Smart Kids Childcare
Ofsted report card May 2026Takes funded hours★ 3.6 on GoogleBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Preston for babies from 3 months up to school age, open 07:30 to 18:00, 5 days a week. £71.50 a day for 2 – 3 years, and they take the funded hours. Inspected under Ofsted's new report card in May 2026. Open since 2013, with 106 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
| Age | Full day | Session | Weekly | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 months – 2 years3m to 2y | £71.50 | £44.00Half Day (5 Hours), 5 hrs | £321.75Full Week | |
| 2 – 3 years2y to 3y | £71.50 | £44.00Half Day (5 Hours), 5 hrs | £321.75Full Week | |
| 3 – 4 years3y to 4y | £71.50 | £44.00Half Day (5 Hours), 5 hrs | £321.75Full Week |
Before you start
One-off charges to take a place.
- £50.00 Registration Feenot refundable
- £100.00 Deposit
Where this came from
The outlined line is the one the price was taken from.
Funded hours
15 and 30 hours funded support.
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
PR2 8DYWhat Ofsted found, area by area
Since November 2025 Ofsted gives a standard in each of seven areas rather than one overall grade. Expected standard means it is doing what it should.
What 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.
- 20 May 2026Report card seven areas graded separately Safeguarding: Met
- 12 April 2022Good
- 24 November 2021Inadequate
- 6 February 2018Outstanding
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Smart Kids Childcare
- 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Some of this is above, from the setting or from parents, and it can go out of date.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.
- Is £71.50 a day 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.
Day nurseries within a couple of miles
This one is first. Tick it and one or two others to see them side by side.