TicTots Day Nursery & Creche
Good★ 4.1 on GoogleBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Preston for children from birth to 8+, open 07:30 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 2022. Open since 2008, with 88 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
PR1 8UYWhat 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 May 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children arrive excitedly arrive at the nursery, where staff greet them warmly.
Babies giggle as they play hide and seek in a cardboard box. They make marks with chalk and listen to the sounds as they bang objects together. Toddlers delight in exploring the texture of dough. They squeeze and squash the dough to make
'ice creams' and in turn develop the muscles in their hands in readiness for writing.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should: - support staff to further develop their understanding of the importance of modelling the correct pronunciation of words to aid children's emerging communication and language skills even further n refine the organisation of some activities so that children are able to engage fully in the learning opportunities provided.
- 5 May 2022Good
- 24 February 2017Good
- 9 December 2013Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for TicTots Day Nursery & Creche
- 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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