Pipers Day Nursery
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Chorley for babies from 9 months up to school age, open 07:30 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in November 2022. Open since 2012, with 77 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
We offer funded 15 and 30 hour places for eligible children from 9 months.
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 1LBWhat 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, 15 November 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are happy, safe and settled at this friendly setting. Parents have the opportunity to arrange settling-in sessions for their children before starting nursery.
Children have a key person who supports them as they adapt to nursery life. As a result, children settle and build attachments with staff. Staff continue the settling-in process throughout a child's time at the setting. Children moving between rooms are able to spend time settling in to the next room before moving permanently when the times comes. This ensures that children feel confident to embark on the next stage of their learning.
Children have ample opportunities to play outside. Staff promote children's physical skills in a variety of ways. For example, babies enjoy using tools to scoop soil and fill containers. Staff support them planting seeds too. Older children love using the slide and splashing in puddles. They use ladles to scoop water and pour it into containers. They also love making bird feeders and searching for worms. Children's passion for learning shines through.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- develop staff's knowledge and understanding of how to adapt teaching in the moment, so that all staff are consistently building on what children know and can do n provide even more opportunities for children to learn about equality and diversity and develop their awareness of what makes them unique.
- 15 November 2022Good
- 8 March 2017Outstanding
- 14 May 2013Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Pipers Day 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.
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