Thrive Leyland Meadows
GoodBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Leyland for children from birth to 8+, open 08:00 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 March 2024. Open since 2016, with 64 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 7SNWhat 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, 12 March 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children receive a lovely start to their early education at this nursery. They are very happy, safe and well settled. The nurturing staff team get to know children well and form strong relationships with them. They teach children about behaviour expectations and support them to understand how their actions affect others. Staff are excellent role models. They demonstrate consistently good manners and respectful behaviour to everyone, which children then copy. Children naturally share resources and offer cuddles and reassurance to their friends when needed.
Their emotional well-being is well supported which helps them to feel secure.
The curriculum for communication and language development is particularly well promoted. Staff talk and sing a lot to children, exposing them to a wide range of vocabulary. Babies are impressively chatty. They use a range of words and phrases independently. Older children hold lengthy back-and-forth conversations about a range of topics. They talk about their home life, recent outings and the things they enjoy about nursery. Staff recognise and adapt their teaching when some children who struggle with communication need simplified language. This helps to ensure that all children develop their understanding and become confident communicators.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- support staff to recognise when quiet and less confident children need more support to engage in purposeful learning n help staff to identify their own individual targets for improvement and access appropriate professional development opportunities to support them.
- 12 March 2024Good
- 3 May 2018Outstanding
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Thrive Leyland Meadows
- 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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