Sarah's Ark Ltd
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Leyland for babies from 9 months up to school age, open 07:30 to 18:00, 5 days a week. £66.75 a week for 0-3 years, and they take the funded hours. Rated Good by Ofsted in May 2023. Open since 2004, with 41 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Term time only, 38 weeks a year, minimum 2 days a week.
| Age | Weekly | |
|---|---|---|
| 0-3 yearsbirth to 3y | £66.75Minimum 2 days per week £104.75 £134.75Minimum 2 days per week £172.75 £202.75Minimum 2 days per week | |
| 3-5 years3y to 5y | £61.13Minimum 2 days per week £95.63 £121.13Minimum 2 days per week £155.63 £181.13Minimum 2 days per week |
Funded hours
30 hour funding for children aged 9 months- 3 years; 30 hour funding for 3-5 year olds.
Worth knowing. We will be charging for food and any non-funded hours. Extra consumables will remain free of charge. Term time only options a minimum of 3 days per week. Stretched funding minimum 2 days per week.
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
PR25 5UDWhat 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, 25 May 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children arrive excited, enthusiastic and eager to learn. They are greeted by happy and welcoming staff and leave their parents with ease. Children settle very quickly within the child-friendly and inviting environment. They display lots of confidence as they engage in activities of their choice. Children delight in story time. They sit comfortably and listen with intent. Staff have established close bonds with the children and know them well. Children communicate their needs, and staff are very attentive. Staff support children to recognise and name their emotions and those of others. Children have opportunities to talk about how they are feeling at group times. Less confident children are encouraged to give a thumbs up or thumbs down.
Children demonstrate a positive attitude towards their learning. They are polite, and their behaviour is very good. Children show kindness and concern for one another. They learn to share and negotiate when taking turns. For example, preschool children are thoroughly engaged as they work together to turn over logs to find minibeasts. They look carefully at the minibeasts they have found while sharing the magnifying glasses. Children are well prepared for the next stage in their learning, including school.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- enhance targeted professional development opportunities for staff, to further support children's learning n support staff to plan activities that are sharply focused on what they want children to learn - support staff to make the most of their interactions with younger children, to progress their speech and language skills further.
- 25 May 2023Good
- 1 November 2017Good
- 23 May 2014Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Sarah's Ark Ltd
- 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.
- Is £66.75 a week still the rate? 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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