy lifestyles for children during their time at nursery.
Due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the nursery provides children with even greater support in relation to communication and language and their social and emotional development.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- enhance staff practice to better develop all children's independence skills.
- 30 May 2022Good
- 8 June 2021Needs improvement
Rated Good or Outstanding at 1 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Little Buttercups Of Trawden
- What it costs
- 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.
- 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.
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