TicTots Day Nursery & Creche
GoodBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Preston for children from birth to 8+, open 8am to 6pm. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in December 2021. Open since 2011, with 56 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 1TUWhat 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, 6 December 2021 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children feel safe and secure in the calm and nurturing environment. They involve themselves in a good range of interesting and purposeful activities. Children share resources and play well together. For example, toddlers enjoy building with construction materials and pre-school children engage in imaginative role play using fire engines. Babies enjoy sensory experiences. They look at books and play with bricks and other sensory toys. Staff maintain good eye contact and facial expression. They engage children in lots of meaningful conversations to support early language and communication.
Children are confident learners and behave well. They proudly display their artwork and respond with broad smiles to the continuous praise and encouragement they receive. Children enjoy being creative and learn to handle tools with care and precision. For example, while designing a Christmas jumper on card, children colour it in and decorate it with different sparkling materials. Children learn to make choices and decisions and do this with the utmost confidence. For instance, during calming and relaxation sessions, they choose which book they would like to listen to by voting. Children count the votes together and share the result. This helps children to understand democracy and how to decide things fairly.
Partnership with parents is good. Staff share information with parents about their children's learning and involve them in activities that can be enjoyed at home.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- strengthen the opportunities for children to develop and use their home language in their play and learning, and ensure that children have sufficient opportunities to learn and reach a good standard in English language.
- 6 December 2021Good
- 16 June 2021Inadequate
- 23 August 2019Needs improvement
Rated Good or Outstanding at 1 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.
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