Sessional pre-school in Whittlefield, Lancashire
Happy Faces Childcare
West End (Burnley) C I O, Venice Street, Burnley, BB11 4BA · 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 September 2021Reference 2657907Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 6 December 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places28 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating4 (Good)inspected 3 February 2026Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
Fees and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
- Monday to Thursday
- 09:30–14:30
Ages: not published yet.
Getting there
West End (Burnley) C I O, Venice Street, Burnley, BB11 4BA · More nurseries in BB11
Stations
- Burnley Barracks13 min walk · 0.5 miles
- Rose Grove17 min walk · 0.7 miles
- Burnley Manchester Road18 min walk · 0.7 miles
Buses
7 bus stops within 400 m, including Cog Lane, Hargher Street and Florence Street.
Parks and playgrounds
- Scott Park11 min walk
- Playground2 min walk
- Playground2 min walk
- Playground3 min walk
- Playground4 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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Happy Faces Childcare is a sessional pre-school at West End (Burnley) C I O, Venice Street, Burnley, BB11 4BA, in Whittlefield, Lancashire. It is registered for 28 children. It opens 09:30–14:30, Mon–Thu. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in December 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 5 reviews (November 2026).
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Taywood Nursery School Nurseryages 2–4has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected May 2024 0.2 miles
- Cherry Fold Community Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Requires improvement; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Requires improvementinspected May 2025 0.3 miles
- Burnley Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2022 0.4 miles
- Ightenhill Nursery School Nurseryages 2–5has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Outstandinginspected April 2024 0.5 miles
- Burnley Ightenhill Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2023 0.6 miles
- Whittlefield Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected December 2022 0.6 miles
- Christ The King Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected March 2025 0.7 miles
- Rosegrove Infant School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: Goodinspected March 2024 0.7 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 Happy Faces Childcare's opening hours?
Happy Faces Childcare opens 09:30–14:30, Mon–Thu.
What is Happy Faces Childcare's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Happy Faces Childcare Good at its inspection on 6 December 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Happy Faces Childcare take?
Happy Faces Childcare is registered with Ofsted for up to 28 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Happy Faces Childcare?
Burnley Barracks is the nearest station we know of, 0.5 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Happy Faces Childcare?
You can call 01282 435865 and visit westendburnley.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.
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Last checked 13 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 2657907 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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