Nature Trail Nursery
GoodBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Chorley 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 March 2024. Open since 2016, with 69 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
PR6 0FDWhat 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.
- 8 September 2026 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 7 March 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children enter the nursery happily, eager to start their day and meet their friends.
Staff place children's needs at the heart of their practice and know children's individual needs well. Children who have recently started at the nursery are well cared for, as staff provide reassurance and comforting cuddles. Children choose their own resources and happily play with their peers. They demonstrate that they are happy and settled.
The curriculum is well thought out and is based on supporting children's interests through play and imaginative experiences. For example, babies explore sensory resources as they build their knowledge of the world. Toddlers enthusiastically scoop and pour dried rice into the leaves of a large pineapple as they talk about exotic fruits. Pre-school children use dough to make rainbow fish and decorate them in a variety of sparkly collage materials.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- enhance the organisation of group activities, to ensure that all children are actively engaged in the activity and benefit from the learning experience n ensure that staff consistently model the correct vocabulary for children, so that children hear the correct pronunciation of words to support their communication and language skills to the highest level.
- 7 March 2024Good
- 16 May 2018Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Nature Trail Nursery
- 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
This one is first. Tick it and one or two others to see them side by side.