Wrea Green Pre-School Nursery
GoodTakes funded hours★ 5.0 on GoogleBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Preston for from 2 years up to school age, open 08:00 to 16:00, 5 days a week. £8.00 a session, and they take the funded hours. Rated Good by Ofsted in September 2025. Open since 2012, with 36 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
| Age | Session | |
|---|---|---|
| All ages | £8.00Breakfast Club or Lunch £22.00Afternoon or Morning, 3 hrs |
Funded hours
2/3/4-year-old Government funding for 15 and 30-hour places.
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
PR4 2WAWhat 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, 2 September 2025 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children benefit from a nurturing and inclusive environment that reflects the nursery's distinctive ethos of care, respect and curiosity. Leaders have created a safe, welcoming space where children quickly build confidence and positive relationships with both staff and peers. Children are happy, settled and secure.
They enjoy regular access to both indoor and outdoor provisions. The nursery is situated within the community play area and has access to the allotments. This means that children have plenty of opportunities for exploration, which supports their understanding of the natural world. For example, children enjoy planting, growing and preparing food. This also promotes healthy eating habits and lifestyles.
High expectations for behaviour and opportunities for children to develop their independence are embedded across the nursery. Children respond positively to staff. They demonstrate respect and kindness towards others as they learn the nursery's 'golden rules'. Leaders and staff ensure the environment and routines enable all children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), to thrive and make progress. The curriculum is carefully sequenced and engaging, allowing children to consolidate skills and make meaningful connections. As a result, children are well prepared for their next stage of learning.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- support staff to consistently include quieter children during group times, ensuring all children have regular opportunities to engage and participate fully.
- 2 September 2025Good Safeguarding: Yes
- 12 November 2019Good
- 15 October 2012Outstanding
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Wrea Green Pre-School Nursery
- 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
Some of this is above, from the setting or from parents, and it can go out of date. The rest is in no dataset anywhere. Either way it is worth ten minutes on the phone.
- Is £8.00 a session still the rate? What is on top: meals, nappies, late pick-up, and what happens if you are late.
- How do you apply my funded hours? Whether they stretch them over the year, and the minimum days you have to book.
- Do you have a place for a child of my age now? 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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