Sessional pre-school in Queen's Park, Blackburn with Darwen
Audley and Queen's Park Children's Centre
Pringle Street, BLACKBURN, BB1 1SF · 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
- Ofsted registrationRegistered since June 2004Reference EY287349Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 5 September 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places77 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 21 July 2025Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
Fees and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
- Monday to Friday
- 08:00–18:00
Ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Pringle Street, BLACKBURN, BB1 1SF · More nurseries in BB1
Stations
- Blackburn17 min walk · 0.7 miles
Buses
13 bus stops within 400 m, including Queens Park Road, Pringle Street and St Thomas St.
Parks and playgrounds
- Queen's Park3 min walk
- Playground4 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
- Playground8 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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Audley and Queen's Park Children's Centre is a sessional pre-school at Pringle Street, BLACKBURN, BB1 1SF, in Queen's Park, Blackburn with Darwen. It is registered for 77 children. It opens 08:00–18:00, Mon–Fri. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in September 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.9 from 17 reviews (November 2026). It is run by Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council.
Run by Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council (local council), which runs 6 nurseries.
Compare nurseries nearby
| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Audley and Queen's Park Children's CentreThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | 08:00–18:00 | not shared yet | This nursery |
| Little Wonders Nursery LtdSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | 09:00–16:00 | not shared yet | 0.3 miles |
| Shadsworth Childrens CentreFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | 08:00–18:00 | not shared yet | 0.6 miles |
| Bumble Bees Nursery (Blackburn) LTDSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.6 miles |
| Peekaboo WatersideFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.9 miles |
| Little Cheeky MonkeysFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | 08:00–17:30 | not shared yet | 1.0 miles |
| Shining Stars NurseryFull-day nursery | Report card 2026 | not shared yet | 08:00–18:00 | not shared yet | 1.1 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Audley Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected September 2022 0.1 miles
- Audley Infant School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2024 0.1 miles
- Blackburn St Thomas' Church of England Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2024 0.3 miles
- St Matthew's Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 0.4 miles
- Brunel Nursery School Nurseryages 3–4has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected May 2026 0.4 miles
- St Mary's and St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2022 0.4 miles
- St Antony's RC Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected November 2024 0.5 miles
- Newfield School ages 4–19has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected December 2024 0.5 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
Questions parents ask
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What are Audley and Queen's Park Children's Centre's opening hours?
Audley and Queen's Park Children's Centre opens 08:00–18:00, Mon–Fri.
What is Audley and Queen's Park Children's Centre's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Audley and Queen's Park Children's Centre Good at its inspection on 5 September 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Audley and Queen's Park Children's Centre take?
Audley and Queen's Park Children's Centre is registered with Ofsted for up to 77 children at any one time.
Who runs Audley and Queen's Park Children's Centre?
Audley and Queen's Park Children's Centre is run by Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council, which runs 6 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Audley and Queen's Park Children's Centre?
Blackburn is the nearest station we know of, 0.7 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Audley and Queen's Park Children's Centre?
You can call 01254 585000.
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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
- Food hygiene rating from the Food Standards Agency, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Read reviews on Google
Last checked 13 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY287349 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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