Partou Bluebells Day Nursery & Pre-School
Good★ 5.0 on GoogleBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Preston for children from birth to 8+, open 07:00 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 August 2025. Open since 2016, with 90 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
PR2 9PSWhat 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 March 2024 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
- 14 August 2022 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 27 August 2025 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children enjoy their time at the busy and exciting nursery. Children are continually engaged in their play and learning. Staff support them to play with others and to join fun group activities. Children also develop the confidence to choose to play independently at times. Staff plan a broad curriculum to help build on children's existing skills and knowledge and to spark new interests. Regular activities, such as forest-skills sessions, support children's learning in an engaging way, adding to their breadth of experience. Classes such as bi-lingual singing and music and movement help to support children's early language skills and physical development.
Children understand staff's expectations and behave well. Staff are positive role models and help children to understand how their actions might affect others. Staff teach children how to recognise and discuss their feelings and to celebrate how each person is unique. Children listen carefully to instructions and follow the rules and routines at nursery. For example, children line up patiently, waiting for their turn to serve their own food at lunchtime. They learn the personal and social skills they need to thrive in life. Children make good progress across the curriculum and demonstrate positive attitudes towards their learning. Staff work with parents and with professionals at the schools children will attend to foster excitement about their new adventures.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- continue to support staff well to strengthen each interaction with every child to a consistently high level.
- 27 August 2025Good Safeguarding: Yes
- 18 December 2024Needs improvement Safeguarding: Yes
- 16 January 2019Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Partou Bluebells Day Nursery & Pre-School
- 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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