Sessional pre-school in Little Harwood, Blackburn with Darwen
Little Harwood Children's Centre
Robinson Street, Blackburn, BB1 5PE · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Outstanding
- Quality of educationOutstanding
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- Leadership and managementOutstanding
- 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 December 2006Reference EY336018Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 12 October 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places100 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 10 December 2025Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
Fees and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
- Monday to Friday
- 08:00–18:00
Ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Robinson Street, Blackburn, BB1 5PE · More nurseries in BB1
Buses
18 bus stops within 400 m, including Benson Street, Rydal Road and Blakewater Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground2 min walk
- Playground9 min walk
- Playground10 min walk
- Playground11 min walk
- Playground11 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 Harwood Children's Centre is a sessional pre-school at Robinson Street, Blackburn, BB1 5PE, in Little Harwood, Blackburn with Darwen. It is registered for 100 children. It opens 08:00–18:00, Mon–Fri. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in October 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.3 from 9 reviews (November 2026). It is run by Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council.
Run by Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council (local council), which runs 6 nurseries.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Little Harwood Children's CentreThis nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | 08:00–18:00 | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| Shining Stars NurseryFull-day nursery | Report card 2026 | not shared yet | 08:00–18:00 | 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
- St Stephen's Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected April 2026 under 0.1 miles
- Rawdhatul Uloom Islamic Primary School ages 4–11 0.1 miles
- Daisyfield Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected October 2023 0.2 miles
- St Thomas's Centre ages 5–16Ofsted: School remains Outstanding (Concerns)inspected June 2024 0.5 miles
- Brookhouse Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2022 0.5 miles
- Cedars Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected February 2025 0.6 miles
- St Alban's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected September 2024 0.6 miles
- Blackburn St Thomas' Church of England Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2024 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 Little Harwood Children's Centre's opening hours?
Little Harwood Children's Centre opens 08:00–18:00, Mon–Fri.
What is Little Harwood Children's Centre's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Little Harwood Children's Centre Outstanding at its inspection on 12 October 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Little Harwood Children's Centre take?
Little Harwood Children's Centre is registered with Ofsted for up to 100 children at any one time.
Who runs Little Harwood Children's Centre?
Little Harwood Children's Centre is run by Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council, which runs 6 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Little Harwood Children's Centre?
Blackburn is the nearest station we know of, 1.1 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Little Harwood Children's Centre?
You can call 01254 585000.
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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
- 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 13 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY336018 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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