Sacred Heart Pre-School
GoodBirth to 5Open for decades
A day nursery in Thornton-Cleveleys for children from birth to 5, 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 October 2024. Open since 2005, with 22 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
FY5 4HLWhat 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, 29 October 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Staff are kind and reassuring which ensures children feel very welcome. This approach encourages children to form secure attachments with their dedicated keyperson. Children demonstrate that they are happy and safe, they are confident to leave their parents at the door. Staff have a high expectation and a good understanding of each child's learning needs. They adapt activities to support children to make good progress. Staff provide children with many opportunities to develop their physical skills. For example, children navigate an obstacle course of car tyres with the gentle support and reassurance of the staff. Staff skilfully support children and offer their hand for balance and encourage them to have a go themselves. Children squeal with delight when they travel along the tyres independently. This helps to support their large-muscle development and their selfconfidence.
Staff provide children with access to a wide range of resources that match their interests and stages of development. Children engage well in their play and show a positive attitude towards their learning. For example, children enjoy discussing their emotions and how they feel. They enjoy observing their facial expressions in mirrors. Staff support children to develop good levels of independence. They support children to chop bananas to eat with their friends at snack time. Children follow good hygiene routines and learn how to handle knives safely. Staff have established good routines that children readily follow.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- support staff to build on ways to ask children more purposeful questions and enhance children's thinking skills n enhance staff understanding and practice of how to help children to develop a wide and varied vocabulary.
- 29 October 2024Good
- 28 November 2018Good
- 7 July 2015Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Sacred Heart 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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