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Nurseries in Leyland

There are 24 nurseries and pre-schools on the Ofsted register in Leyland, and 6 other childcare settings such as out-of-school clubs.

Inspection grades in Leyland

  • Ofsted report cards: 6 settings (7 Strong standard, 22 Expected standard, 3 Needs attention, 4 Urgent improvement)
  • Ofsted grades before November 2025: 16 settings (3 Outstanding, 13 Good)

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

Nurseries and pre-schools

  • Acorn Wood Academy - Day nursery, Leyland PR26 6TR, ages 0 to 4, 80 places
    Ofsted report card, 14 September 2026: Expected standard in 5 areas, Needs attention in 1 area; safeguarding standards met
  • Bank Hall Kindergarten - Day nursery, Leyland PR26 9AT, ages 0 to 4, 59 places
    Ofsted, 12 March 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Croston Acorns Nursery and Pre School - Day nursery, Leyland PR26 9AA, ages 1 to 4, 49 places
    Ofsted, 17 October 2022: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Fairy Bridge Nursery - Day nursery, Leyland PR26 9JP, ages 1 to 4, 54 places
    Ofsted, 6 September 2024: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Farington Nursery - Day nursery, Leyland PR25 4GH, ages 2 to 4, 30 places
    Ofsted, 10 July 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • First Footsteps (Leyland) - Day nursery, Leyland PR25 1HA, ages 0 to 4, 72 places
    Ofsted, 15 November 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Happy House Preschool & Nursery - Day nursery, Leyland PR25 5LX, ages 1 to 3, 26 places
    Ofsted, 11 October 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Include Me 2 Leyland - Pre-school, Leyland PR25 1TA
  • Kip McGrath Education Centre - Day nursery, Leyland PR25 2LE
  • Little Mowgli Nursery - Day nursery, Leyland PR25 2DY, ages 1 to 4, 21 places
    Ofsted report card, 3 August 2026: Needs attention in 2 areas, Urgent improvement in 4 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Moss Side Village Playgroup - Pre-school, Leyland PR26 7SN, ages 2 to 11, 32 places
    Ofsted, 28 April 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Orchard House Nursery School - Day nursery, Leyland PR25 3SH, ages 0 to 4, 45 places
    Ofsted, 17 January 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Partou Stonehouse Day Nursery & Pre-School - Day nursery, Leyland PR25 2TU, ages 0 to 4, 115 places
    Ofsted report card, 12 May 2026: Expected standard in 6 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Rainbow Day Nursery - Day nursery, Leyland PR26 9RJ, ages 1 to 2, 40 places
    Ofsted, 3 October 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Sarah's Ark Ltd - Day nursery, Leyland PR25 5UD, ages 0 to 4, 41 places
    Ofsted, 25 May 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Sheen's Nursery - Day nursery, Leyland PR25 3FF, ages 0 to 4, 49 places
    Ofsted report card, 8 January 2026: Strong standard in 6 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Silver Cloud Nursery Leyland - Day nursery, Leyland PR25 3SP, ages 0 to 4, 50 places
    Ofsted report card, 15 January 2026: Expected standard in 6 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Small World Nursery - Day nursery, Leyland PR25 2ES, ages 0 to 4, 30 places
    Ofsted report card, 16 January 2026: Strong standard in 1 area, Expected standard in 5 areas; safeguarding standards met
  • Stanley House Kindergarten - Day nursery, Leyland PR26 6PN, ages 0 to 3, 41 places
    Ofsted, 18 October 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • St Catherine's Independent Nursery - Day nursery, Leyland PR25 4SJ, ages 2 to 4, 40 places
    Ofsted, 11 October 2022: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Teddy Towers - Day nursery, Leyland PR25 5TD, ages 1 to 4, 33 places
    Ofsted, 13 July 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • The Nursery (Leyland) Ltd - Day nursery, Leyland PR25 1BX, ages 0 to 4, 51 places
    Ofsted, 14 January 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Thrive Leyland Meadows - Day nursery, Leyland PR26 7SN, ages 0 to 4, 64 places
    Ofsted, 12 March 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
  • Tiddlywinks Pre-School (Leyland) Ltd - Day nursery, Leyland PR25 3ET, ages 2 to 4, 39 places
    Ofsted, 30 September 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective

Out-of-school clubs and other childcare

  • CALMS - Out-of-school club, Leyland PR25 3ET, 60 places
  • Clayton SSP Camp - Out-of-school club, Leyland PR25 5TT
  • First Kick Football - Out-of-school club, Leyland PR25 2TP, 40 places
  • Funda Sports, Physical Activity Holiday Camps & Childcare - Out-of-school club, Leyland PR25 3DQ, 125 places
  • St Catherines Out Of School Club - Out-of-school club, Leyland PR25 4SJ, 60 places
  • The Play Stop - Out-of-school club, Leyland PR26 9HJ, 60 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 Leyland

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