Full-day nursery in Broad Oak, St Helens
Early Learners Nursery (Parr) Ltd
Former Methodist Church, Boardmans Lane, St. Helens, WA9 1QU · 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 December 2022Reference 2710779Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 11 December 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places71 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 16 August 2026Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Former Methodist Church, Boardmans Lane, St. Helens, WA9 1QU · More nurseries in WA9
Buses
5 bus stops within 400 m, including Boardmans Lane, Reeves Street and Hargreaves Street.
Parks and playgrounds
- Gaskell Park2 min walk
- Sutton Brook Greenway3 min walk
- The Duckeries11 min walk
- Gaskell Park Children's Play Area playground5 min walk
- Playground9 min walk
- Nanny Goat 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 St Helens there are about 3.1 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 Learners Nursery (Parr) Ltd is a full-day nursery at Former Methodist Church, Boardmans Lane, St. Helens, WA9 1QU, in Broad Oak, St Helens. It is registered for 71 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in December 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 1 review (October 2026).
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| Early Learners Nursery (Parr) LtdThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Lansbury Bridge School ages 4–14Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected June 2025 0.3 miles
- Pace ages 5–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected June 2025 0.5 miles
- Merton Bank Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Requires improvementinspected May 2024 0.5 miles
- Allanson Street Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2024 0.6 miles
- Broad Oak Community Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected October 2024 0.6 miles
- St. Mary's Blackbrook Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected March 2023 0.7 miles
- Holy Spirit Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected December 2024 0.7 miles
- Ashurst Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected May 2026 0.8 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 Early Learners Nursery (Parr) Ltd's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Early Learners Nursery (Parr) Ltd Good at its inspection on 11 December 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Early Learners Nursery (Parr) Ltd take?
Early Learners Nursery (Parr) Ltd is registered with Ofsted for up to 71 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Early Learners Nursery (Parr) Ltd?
St Helens Central is the nearest station we know of, 1.0 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Early Learners Nursery (Parr) Ltd?
You can call 01744 747247 and visit www.earlylearnersnurseries.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 30 October 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 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN 2710779 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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