Sessional pre-school in Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire
Brave Church Nursery & Preschool
The Hope Conference And Community Centre, Watson Street Works, Watson Street, Oswaldtwistle, Accrington, BB5 3HH · 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 January 2017Reference EY541098Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 7 February 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places64 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 25 June 2025Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
Fees and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
- Tue09:00–17:00
- Wed09:00–17:00
- Thu09:00–17:00
- Fri09:00–17:00
- Sun09:00–15:00
Ages: not published yet.
Getting there
The Hope Conference And Community Centre, Watson Street Works, Watson Street, Oswaldtwistle, Accrington, BB5 3HH · More nurseries in BB5
Stations
- Church & Oswaldtwistle13 min walk · 0.5 miles
Buses
15 bus stops within 400 m, including Watson Street, Hornby Street and Heys Inn.
Parks and playgrounds
- Rhyddings Park4 min walk
- Jubilee Gardens4 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground9 min walk
- Playground11 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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Brave Church Nursery & Preschool is a sessional pre-school at The Hope Conference And Community Centre, Watson Street Works, Watson Street, Oswaldtwistle, Accrington, BB5 3HH, in Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire. It is registered for 64 children. It opens 09:00–17:00, Tue–Fri; 09:00–15:00, Sun. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in February 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.8 from 46 reviews (November 2026).
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brave Church Nursery & PreschoolThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | 09:00–17:00 | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| Little Wonders NurserySessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.6 miles |
| Little Stars at The BeechesFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | 09:00–16:00 | not shared yet | 0.7 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Oswaldtwistle Hippings Methodist Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2023 0.2 miles
- St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Oswaldtwistle Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected December 2022 0.2 miles
- Oswaldtwistle St Andrew's Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 0.3 miles
- Oswaldtwistle St Paul's Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 0.3 miles
- Oswaldtwistle Moor End Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected October 2023 0.4 miles
- Fairfield Nursery School Nurseryages 2–5has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected October 2023 0.6 miles
- Oswaldtwistle White Ash School ages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected April 2025 0.6 miles
- Accrington Spring Hill Community Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected July 2026 0.7 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 Brave Church Nursery & Preschool's opening hours?
Brave Church Nursery & Preschool opens 09:00–17:00, Tue–Fri; 09:00–15:00, Sun.
What is Brave Church Nursery & Preschool's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Brave Church Nursery & Preschool Good at its inspection on 7 February 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Brave Church Nursery & Preschool take?
Brave Church Nursery & Preschool is registered with Ofsted for up to 64 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Brave Church Nursery & Preschool?
Church & Oswaldtwistle is the nearest station we know of, 0.5 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Brave Church Nursery & Preschool?
You can call 01254 372771 and visit www.bravechurch.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
- 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.
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Last checked 13 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY541098 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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