St Andrew's Preschool Ashton
Good★ 4.9 on GoogleBirth to 5Open a few years
A pre-school in Preston for children from birth to 5, 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 May 2024. Open since 2022, with 27 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
PR2 1EQWhat 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.
- 31 March 2023 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 14 May 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
The new manager and staff create a warm and welcoming environment for children. They provide a range of activities that spark children's interests. As a result, children are quickly absorbed in their play and learning. Staff are positive role models for children. They are deployed well throughout the setting and join in with children's play. They guide, support and encourage children as they play. For example, they show how to thread pasta onto rope and say who has the next turn to guess the rhyme they can hear in a group game. The sequential curriculum supports all children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), to make good progress and prepares them well for the next stage in their learning.
Staff have high expectations for all children. They provide routines that enable children to know what is expected of them. For example, staff remind children when it is nearly lunchtime, which is a sign for children to work together to tidy things away. Consequently, children behave well and are kind and considerate to their peers. Children are praised for their efforts and achievements, which contributes significantly to their emotional well-being. For example, staff display children's paintings and give lots of praise. This promotes children's confidence and levels of self-esteem.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- strengthen the curriculum for communication and language, with particular vigilance to the needs of quieter children - embed new systems of support for less-experienced staff, to help them build on the quality of education throughout the pre-school.
- 14 May 2024Good
- 14 July 2023Needs improvement
- 14 March 2023Inadequate
Rated Good or Outstanding at 1 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for St Andrew's Preschool Ashton
- 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.
Pre-schools within a couple of miles
This one is first. Tick it and one or two others to see them side by side.