Silverdawn Day Nursery
GoodBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Preston for children from birth to 8+, open 08:00 to 17:30, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in November 2024. Open since 2002, with 30 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
PR4 1ADWhat 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, 4 November 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Staff welcome children with open arms to this home-from-home nursery. Children separate from parents easily and excitedly greet the staff team. Staff know children well and plan activities they know they will enjoy. They chat to children about their home life and show a genuine interest in their weekend. This helps children to feel valued and to form emotional attachments with staff. Staff are positive role models.
They model good manners and teach children about the behaviours that are expected at nursery, such as sharing and turn taking. Children understand the rules and boundaries and behave very well.
Staff implement a curriculum that is adaptable and inclusive for all children. During group activities, staff ensure that children who need them, have sensory toys available to help them engage. This supports children to sit for longer periods and builds their concentration levels. Staff recognise when children need more support to help them benefit fully from the curriculum. For instance, at storytime, staff read one-to-one with children who struggle to listen in a larger group. This helps to ensure that all children make good progress from their starting points.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- provide parents with more specific information about children's individual targets and how they can extend these at home n strengthen the procedures for supervision and staff development to provide more consistency in the quality of education.
- 4 November 2024Good
- 20 February 2019Good
- 6 April 2016Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Silverdawn Day Nursery
- 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.
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