Full-day nursery in Lower Fold, Lancashire
Elms Private Day Nursery
The Elms, Lowerfold Road, Great Harwood, Blackburn, BB6 7NS · 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 October 1992Reference 309297Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record2 inspectionslatest 19 February 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places29 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
Inspection history (2)
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
The Elms, Lowerfold Road, Great Harwood, Blackburn, BB6 7NS · More nurseries in BB6
Buses
8 bus stops within 400 m, including Lowerfold, Grange Close and Lowerfold Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Lowerfold Park1 min walk
- Memorial Park5 min walk
- Windsor Road Recreation ground8 min walk
- Playground2 min walk
- Playground8 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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Elms Private Day Nursery is a full-day nursery at The Elms, Lowerfold Road, Great Harwood, Blackburn, BB6 7NS, in Lower Fold, Lancashire. It is registered for 29 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in February 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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| Elms Private Day NurseryThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Great Harwood St Bartholomew's Parish Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected September 2023 0.1 miles
- Great Harwood Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected September 2023 0.5 miles
- St Wulstan's Roman Catholic Primary School, Great Harwood Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected May 2023 0.5 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 0.5 miles
- Great Harwood St John's Church of England Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Goodinspected September 2023 0.6 miles
- Clayton-le-Moors All Saints' Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Improved significantlyinspected February 2025 1.4 miles
- Rishton St Peter and St Paul's Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected March 2023 1.4 miles
- St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Clayton-le-Moors Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Goodinspected March 2023 1.5 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 Elms Private Day Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Elms Private Day Nursery Good at its inspection on 19 February 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Elms Private Day Nursery take?
Elms Private Day Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 29 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Elms Private Day Nursery?
Rishton is the nearest station we know of, 1.8 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Elms Private Day Nursery?
You can call 01254 887353.
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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 13 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 309297 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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