Nurseries in Barnoldswick
There are 3 nurseries and pre-schools on the Ofsted register in Barnoldswick, and 2 other childcare settings such as out-of-school clubs.
Inspection grades in Barnoldswick
- Ofsted grades before November 2025: 3 settings (3 Good)
Grades are shown only where the inspectorate has published the report.
Nurseries and pre-schools
- Bright Futures Day Nursery - Day nursery, Barnoldswick BB18 5EY, ages 0 to 4Ofsted, 20 May 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
- Earby Springfield Nursery and Extended Childcare Services - Day nursery, Barnoldswick BB18 6SJ, ages 2 to 4, 44 placesOfsted, 13 September 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
- Pendle Nursery - Day nursery, Barnoldswick BB18 6AQ, ages 0 to 11, 115 placesOfsted, 9 August 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Out-of-school clubs and other childcare
- Progressive Sports South Lancashire - Out-of-school club, Barnoldswick BB18 6EZ, 23 places
- Sportscool Barnoldswick Primary School Holiday Club - Out-of-school club, Barnoldswick BB18 5TB
Nursery groups with settings here
- Bright Futures (2003) Ltd (1 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 Barnoldswick
- Schools in Barnoldswick
- Barnoldswick Church of England Controlled Primary School - Primary
- Earby Springfield Primary School - Primary
- Gisburn Road Community Primary School - Primary
- Kelbrook Primary School - Primary
- Salterforth Primary School - Primary
- St Joseph's Catholic primary School, a Voluntary Academy - Primary
Sources: Ofsted, registers as at 30 June 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.