Woodlands Day Nursery
Good★ 4.7 on GoogleBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Chorley for children from birth to 8+, open 07:00 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 April 2022. Open since 2015, with 63 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
PR7 3JUWhat 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.
- 16 August 2024 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 27 April 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children have developed warm and trusting relationships with the attentive and nurturing staff team. An effective key-person system helps children to feel settled and secure. Young babies in particular enjoy spending time with familiar adults who are particularly kind, caring and gentle in their interactions. Toddlers engage in an array of exciting activities. For example, they make play dough where they explore textures and colour. Pre-school children skilfully recognise the syllables in their names and begin to solve simple mathematical problems. Staff have high expectations of what children can achieve. As a result, all children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities, are making good progress.
Children behave well. They understand the nursery's rules and quickly follow the instructions given by staff. Children benefit from clear and consistent reminders, such as 'kind hands' and 'listening ears'. This helps children to understand what is expected of them as they learn to share, take turns and develop their attention skills. Following the COVID-19 pandemic, children demonstrate resilience and emotional security. Recent teaching has focused on strengthening children's confidence in social situations as they learn to play together again and adapt to new surroundings and routines.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- support staff to develop their skills in planning purposefully for outdoor learning n refine the organisation of some group activities, to ensure that all children are able to engage, concentrate and fully participate in the learning opportunities provided.
- 27 April 2022Good
- 19 January 2017Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Woodlands Day Nursery
- 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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