Full-day nursery in Primrose, Lancashire
Cascades Childcare
Ribbledale Nursery School, Queens Road, Clitheroe, BB7 1EL · 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 November 2016Reference EY539851Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 20 March 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places34 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 16 March 2026Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
Fees and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
- Monday to Friday
- 07:45–17:45
Ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Ribbledale Nursery School, Queens Road, Clitheroe, BB7 1EL · More nurseries in BB7
Stations
- Clitheroe10 min walk · 0.4 miles
Buses
12 bus stops within 400 m, including Ribblesdale CHS, Highfield Road and Holmes Mill.
Parks and playgrounds
- Henthorn Park11 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Clitheroe Castle Playground6 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
- Playground10 min walk
- Henthorn Park 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.
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Cascades Childcare is a full-day nursery at Ribbledale Nursery School, Queens Road, Clitheroe, BB7 1EL, in Primrose, Lancashire. It is registered for 34 children. It opens 07:45–17:45, Mon–Fri. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in March 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Ribblesdale Nursery School Nurseryages 2–5has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected March 2025 under 0.1 miles
- Ribblesdale School All-throughages 4–16Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected July 2025 under 0.1 miles
- St Michael and St John's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected July 2023 0.2 miles
- St James' Church of England Primary School, Clitheroe Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected March 2025 0.2 miles
- Clitheroe Brookside Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected April 2026 0.5 miles
- Edisford Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected March 2025 0.6 miles
- Clitheroe Pendle Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Goodinspected July 2024 0.6 miles
- Moorland School Limited ages 4–11 1.0 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 Cascades Childcare's opening hours?
Cascades Childcare opens 07:45–17:45, Mon–Fri.
What is Cascades Childcare's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Cascades Childcare Good at its inspection on 20 March 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Cascades Childcare take?
Cascades Childcare is registered with Ofsted for up to 34 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Cascades Childcare?
Clitheroe is the nearest station we know of, 0.4 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Cascades Childcare?
You can call 01200 423672 and visit www.ribblesdale-nur.lancs.sch.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 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.
Last checked 13 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY539851 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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