Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council

Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council runs 6 childcare settings on the Ofsted register in Blackburn with Darwen, with 391 registered places between them. 6 of them have a published inspection report we summarise in full, linked below.

How Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council's settings were graded

Ofsted grades before November 2025: 6 settings (2 Outstanding, 4 Good)

Each setting is inspected on its own, so grades differ from one to the next. Grades are shown only where the inspectorate has published the report.

Settings run by Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council

Audley and Queen's Park Children's Centre - Pre-school, Blackburn BB1 1SF, ages 2 to 4, 77 places
Ofsted, 5 September 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Darwen Children's Centre - Pre-school, Darwen BB3 0HD, ages 2 to 4, 56 places
Ofsted, 3 June 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Higher Croft Children's Centre - Pre-school, Blackburn BB2 3UY, ages 2 to 4, 60 places
Ofsted, 27 January 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Little Harwood Children's Centre - Pre-school, Blackburn BB1 5PE, ages 2 to 4, 100 places
Ofsted, 12 October 2022: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
Livesey Children's Centre - Pre-school, Blackburn BB2 4NT, ages 2 to 4, 38 places
Ofsted, 13 June 2025: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
Shadsworth Childrens Centre - Day nursery, Blackburn BB1 2HR, ages 2 to 3, 60 places
Ofsted, 7 September 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective

Where

Blackburn with Darwen (6)

Source: Ofsted register. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.