Full-day nursery in Astley Village, Lancashire
Hearts and Minds
Billinge House, Euxton Lane, Euxton, CHORLEY, PR7 6DL · 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 February 2013Reference EY458179Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 19 August 2021Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places65 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 17 November 2025Food 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
Billinge House, Euxton Lane, Euxton, CHORLEY, PR7 6DL · More nurseries in PR7
Stations
- Buckshaw Parkway11 min walk · 0.4 miles
Buses
3 bus stops within 400 m, including Stanfield House and Mimosa Close.
Parks and playgrounds
- Buckshaw Community Pond11 min walk
- Playground9 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.
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Hearts and Minds is a full-day nursery at Billinge House, Euxton Lane, Euxton, CHORLEY, PR7 6DL, in Astley Village, Lancashire. It is registered for 65 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in August 2021, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hearts and MindsThis 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
- Buckshaw Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected May 2025 0.6 miles
- Trinity Church of England/Methodist Primary School, Buckshaw Village Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Goodinspected October 2022 0.6 miles
- Balshaw Lane Community Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected April 2025 0.9 miles
- Euxton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Outstandinginspected October 2023 1.0 miles
- St. Mary's Catholic Primary School Euxton Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected May 2024 1.0 miles
- Chorley, the Parish of St Laurence Church of England Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected March 2025 1.1 miles
- Chorley Astley Park School ages 4–16Ofsted: School remains Outstandinginspected June 2024 1.1 miles
- Euxton Primrose Hill Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Outstandinginspected June 2024 1.3 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
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What is Hearts and Minds's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Hearts and Minds Good at its inspection on 19 August 2021, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Hearts and Minds take?
Hearts and Minds is registered with Ofsted for up to 65 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Hearts and Minds?
Buckshaw Parkway is the nearest station we know of, 0.4 miles away in a straight line.
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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
- 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.
Last checked 30 June 2026 · Ofsted URN EY458179 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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