Nature Trail Nursery Heskin
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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 40 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
PR7 5LUWhat 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, 21 March 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Staff have created a home-from-home play environment, where children feel safe and happy. Overall, they provide children with an ambitious curriculum that builds on what they know and can do. Children thoroughly enjoy their time at this vibrant setting. Babies giggle with delight while exploring musical instruments. Toddlers excitedly enact the roles of chefs. Older children immerse themselves in creativity while dancing and painting.
Staff are good role models. They have high expectations of children's behaviour.
Children know what staff expect of them and they behave well. They treat one another with kindness and respect. Staff support children to be independent from a young age. Babies help to feed themselves and they wipe their faces after eating.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- support staff to better understand the intended curriculum, so that they choose activities that help children to learn well n help staff to gain a better understanding of the agreed strategies in place to support children who speak English as an additional language.
- 21 March 2024Good
- 10 May 2018Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Nature Trail Nursery Heskin
- 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
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