Mini's Daycare
GoodTakes funded hours★ 5.0 on GoogleBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Preston for babies from 9 months up to school age, open 07:30 to 18:00, 5 days a week. £62.50 a day for 2 – 3 years, and they take the funded hours. Rated Good by Ofsted in October 2023. Open since 2012, with 31 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
51 weeks a year.
| Age | Full day | Session | Weekly | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 - 2 yearsbirth to 2y | £64.50 | £47.50am or pm | £275.00Full Week | |
| 2 – 3 years2y to 3y | £62.50 | £45.50am or pm | £265.00Full Week | |
| 3 – 4 years3y to 4y | £58.00 | £43.50am or pm | £250.00Full Week |
Extras
Charged on top of the session rate.
- £2.30 Meals (PER MEAL)
- £10.00 to £15.00 per 15 minutes Late Chargeevery 15 minutes after the first 15 minutes
Discounts
- 20% BABY PLACE OFFERfirst three months fees
- 10% NHS Staff & Police discount
Funded hours
Funded places to children from aged 9months - 4 years.
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
PR1 8XEWhat 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, 18 October 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Leaders and staff prioritise developing children's language and early mathematics skills to build strong foundations for future learning. The manager has completed extensive training to support these areas. As a result, children are confident communicators and enjoy solving number-based problems. Staff build close relationships with babies and children from the outset. They get to know them well and gather plenty of information from parents. This helps children to settle quickly and feel secure. Babies learn and play in a calm environment, where staff support their developing physical skills. Staff help young babies to sit unaided and understand how to strengthen the core muscles through 'tummy-time' activities.
Staff teach children to follow instructions to help keep themselves safe. They behave well as they move between activities and different areas of the nursery.
Children understand staff's expectations of them and why rules are in place.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- strengthen the focus on individual staff's personal and professional development to have greater impact on children.
- 18 October 2023Good
- 29 March 2018Good
- 2 November 2017Inadequate
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Mini's Daycare
- 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.
- Is £62.50 a day still the rate? 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
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