Full-day nursery in Scaitcliffe, Lancashire
Little Brook Nursery
1 Blake Street, Accrington, BB5 1RE · 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
1 Blake Street, Accrington, BB5 1RE · More nurseries in BB5
Stations
- Accrington4 min walk · 0.2 miles
- Church & Oswaldtwistle19 min walk · 0.8 miles
Buses
27 bus stops within 400 m, including Ellison Street, ASDA and Asda.
Parks and playgrounds
- Milnshaw Park4 min walk
- Gatty Park8 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
- Playground8 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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Little Brook Nursery is a full-day nursery at 1 Blake Street, Accrington, BB5 1RE, in Scaitcliffe, Lancashire. It is registered for 72 children. It opens 07:30–18:00, Mon–Fri. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in May 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 3 reviews (November 2026). It is run by Lily's Little Gems Childcare Limited.
Run by Lily's Little Gems Childcare Limited (company), which runs 3 nurseries.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Little Brook NurseryThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | 07:30–18:00 | 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
- Accrington Hyndburn Park Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.3 miles
- Accrington St Mary Magdalen's Church of England Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 0.3 miles
- Accrington Spring Hill Community Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected July 2026 0.5 miles
- Accrington St John with St Augustine Church of England Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Goodinspected May 2023 0.6 miles
- Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School, Church Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected February 2025 0.6 miles
- Fairfield Nursery School Nurseryages 2–5has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected October 2023 0.6 miles
- St Nicholas Church of England Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 0.6 miles
- Accrington Woodnook Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected March 2025 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 Little Brook Nursery's opening hours?
Little Brook Nursery opens 07:30–18:00, Mon–Fri.
What is Little Brook Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Little Brook Nursery Good at its inspection on 4 May 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Little Brook Nursery take?
Little Brook Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 72 children at any one time.
Who runs Little Brook Nursery?
Little Brook Nursery is run by Lily's Little Gems Childcare Limited, which runs 3 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Little Brook Nursery?
Accrington is the nearest station we know of, 0.2 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Little Brook Nursery?
You can call 01254 471161.
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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 2629204 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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