Queen Elizabeth's Nursery School
GoodBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Blackburn 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 September 2024. Open since 2012, with 95 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 Blackburn with Darwen
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Blackburn with Darwen 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
BB2 6DFWhat 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, 11 September 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children arriving at the setting are met by cheerful, welcoming staff. They show that they feel safe as they set off to their childcare rooms. Staff arrange the indoor and outdoor spaces in ways that offer children familiar and new things to do. In the
'Fledgling' room, babies crawl and toddle to find things that they want to investigate. Staff sing and talk with them. This promotes babies' babble and early speech. In the 'Cygnet' room, staff plan a variety of role-play areas. They join in with toddlers' play and conversation. This promotes children's communication skills and helps them to learn more about the world.
Staff create a calm and purposeful atmosphere in the setting. This promotes children's engagement and enjoyment. Children develop a positive attitude to learning and behave well. Parents and carers comment on how effectively staff work in partnership with them. They say that the two-way communication helps everyone to follow a consistent approach when children are toilet training. Parents say that staff spend time getting to know children who are new to the setting. They say that staff provide sensitive encouragement when children transfer to a new room. This promotes children's emotional well-being and resilience.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- help staff to focus even more closely on the detail of their interactions with children, especially with regard to the questions that staff ask children and why they ask them.
- 11 September 2024Good
- 24 October 2023Needs improvement
- 11 October 2018Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Queen Elizabeth's Nursery 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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