Full-day nursery in Pennylands, Lancashire
Little Achievers Nursery in the Park
Park Childrens Centre, Barnes Road, SKELMERSDALE, WN8 8HN · 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 July 2011Reference EY432679Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 5 December 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places52 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 29 August 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
Park Childrens Centre, Barnes Road, SKELMERSDALE, WN8 8HN · More nurseries in WN8
Buses
8 bus stops within 400 m, including Waverley, Wheatacre and Westgate.
Parks and playgrounds
- Stanley Coronation Park3 min walk
- Stanley Coronation Park Playground3 min walk
- Greenhill Community Hub Park playground8 min walk
- Playground8 min walk
- Playground9 min walk
- Playground10 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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Little Achievers Nursery in the Park is a full-day nursery at Park Childrens Centre, Barnes Road, SKELMERSDALE, WN8 8HN, in Pennylands, Lancashire. It is registered for 52 children. 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 3.7 from 3 reviews (November 2026). It is run by Rosy Apple Childcare Limited.
Run by Rosy Apple Childcare Limited (company), which runs 4 nurseries.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Little Achievers Nursery in the ParkThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| Giggles Day Nursery (Skelmersdale) LtdFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.1 miles |
| The Ducklings Day Nursery - SkelmersdaleFull-day nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.4 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- St Richard's Catholic Primary School, Skelmersdale Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected September 2024 0.2 miles
- Kingsbury Primary Special School ages 2–11Ofsted: School remains Outstandinginspected June 2023 0.3 miles
- Trinity Church of England/Methodist School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected November 2024 0.4 miles
- Brookfield Park Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected May 2026 0.4 miles
- St Edmund's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected April 2024 0.6 miles
- Crow Orchard Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2023 0.6 miles
- Cobbs Brow School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected March 2025 1.1 miles
- Delph Side Community Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected October 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 Little Achievers Nursery in the Park's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Little Achievers Nursery in the Park Good at its inspection on 5 December 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Little Achievers Nursery in the Park take?
Little Achievers Nursery in the Park is registered with Ofsted for up to 52 children at any one time.
Who runs Little Achievers Nursery in the Park?
Little Achievers Nursery in the Park is run by Rosy Apple Childcare Limited, which runs 4 nurseries.
How do I contact Little Achievers Nursery in the Park?
You can call 01695 557320 and visit rosyapplechildcare.com.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 4 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.
- Read reviews on Google
Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY432679 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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