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Nurseries in Burnley

There are 24 nurseries and pre-schools on the Ofsted register in Burnley, and 15 other childcare settings such as out-of-school clubs.

Inspection grades in Burnley

  • Ofsted report cards: 1 setting (2 Strong standard, 4 Expected standard)
  • Ofsted grades before November 2025: 19 settings (1 Outstanding, 18 Good)

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

Nurseries and pre-schools

  • Brain Box Academy LTD - Pre-school, Burnley BB10 1DZ
  • Chez Nanny Limited (Preparatory & Educational Nursery) - Day nursery, Burnley BB12 0EH, ages 0 to 4, 75 places
    Ofsted, 9 September 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Elevate Learning Hub - Day nursery, Burnley BB10 1LG
  • Fairy Bridge Day Nursery - Day nursery, Burnley BB12 0NN, ages 0 to 4, 63 places
    Ofsted, 4 November 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Giant Leap Childcare and Learning Centre - Day nursery, Burnley BB11 4NJ, ages 0 to 4, 199 places
    Ofsted, 20 July 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Go Outdoors Childcare & Holiday Club - Day nursery, Burnley BB11 4DW, ages 2 to 11, 80 places
    Ofsted, 13 June 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Happy Faces Childcare - Pre-school, Burnley BB11 4BA, ages 2 to 4, 28 places
    Ofsted, 6 December 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Happy Minds Kids Academy - Day nursery, Burnley BB10 4LT, ages 1 to 10, 48 places
    Ofsted, 18 April 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Kiddiwinks Day Nursery Limited - Day nursery, Burnley BB10 3NS, ages 0 to 4, 37 places
    Ofsted, 11 September 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Kids Planet Padiham - Day nursery, Burnley BB12 7AP, ages 0 to 4, 96 places
    Ofsted, 3 December 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Kip McGrath Burnley South - Day nursery, Burnley BB11 1HD
  • Knight Hill Day Nursery - Pre-school, Burnley BB12 8JZ, ages 1 to 4, 50 places
    Ofsted report card, 19 March 2026: Strong standard in 2 areas, Expected standard in 4 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • New Era Nursery - Pre-school, Burnley BB11 2DW, ages 2 to 4, 30 places
    Ofsted, 15 September 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Olive Tree Nursery - Day nursery, Burnley BB10 1LJ, ages 2 to 4, 50 places
    Ofsted, 15 September 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Padiwacks.co.uk Ltd - Day nursery, Burnley BB12 8DF, ages 1 to 10, 95 places
    Ofsted, 14 September 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Partou Eldwick Street Day Nursery & Pre-School - Day nursery, Burnley BB10 3DU, ages 0 to 5, 76 places
    Ofsted, 10 November 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Partou Habergham Day Nursery & Pre-School - Day nursery, Burnley BB12 6PA, ages 0 to 4, 52 places
    Ofsted, 26 June 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Partou Little People Day Nursery & Pre-School - Day nursery, Burnley BB11 4PP, ages 1 to 4, 71 places
    Ofsted, 8 August 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Playdor Nursery School - Day nursery, Burnley BB11 1UH, ages 0 to 4, 109 places
    Ofsted, 7 March 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Taywood Nursery School Seedlings - Day nursery, Burnley BB11 5AE, ages 0 to 2, 9 places
    Ofsted, 19 September 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • The Chatterbox Club Limited - Day nursery, Burnley BB10 3ES, ages 2 to 3, 80 places
    Ofsted, 13 September 2024: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Towneley Park Children's Nursery Ltd - Day nursery, Burnley BB11 3ES, ages 0 to 4, 120 places
    Ofsted, 20 April 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Whitegate Early Years Care - Day nursery, Burnley BB12 8TG, ages 0 to 4, 84 places
    Ofsted, 15 August 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Whitegate Nursery School Snug - Pre-school, Burnley BB12 8TG, 26 places

Out-of-school clubs and other childcare

  • Blooming Buds Childcare - Out-of-school club, Burnley BB12 7HR, 23 places
  • Blooming Buds Childcare - Out-of-school club, Burnley BB12 7PE, 30 places
  • Brightsparks Club - Out-of-school club, Burnley BB12 7BN, 42 places
  • Burnley Kumon Centre - Out-of-school club, Burnley BB10 1PD
  • Dawn To Dusk Breakfast And After School Club - Out-of-school club, Burnley BB10 2NH, 40 places
  • FUNDA Sports, Physical Activity Holiday Camps & Childcare - Out-of-school club, Burnley BB12 0AN, 140 places
  • Kats Club - Out-of-school club, Burnley BB11 2JS, 40 places
  • Kids Klub Burnley Ltd - Out-of-school club, Burnley BB11 2PH, 24 places
  • Learning Cubs - Burnley - Out-of-school club, Burnley BB10 1LW
  • Learning Leap Daycare - Out-of-school club, Burnley BB11 2BG
  • Little Stars Breakfast and Afterschool Club - Out-of-school club, Burnley BB12 0JD, 30 places
  • PALS-Briercliffe Primary School - Out-of-school club, Burnley BB10 2JU, 37 places
  • PALS-New Church St Mary's Primary School - Out-of-school club, Burnley BB12 9JP, 24 places
  • PALS- St Stephen's Primary School - Out-of-school club, Burnley BB11 3EJ, 30 places
  • Rosegrove Out of School Club - Out-of-school club, Burnley BB12 6HW, 16 places

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 Burnley

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