Stanley House Kindergarten
GoodBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Leyland for children from birth to 8+, open 07:30 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in October 2023. Open since 2004, with 41 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
PR26 6PNWhat 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.
- 19 December 2025 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 18 October 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
There is a happy atmosphere across the nursery. Staff greet children, parents and visitors with a friendly welcome. The nursery is inviting and engaging. Children investigate and experience new things. Toddlers enjoy sensory experiences. For example, they explore shaving foam with pasta and grow in confidence as they learn about new textures and smells.
Staff plan an ambitious curriculum which takes account of children's interests. For example, staff identify when children become interested in leaves and acorns that fall from an oak tree. They support children to learn about autumn and the changing colours of the leaves. Staff select interesting books that they can use to extend children's interests. Children enjoy a story about squirrels and hedgehogs.
They revisit learning as they watch the squirrels in the garden collecting acorns.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- consider more effective ways to reinforce new language children are hearing to further support their emerging vocabulary n consider more effective ways to help all parents to support and extend their children's learning at home.
- 18 October 2023Good
- 5 July 2019Good
- 6 March 2019Inadequate
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Stanley House Kindergarten
- 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.
Day nurseries within a couple of miles
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