The Squirrels Childcare Centre Ltd
Good★ 3.2 on GoogleBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Blackpool 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 August 2024. Open since 2016, with 54 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 Blackpool
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Blackpool 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
FY2 0PDWhat 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.
- 7 May 2025 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 13 August 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are happy and feel safe and secure at the bright and busy nursery. Babies benefit from nurturing and warm relationships with their key staff. Children form strong attachments with staff, boosting their confidence and self-esteem. Staff are good role models and children understand their expectations. Children learn about daily routines and develop key life skills through daily activities such as mealtimes.
Staff have high aspirations for all children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). Staff's dedication to supporting children with specific needs means that all children make good progress in their learning and development.
Staff support children to make good progress through a well-planned curriculum.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- build on staff's confidence in their interactions with children to raise the quality of education even further.
- 13 August 2024Good
- 1 October 2018Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for The Squirrels Childcare Centre Ltd
- 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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