Springfield Montessori Nursery
OutstandingTakes funded hoursBirth to 5Long established
A day nursery in Ormskirk for children from birth to 5, open 07:45 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted in December 2023. Open since 2013, with 111 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
Eligible children from 9 months old can access Early Education Funding (EEF) of between 15-30 hours. EEF hours can be used at Springfield Nursery.
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
L39 6STWhat 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, 18 December 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Staff are passionate and motivated to deliver a well-thought-out and purposeful curriculum. Each and every child's development and emotional well-being are prioritised when providing them with unique and stimulating learning experiences.
Staff nurture children in a safe, secure and caring nursery. They have a great knowledge of children's stages of play. Staff allow children the time to play alone, alongside each other and in small groups. They offer children an abundance of caring and positive interactions and are fantastic role models. Children are respectful to one another and listen with great interest to what others have to say.
They make great friendships and experience a deep sense of involvement and selfconfidence. Children demonstrate amazing social skills and behaviour.
- 18 December 2023Outstanding
- 13 February 2018Outstanding
- 27 November 2014Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Springfield Montessori Nursery
- What it costs
- 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
Some of this is above, from the setting or from parents, and it can go out of date.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.
- What does it cost, all in? 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.
- 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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