Full-day nursery in Fern Gore, Lancashire
Little Stars at The Beeches
The Beeches Child and Family Centre, Rimington Avenue, Ferne Gore, Accrington, BB5 0NP · 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 September 2013Reference EY469692Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 10 October 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places26 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating3 (Generally satisfactory)inspected 4 December 2024Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
Fees and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
- Monday to Friday
- 09:00–16:00
Ages: not published yet.
Getting there
The Beeches Child and Family Centre, Rimington Avenue, Ferne Gore, Accrington, BB5 0NP · More nurseries in BB5
Stations
- Accrington21 min walk · 0.9 miles
- Church & Oswaldtwistle21 min walk · 0.9 miles
Buses
12 bus stops within 400 m, including Spinning Jenny, Shops and St Oswalds RCPS.
Parks and playgrounds
- Rhyddings Park10 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
- Playground10 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 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 Stars at The Beeches is a full-day nursery at The Beeches Child and Family Centre, Rimington Avenue, Ferne Gore, Accrington, BB5 0NP, in Fern Gore, Lancashire. It is registered for 26 children. It opens 09:00–16:00, Mon–Fri. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in October 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 1 review (November 2026). It is run by Adventure Hyndburn Ltd.
Run by Adventure Hyndburn Ltd (company), which runs 4 nurseries.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Little Stars at The BeechesThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | 09:00–16:00 | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| Little Stars at First StepsSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | 09:00–16:00 | not shared yet | 0.8 miles |
| Marshmallows Accrington LtdFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | 07:30–18:00 | not shared yet | 0.8 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- St Oswald's Roman Catholic Primary School, Accrington Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected March 2025 0.2 miles
- St Peter's CofE Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected April 2026 0.2 miles
- Accrington Spring Hill Community Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected July 2026 0.4 miles
- Fairfield Nursery School Nurseryages 2–5has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected October 2023 0.5 miles
- St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Oswaldtwistle Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected December 2022 0.5 miles
- Green Haworth Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected May 2026 0.5 miles
- Oswaldtwistle Hippings Methodist Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2023 0.7 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.
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What are Little Stars at The Beeches's opening hours?
Little Stars at The Beeches opens 09:00–16:00, Mon–Fri.
What is Little Stars at The Beeches's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Little Stars at The Beeches Good at its inspection on 10 October 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Little Stars at The Beeches take?
Little Stars at The Beeches is registered with Ofsted for up to 26 children at any one time.
Who runs Little Stars at The Beeches?
Little Stars at The Beeches is run by Adventure Hyndburn Ltd, which runs 4 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Little Stars at The Beeches?
Accrington is the nearest station we know of, 0.9 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Little Stars at The Beeches?
You can call 01254 399488 and visit www.adventure-hyndburn.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
- 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 EY469692 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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