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Nurseries in Accrington

There are 26 nurseries and pre-schools on the Ofsted register in Accrington, and 9 other childcare settings such as out-of-school clubs.

Inspection grades in Accrington

  • Ofsted report cards: 4 settings (7 Strong standard, 15 Expected standard, 2 Needs attention)
  • Ofsted grades before November 2025: 18 settings (2 Outstanding, 16 Good)

Grades are shown only where the inspectorate has published the report.

Nurseries and pre-schools

  • Bambinos Boutique Daycare Ltd - Day nursery, Accrington BB5 5NS, ages 1 to 4, 69 places
    Ofsted, 1 August 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Brave Church Nursery & Preschool - Pre-school, Accrington BB5 3HH, ages 1 to 4, 64 places
    Ofsted, 7 February 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Early Start Private Day Nursery - Day nursery, Accrington BB5 4QZ, ages 0 to 4, 85 places
    Ofsted report card, 16 March 2026: Strong standard in 1 area, Expected standard in 5 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Great and Small Forest School - Day nursery, Accrington BB5 5SB, ages 3 to 10, 14 places
    Ofsted, 18 September 2024: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Little Brook Nursery - Day nursery, Accrington BB5 1RE, ages 0 to 5, 72 places
    Ofsted, 4 May 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Little Sparks Ltd - Day nursery, Accrington BB5 5ST, ages 0 to 4, 50 places
    Ofsted, 11 November 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Little Stars at First Steps - Pre-school, Accrington BB5 1SP, ages 2 to 4, 32 places
    Ofsted, 8 July 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Little Stars at The Beeches - Day nursery, Accrington BB5 0NP, ages 2 to 4, 26 places
    Ofsted, 10 October 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Little Stars at the Oaks - Pre-school, Accrington BB5 0SJ, ages 2 to 4, 40 places
    Ofsted, 11 December 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Little Stars Nursery - Day nursery, Accrington BB5 4RY, ages 0 to 4, 68 places
    Ofsted report card, 21 November 2025: Expected standard in 6 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Little Tinkers Day Nursery - Day nursery, Accrington BB5 5AT, ages 1 to 4, 42 places
    Ofsted, 29 January 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Little Treasures Nursery - Pre-school, Accrington BB5 4NQ, ages 0 to 3, 21 places
    Ofsted report card, 2 July 2026: Expected standard in 4 areas, Needs attention in 2 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Little Wonders Nursery - Pre-school, Accrington BB5 0JD, ages 2 to 3, 90 places
    Ofsted, 9 October 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Manor House Childcare - Day nursery, Accrington BB5 3PH, ages 1 to 4, 50 places
    Ofsted, 16 March 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Marshmallows Accrington Ltd - Day nursery, Accrington BB5 2HE, ages 1 to 4, 67 places
    Ofsted, 19 March 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Mi Nursery Meadowbrook - Day nursery, Accrington BB5 1DR, 60 places
  • Noah's Ark Day Nursery and Forest School - Day nursery, Accrington BB5 2AN, 50 places
  • PALS- St Mary's Primary School - Day nursery, Accrington BB5 3AA, 30 places
  • Partou Little Oaks Day Nursery & Pre-School - Day nursery, Accrington BB5 1NJ, ages 0 to 4, 63 places
    Ofsted, 28 April 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Puddleducks @ Meadoway - Day nursery, Accrington BB5 4AR, ages 0 to 4, 66 places
    Ofsted report card, 18 August 2026: Strong standard in 6 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Puddleducks@Rising Bridge Ltd - Day nursery, Accrington BB5 2RY, ages 1 to 4, 59 places
    Ofsted, 15 August 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Sparthfield Happy Day Nursery - Day nursery, Accrington BB5 5RP, ages 0 to 4, 65 places
    Ofsted, 27 February 2024: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • St.Andrew's Out Of School Clubs - Day nursery, Accrington BB5 3LG, ages 2 to 5, 67 places
    Ofsted, 5 January 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Stanhill Preschool and Baby Room - Day nursery, Accrington BB5 4QA, 25 places
  • The Magical Kingdom Nursery And Preschool - Day nursery, Accrington BB5 2EN, ages 0 to 4, 29 places
    Ofsted, 22 May 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Tudor House Day Nursery @ Accrington - Day nursery, Accrington BB5 6AT, ages 0 to 4, 49 places
    Ofsted, 17 May 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective

Out-of-school clubs and other childcare

  • Funda Sports, Physical Activity Holiday Camps & Childcare - Out-of-school club, Accrington BB5 5RJ, 50 places
  • Funda Sports, Physical Activity Holiday Camps & Childcare - Out-of-school club, Accrington BB5 2AR, 100 places
  • Just Imagine Holiday Camp - Out-of-school club, Accrington BB5 2RQ
  • KMEC Accrington Ltd - Out-of-school club, Accrington BB5 1AA
  • PALS-Accrington Benjamin Hargreaves Church of England Primary School - Out-of-school club, Accrington BB5 2AQ, 30 places
  • PALS Sacred Heart Primary School - Out-of-school club, Accrington BB5 4HG, 24 places
  • P.O.P.P.S. Out of School Club - Out-of-school club, Accrington BB5 6QR, 75 places
  • Progressive Kids - Out-of-school club, Accrington BB5 3DD, 35 places
  • Target Tuition Centre - Out-of-school club, Accrington BB5 5DY

Nursery groups with settings here

Ofsted report cards (England, from November 2025)

Since 10 November 2025 Ofsted has graded nurseries and pre-schools on a report card. There is no single overall grade. Instead, each of six areas gets one of five grades: Exceptional, Strong standard, Expected standard, Needs attention, Urgent improvement.

The six areas are inclusion; curriculum and teaching; achievement; behaviour, attitudes and establishing routines; children's welfare and wellbeing; leadership and governance. Safeguarding is judged on its own, as met or not met.

Expected standard means the setting does what Ofsted expects of every setting. Strong standard and Exceptional are above that; Needs attention and Urgent improvement mean Ofsted found things the setting has to put right.

Source: Ofsted reports

Ofsted grades before November 2025 (England)

Inspections before November 2025 gave one overall grade on a four-point scale: Outstanding, Good, Requires improvement, Inadequate. Ofsted also graded the quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, and leadership and management, and said whether safeguarding was effective.

Settings keep their last grade until Ofsted visits again, so many nurseries still show a grade from this older scale.

Source: Ofsted reports

Funded childcare hours in England

All 3 and 4 year olds in England can get 15 hours of free childcare a week, for 38 weeks of the year.

Working parents of children aged 9 months to 4 years old can get 30 hours of free childcare a week for 38 weeks of the year (Free Childcare for Working Parents), if they meet the earnings rules. You confirm your details every 3 months.

Some 2 year olds can get 15 hours a week when the family gets certain kinds of extra support.

The hours are used at a registered provider that offers them, so ask each nursery how it offers the funded hours.

Source: GOV.UK: Free Childcare for Working Parents, check if you're eligible · GOV.UK: Free childcare and education for 2 to 4 year olds (checked 31 October 2026)

Council area

Schools in Accrington

Sources: Ofsted, registers as at 30 June 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.