Little Sticks Forest School
OutstandingTakes funded hours★ 5.0 on GoogleBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Wigan for from 2 years up to school age, open 08:00 to 17:00, 5 days a week. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted in August 2023. Open since 2021, with 15 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
2, 3 and 4 year old funding (15 and 30 hours), Tax Free Childcare and Childcare Vouchers.
Worth knowing. For children receiving 2 year old funded hours, as the funding we receive is sufficient to cover both the hourly rate and the Forest School session fee we do not charge the Forest School session fee as an extra charge. For children receiving 3/4 year old funded hours the rate set and paid by the Government and local council is significantly lower than 2-year-old funding and is primarily for the provision of the EYFS curriculum. For this reason, we charge the Forest School session fee as an extra.
What childcare usually costs in Wigan
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Wigan 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
WN2 1PJWhat Ofsted said
Last inspected on 4 August 2023.
Outstanding
Ofsted's top grade. The setting was judged to be doing more than is expected of it.
Still missing for Little Sticks Forest School
- 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Some of this is above, from the setting or from parents, and it can go out of date.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
This one is first. Tick it and one or two others to see them side by side.