Full-day nursery in Shorey Bank, Blackburn with Darwen
Marshmallows Day Nursery
Lower Marsh House, Marsh House Lane, Darwen, BB3 3JB · 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 October 2002Reference EY232878Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 29 March 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places63 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 2 September 2026Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Lower Marsh House, Marsh House Lane, Darwen, BB3 3JB · More nurseries in BB3
Stations
- Darwen10 min walk · 0.4 miles
Buses
24 bus stops within 400 m, including Essex Street, Sudell Road and Vernon Street.
Parks and playgrounds
- Ashton Park10 min walk
- Shorey Bank11 min walk
- Playground4 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground5 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.
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Marshmallows Day Nursery is a full-day nursery at Lower Marsh House, Marsh House Lane, Darwen, BB3 3JB, in Shorey Bank, Blackburn with Darwen. It is registered for 63 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in March 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marshmallows Day NurseryThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Darwen Aldridge Sudell Primary Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 0.1 miles
- Turncroft Nursery School Nurseryages 3–4has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected May 2025 0.1 miles
- Darwen St Peter's Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected May 2026 0.2 miles
- Darwen St James CofE Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Requires improvementinspected July 2025 0.5 miles
- Holy Trinity VC School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Requires improvement; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Requires improvementinspected March 2025 0.5 miles
- St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School, Darwen Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected January 2025 0.6 miles
- Ashleigh Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 1.0 miles
- Darwen, St Barnabas CofE Primary Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 1.0 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
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What is Marshmallows Day Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Marshmallows Day Nursery Good at its inspection on 29 March 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Marshmallows Day Nursery take?
Marshmallows Day Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 63 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Marshmallows Day Nursery?
Darwen is the nearest station we know of, 0.4 miles away in a straight line.
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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
- 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.
Last checked 30 June 2026 · Ofsted URN EY232878 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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