Full-day nursery in Great Harwood, Lancashire
Early Bairds Children's Nursery
48 Orchard Street, Great Harwood, BLACKBURN, BB6 7EE · 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 2013Reference EY460197Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 14 October 2021Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places66 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 24 July 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
48 Orchard Street, Great Harwood, BLACKBURN, BB6 7EE · More nurseries in BB6
Buses
11 bus stops within 400 m, including St Huberts Road, Mercer Street and Princess Street.
Parks and playgrounds
- Windsor Road Recreation ground7 min walk
- Lowerfold Park9 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
- Playground11 min walk
- Playground12 min walk
- Playground12 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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Early Bairds Children's Nursery is a full-day nursery at 48 Orchard Street, Great Harwood, BLACKBURN, BB6 7EE, in Great Harwood, Lancashire. It is registered for 66 children. It opens 07:30–18:30, Mon–Fri. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in October 2021, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.6 from 22 reviews (November 2026). It is run by Early Bairds Children's Nursery Limited.
Run by Early Bairds Children's Nursery Limited (company), which runs 2 nurseries.
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Great Harwood St John's Church of England Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Goodinspected September 2023 0.1 miles
- Great Harwood Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected September 2023 0.4 miles
- St Wulstan's Roman Catholic Primary School, Great Harwood Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected May 2023 0.4 miles
- Great Harwood St Bartholomew's Parish Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected September 2023 0.4 miles
- St Hubert's Roman Catholic Primary School, Great Harwood Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected October 2024 0.6 miles
- Clayton-le-Moors All Saints' Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Improved significantlyinspected February 2025 0.9 miles
- St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Clayton-le-Moors Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Goodinspected March 2023 1.1 miles
- Rishton St Peter and St Paul's Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected March 2023 1.1 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 Early Bairds Children's Nursery's opening hours?
Early Bairds Children's Nursery opens 07:30–18:30, Mon–Fri.
What is Early Bairds Children's Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Early Bairds Children's Nursery Good at its inspection on 14 October 2021, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Early Bairds Children's Nursery take?
Early Bairds Children's Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 66 children at any one time.
Who runs Early Bairds Children's Nursery?
Early Bairds Children's Nursery is run by Early Bairds Children's Nursery Limited, which runs 2 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Early Bairds Children's Nursery?
Rishton is the nearest station we know of, 1.5 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Early Bairds Children's Nursery?
You can call 01254 877877 and visit www.earlybairdschildrensnursery.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.
- Read reviews on Google
Last checked 13 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY460197 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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