Full-day nursery in Intack, Blackburn with Darwen
Little Cheeky Monkeys
Sterling House, St. Ives Works, Accrington Road, Blackburn, BB1 2FB · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Good
- Quality of educationGood
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- 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 January 2019Reference 2509658Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record2 inspectionslatest 10 October 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places101 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
Inspection history (2)
Fees
Fees and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
- Monday to Friday
- 08:00–17:30
Ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Sterling House, St. Ives Works, Accrington Road, Blackburn, BB1 2FB · More nurseries in BB1
Buses
17 bus stops within 400 m, including Accrington Road, Hamer Avenue and Fecitt Brow.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground6 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
- Playground8 min walk
- Playground8 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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Little Cheeky Monkeys is a full-day nursery at Sterling House, St. Ives Works, Accrington Road, Blackburn, BB1 2FB, in Intack, Blackburn with Darwen. It is registered for 101 children. It opens 08:00–17:30, Mon–Fri. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in October 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.6 from 18 reviews (November 2026).
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Little Cheeky MonkeysThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | 08:00–17:30 | 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
- Intack Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2022 0.3 miles
- Shadsworth Infant School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected March 2025 0.3 miles
- Knuzden St Oswald's Church of England Primary Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 0.4 miles
- St Antony's RC Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected November 2024 0.5 miles
- Shadsworth Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected January 2025 0.8 miles
- Blackburn St Thomas' Church of England Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2024 0.9 miles
- Newfield School ages 4–19has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected December 2024 0.9 miles
- Audley Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected September 2022 1.1 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
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What are Little Cheeky Monkeys's opening hours?
Little Cheeky Monkeys opens 08:00–17:30, Mon–Fri.
What is Little Cheeky Monkeys's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Little Cheeky Monkeys Good at its inspection on 10 October 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Little Cheeky Monkeys take?
Little Cheeky Monkeys is registered with Ofsted for up to 101 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Little Cheeky Monkeys?
Rishton is the nearest station we know of, 1.4 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Little Cheeky Monkeys?
You can call 01254 677322.
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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 2509658 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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