Full-day nursery in Cottam, Lancashire
Cottam Before and After School Club
Cottam CP School, Haydocks Lane, Cottam, Preston, PR4 0NY · 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
Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Cottam CP School, Haydocks Lane, Cottam, Preston, PR4 0NY · More nurseries in PR4
Buses
9 bus stops within 400 m, including Primary School, Minster Park and Coleridge Close.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground2 min walk
- Playground3 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
- Playground7 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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Cottam Before and After School Club is a full-day nursery at Cottam CP School, Haydocks Lane, Cottam, Preston, PR4 0NY, in Cottam, Lancashire. It is registered for 67 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in October 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It is run by Discovery Vine Limited.
Run by Discovery Vine Limited (company), which runs 4 nurseries.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Cottam Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected November 2024 under 0.1 miles
- Lea Neeld's Endowed Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected October 2024 0.6 miles
- Holy Family Catholic Primary School, Ingol, Preston Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected March 2023 0.6 miles
- Ingol Community Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 0.7 miles
- Pool House Community Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2022 0.7 miles
- Ashton Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected April 2026 0.8 miles
- Lea Community Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected March 2025 1.2 miles
- Royal Cross Primary School ages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected March 2025 1.2 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 Cottam Before and After School Club's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Cottam Before and After School Club Good at its inspection on 10 October 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Cottam Before and After School Club take?
Cottam Before and After School Club is registered with Ofsted for up to 67 children at any one time.
Who runs Cottam Before and After School Club?
Cottam Before and After School Club is run by Discovery Vine Limited, which runs 4 nurseries.
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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
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Last checked 30 June 2026 · Ofsted URN EY290000 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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