Full-day nursery in Padiham, Lancashire
Kids Planet Padiham
Thompson Street, Padiham, BURNLEY, BB12 7AP · 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
- 07:30–18:00
Ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Thompson Street, Padiham, BURNLEY, BB12 7AP · More nurseries in BB12
Buses
14 bus stops within 400 m, including Hill Street, Levant Street and St James Place.
Parks and playgrounds
- Padiham Memorial Park4 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 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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Kids Planet Padiham is a full-day nursery at Thompson Street, Padiham, BURNLEY, BB12 7AP, in Padiham, Lancashire. It is registered for 96 children. It opens 07:30–18:00, Mon–Fri. 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 4.6 from 11 reviews (November 2026). It is run by Kids Planet Day Nurseries Limited.
Run by Kids Planet Day Nurseries Limited (company), which runs 238 nurseries.
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Padiham Green Church of England Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected February 2026 under 0.1 miles
- St John the Baptist Roman Catholic Primary School, Padiham Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 0.3 miles
- Padiham Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2023 0.4 miles
- Whitegate Nursery School Nurseryages 2–5has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected June 2025 0.4 miles
- Padiham St Leonard's Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Requires improvementinspected May 2024 0.4 miles
- Holdsworth School ages 5–18 1.1 miles
- Hapton Church of England/Methodist Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected October 2023 1.2 miles
- Burnley Lowerhouse Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Requires improvementinspected September 2023 1.2 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 Padiham's opening hours?
Kids Planet Padiham opens 07:30–18:00, Mon–Fri.
What is Kids Planet Padiham's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Kids Planet Padiham Good at its inspection on 3 December 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Kids Planet Padiham take?
Kids Planet Padiham is registered with Ofsted for up to 96 children at any one time.
Who runs Kids Planet Padiham?
Kids Planet Padiham is run by Kids Planet Day Nurseries Limited, which runs 238 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Kids Planet Padiham?
Hapton is the nearest station we know of, 1.1 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Kids Planet Padiham?
You can call 01282 777277 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 2697660 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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