Moss Side Nursery
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Poulton-Le-Fylde for babies from 6 months up to school age, open 08:00 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in July 2024. Open since 2016, with 30 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
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
FY6 0LPWhat 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, 29 July 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Staff get to know children very well. They form strong bonds and talk to children about their activities outside of nursery. As a result, children happily come into nursery and demonstrate secure attachments. Staff talk to children about their special interests. They reflect these in displays around the setting. Children love to talk about these and are motivated to use them in their learning. For example, children point to their artwork and picture cards as they sequence a favourite story.
Staff value each child and work collaboratively to plan activities. They enthusiastically suggest ideas for play and listen to children's suggestions. Staff and children show their mutual enjoyment as they play and learn together. Staff celebrate ideas, effort and achievements. This encourages children to have conversations about their play. Children beam with pride as they tell staff what they have done.
Staff help all children to follow routines. They talk and sing with children while they wait for their meal to arrive. Children demonstrate fantastic table manners and smile as staff praise them for their independence skills. They show high levels of respect for each other as they listen to their friends and pass the water jug to each other.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- develop ways of communicating with parents to help them clearly understand what children are learning in each age group n make provision for staff to access ways of broadening their knowledge and understanding of teaching across the curriculum.
- 29 July 2024Good
- 7 September 2018Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Moss Side Nursery
- 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.