Full-day nursery in Freckleton, Lancashire
Blue Bear Pre-School & Nursery
Strike Lane Primary School, Strike Lane, Freckleton, Preston, PR4 1HR · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Outstanding
- Quality of educationOutstanding
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- Leadership and managementOutstanding
- 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, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Strike Lane Primary School, Strike Lane, Freckleton, Preston, PR4 1HR · More nurseries in PR4
Buses
6 bus stops within 400 m, including Strike Lane, Kirkham Rd North and Freckleton Rd.
Parks and playgrounds
- Freckleton Playground for children12 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 Lancashire there are about 2.7 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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Blue Bear Pre-School & Nursery is a full-day nursery at Strike Lane Primary School, Strike Lane, Freckleton, Preston, PR4 1HR, in Freckleton, Lancashire. It is registered for 44 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in January 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 4 reviews (October 2026).
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Strike Lane Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected September 2022 under 0.1 miles
- Freckleton Church of England Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected November 2022 0.4 miles
- Holy Family Catholic Primary School, Warton Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2023 1.1 miles
- Warton St Paul's Church of England Primary Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected April 2023 1.4 miles
- Kirkham Pear Tree School ages 2–19has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Outstandinginspected June 2023 1.6 miles
- Newton Bluecoat Church of England Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected November 2022 1.6 miles
- Kirkham St Michael's Church of England Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2024 1.6 miles
- The Willows Catholic Primary School, Kirkham Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Outstandinginspected January 2022 1.7 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 is Blue Bear Pre-School & Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Blue Bear Pre-School & Nursery Outstanding at its inspection on 9 January 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Blue Bear Pre-School & Nursery take?
Blue Bear Pre-School & Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 44 children at any one time.
How do I contact Blue Bear Pre-School & Nursery?
You can call 01772 633390 and visit www.bluebearpreschool.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 30 October 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 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN EY537084 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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