Full-day nursery in Huttock Top, Lancashire
Bright Futures Early Learning - Bacup Centre
Futures Park, Bacup, OL13 0BB · 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 August 2021Reference 2652411Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 8 February 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places90 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 21 May 2026Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
Fees and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
- Monday to Friday
- 07:30–18:30
Ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Futures Park, Bacup, OL13 0BB · More nurseries in OL13
Buses
7 bus stops within 400 m, including Lee Mill, Stubylee Bridge and Park Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Stubbylee Park3 min walk
- Playground9 min walk
- Playground10 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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Bright Futures Early Learning - Bacup Centre is a full-day nursery at Futures Park, Bacup, OL13 0BB, in Huttock Top, Lancashire. It is registered for 90 children. It opens 07:30–18:30, Mon–Fri. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in February 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 1 review (November 2026). It is run by Bright Futures Early Learning.
Run by Bright Futures Early Learning (company), which runs 2 nurseries.
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| Bright Futures Early Learning - Bacup CentreThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | 07:30–18:30 | not shared yet | This nursery |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School, Stacksteads, Bacup Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected April 2026 0.4 miles
- Bacup St Saviour's Community Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2024 0.4 miles
- Bacup Holy Trinity Stacksteads Church of England Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected July 2024 0.5 miles
- St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected April 2026 1.0 miles
- Bacup Nursery School Nurseryages 2–5has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 1.1 miles
- Bacup Thorn Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected November 2023 1.1 miles
- Britannia Community Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected April 2026 1.1 miles
- Waterfoot Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected December 2022 1.5 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 Bright Futures Early Learning - Bacup Centre's opening hours?
Bright Futures Early Learning - Bacup Centre opens 07:30–18:30, Mon–Fri.
What is Bright Futures Early Learning - Bacup Centre's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Bright Futures Early Learning - Bacup Centre Good at its inspection on 8 February 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Bright Futures Early Learning - Bacup Centre take?
Bright Futures Early Learning - Bacup Centre is registered with Ofsted for up to 90 children at any one time.
Who runs Bright Futures Early Learning - Bacup Centre?
Bright Futures Early Learning - Bacup Centre is run by Bright Futures Early Learning, which runs 2 nurseries.
How do I contact Bright Futures Early Learning - Bacup Centre?
You can call 07704 158552 and visit bfns.org.
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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 2652411 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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