Full-day nursery in Sunnyhurst, Blackburn with Darwen
Ark Les Enfants Nursery and Forest School
Les Enfants Ltd, Lower Woodbank House, Avondale Road, DARWEN, BB3 1JE · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Good
- Quality of educationGood
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Leadership and managementGood
- SafeguardingEffective
What does this mean?
This grade is from before November 2025, when Ofsted replaced single grades with report cards. The nursery's next inspection will give a report card, with a separate grade for each area instead of one overall grade.
Official records
Fees
Fees and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
- Monday to Friday
- 07:30–17:45
Ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Les Enfants Ltd, Lower Woodbank House, Avondale Road, DARWEN, BB3 1JE · More nurseries in BB3
Stations
- Darwen20 min walk · 0.8 miles
Buses
12 bus stops within 400 m, including Prospect Avenue, Owlett Hall Road and Owlet Hall Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Sunnyhurst Wood4 min walk
- Shorey Bank11 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- Playground12 min walk
- Playground12 min walk
NaPTAN, Department for Transport, checked 13 November 2026 · © OpenStreetMap contributors, checked 13 November 2026. Walking times are rough, from straight-line distance.
Places and next steps
Spaces: not published yet. Nurseries often fill months ahead, so ask early.
In Blackburn with Darwen there are about 3.3 children under 5 for every registered nursery place. Places are how many children nurseries may care for, not free spaces, so this is a guide to demand. Source: ONS Census 2021.
What parents say
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Ark Les Enfants Nursery and Forest School is a full-day nursery at Les Enfants Ltd, Lower Woodbank House, Avondale Road, DARWEN, BB3 1JE, in Sunnyhurst, Blackburn with Darwen. It is registered for 80 children. It opens 07:30–17:45, Mon–Fri. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in January 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 2 reviews (November 2026).
Compare nurseries nearby
| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ark Les Enfants Nursery and Forest SchoolThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | 07:30–17:45 | not shared yet | This nursery |
| Rainbow ChildcareFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.3 miles |
| Kidzania Childcare DarwenFull-day nursery | Report card 2026 | not shared yet | 07:30–18:00 | not shared yet | 0.5 miles |
| Darwen Children's CentreSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.8 miles |
| PALS-Darwen St Joseph's Primary SchoolFull-day nursery | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.9 miles |
| Precious Moments Childcare (Darwen) ltd.Full-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | 07:00–18:00 | not shared yet | 1.1 miles |
| Marshmallows Day NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.2 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Crosshill Special School ages 5–18Ofsted: Goodinspected November 2021 0.2 miles
- Avondale Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2023 0.2 miles
- St Cuthbert's Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Requires improvementinspected May 2024 0.4 miles
- Holy Trinity VC School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Requires improvement; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Requires improvementinspected March 2025 0.7 miles
- St Edward's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected January 2020 0.7 miles
- Darwen St James CofE Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Requires improvementinspected July 2025 0.9 miles
- St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School, Darwen Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected January 2025 1.0 miles
- Turncroft Nursery School Nurseryages 3–4has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected May 2025 1.1 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
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What are Ark Les Enfants Nursery and Forest School's opening hours?
Ark Les Enfants Nursery and Forest School opens 07:30–17:45, Mon–Fri.
What is Ark Les Enfants Nursery and Forest School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Ark Les Enfants Nursery and Forest School Good at its inspection on 18 January 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Ark Les Enfants Nursery and Forest School take?
Ark Les Enfants Nursery and Forest School is registered with Ofsted for up to 80 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Ark Les Enfants Nursery and Forest School?
Darwen is the nearest station we know of, 0.8 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Ark Les Enfants Nursery and Forest School?
You can call 01254 760473 and visit thearklesenfants.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 13 November 2026
- Schools: DfE Get Information about Schools · 4 November 2026
- Contains Ofsted data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains Department for Education data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains Ofsted data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right; contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.
- Contains Department for Transport NaPTAN data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Last checked 13 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY343942 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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