Full-day nursery in Ewood, Blackburn with Darwen
Kids Planet Blackburn
Jack Walker Way, Blackburn, BB2 4JJ · 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
Fees
Fees and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
- Monday to Friday
- 07:45–18:00
Ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Jack Walker Way, Blackburn, BB2 4JJ · More nurseries in BB2
Stations
- Mill Hill (Lancs)22 min walk · 0.9 miles
Buses
4 bus stops within 400 m, including Branch Road, Fernhurst and Top o th Croft.
Parks and playgrounds
- Longshaw Green Recreation Ground9 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- Playground8 min walk
- Playground10 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 Blackburn with Darwen there are about 3.3 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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Kids Planet Blackburn is a full-day nursery at Jack Walker Way, Blackburn, BB2 4JJ, in Ewood, Blackburn with Darwen. It is registered for 96 children. It opens 07:45–18:00, Mon–Fri. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in July 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.0 from 12 reviews (November 2026). It is run by Kids Planet Day Nurseries Limited.
Run by Kids Planet Day Nurseries Limited (company), which runs 238 nurseries.
Compare nurseries nearby
| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kids Planet BlackburnThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | 07:45–18:00 | not shared yet | This nursery |
| Riverside NurseryFull-day nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.5 miles |
| Livesey Children's CentreSessional pre-school | Outstanding | not shared yet | 08:00–18:00 | not shared yet | 0.6 miles |
| Higher Croft Children's CentreSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | 08:00–18:00 | not shared yet | 0.6 miles |
| Peekaboo WatersideFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.8 miles |
| Tudor House Day Nursery @ Mill HillFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | 07:30–18:00 | not shared yet | 0.9 miles |
| Kiddiwinks Day Nursery (Blackburn) LimitedFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | 07:00–18:00 | not shared yet | 1.0 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Blackburn the Redeemer CofE Primary Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected December 2024 under 0.1 miles
- Longshaw Infant School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 0.4 miles
- Longshaw Nursery School Nurseryages 2–5has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected April 2024 0.4 miles
- Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected May 2026 0.4 miles
- The Heights Blackburn ages 5–16Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected February 2025 0.4 miles
- Longshaw Community Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected November 2022 0.6 miles
- Meadowhead Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Some aspects not as stronginspected January 2025 0.8 miles
- St Aidan's Primary School - A Church of England Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected February 2025 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 are Kids Planet Blackburn's opening hours?
Kids Planet Blackburn opens 07:45–18:00, Mon–Fri.
What is Kids Planet Blackburn's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Kids Planet Blackburn Good at its inspection on 3 July 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Kids Planet Blackburn take?
Kids Planet Blackburn is registered with Ofsted for up to 96 children at any one time.
Who runs Kids Planet Blackburn?
Kids Planet Blackburn is run by Kids Planet Day Nurseries Limited, which runs 238 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Kids Planet Blackburn?
Mill Hill (Lancs) is the nearest station we know of, 0.9 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Kids Planet Blackburn?
You can call 01254 693444 and visit www.kidsplanetdaynurseries.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
- 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 2670575 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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