St.Andrew's Out Of School Clubs
GoodBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Accrington for children from birth to 8+, open 8am to 6pm. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in January 2023. Open since 2007, with 67 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
BB5 3LGWhat 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, 5 January 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children thoroughly enjoy their time in this setting. They confidently and happily explore the environment and choose their favourite places to play. Children are immersed in the stories that staff read to them. Furthermore, they love to hear and contribute to tales that interest them. Children's literacy and language skills are supported extremely well from the start. They copy well-modelled words from staff, and older children hold meaningful conservations with their peers.
Children demonstrate perseverance in the large, well-equipped outdoor area. They solve problems in teams as they work out how to build their own obstacle courses.
Children have very good physical skills and demonstrate a 'can-do' attitude for challenging tasks. They learn how to keep themselves safe and know they can ask for help from staff. As a result, children are secure in their play. High levels of praise and encouragement from staff and each other lead to children showing good levels of self-esteem.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- support staff to recognise how to provide suitable challenge for the most able children, to further aide their ongoing progression n organise transitions more effectively to help support all children to maintain positive attitudes to learning and routines.
- 5 January 2023Good
- 25 May 2017Good
- 23 March 2015Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for St.Andrew's Out Of School Clubs
- 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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