Full-day nursery in Bacup, Lancashire
Maden Early Years and Childcare Centre
The Maden Centre, Rochdale Road, Bacup, OL13 9NZ · 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.
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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
The Maden Centre, Rochdale Road, Bacup, OL13 9NZ · More nurseries in OL13
Buses
20 bus stops within 400 m, including St James Gardens, Irwell Medical Centre and Union Street.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground6 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
- Playground9 min walk
- Playground9 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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Maden Early Years and Childcare Centre is a full-day nursery at The Maden Centre, Rochdale Road, Bacup, OL13 9NZ, in Bacup, Lancashire. It is registered for 100 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.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maden Early Years and Childcare CentreThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | 07:30–18:00 | not shared yet | This nursery |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Bacup Nursery School Nurseryages 2–5has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.3 miles
- Bacup Thorn Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected November 2023 0.3 miles
- St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected April 2026 0.4 miles
- Bacup St Saviour's Community Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2024 0.6 miles
- St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School, Stacksteads, Bacup Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected April 2026 1.0 miles
- Britannia Community Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected April 2026 1.0 miles
- Northern Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2024 1.1 miles
- Sharneyford Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected July 2026 1.1 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 Maden Early Years and Childcare Centre's opening hours?
Maden Early Years and Childcare Centre opens 07:30–18:00, Mon–Fri.
What is Maden Early Years and Childcare Centre's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Maden Early Years and Childcare Centre Good at its inspection on 12 May 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Maden Early Years and Childcare Centre take?
Maden Early Years and Childcare Centre is registered with Ofsted for up to 100 children at any one time.
How do I contact Maden Early Years and Childcare Centre?
You can call 01706 879949.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 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.
Last checked 13 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY320571 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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