Full-day nursery in Radford, Blackburn with Darwen
PALS-Darwen St Joseph's Primary School
St. Josephs RC Primary School, Darwen, Limes Avenue, Darwen, BB3 2SG · Getting there
- Not yet inspected by Ofsted
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Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
St. Josephs RC Primary School, Darwen, Limes Avenue, Darwen, BB3 2SG · More nurseries in BB3
Stations
- Darwen14 min walk · 0.5 miles
Buses
14 bus stops within 400 m, including Belgrave Road, Inverness Road and Chapel Street.
Parks and playgrounds
- Bold Venture Park3 min walk
- Bold Venture Park (Upper Section)5 min walk
- Ashton Park6 min walk
- Shorey Bank12 min walk
- Playground4 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.
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PALS-Darwen St Joseph's Primary School is a full-day nursery at St. Josephs RC Primary School, Darwen, Limes Avenue, Darwen, BB3 2SG, in Radford, Blackburn with Darwen. It is registered for 35 children. It is run by Play And Learn Scheme Community Interest Company.
Run by Play And Learn Scheme Community Interest Company (company), which runs 3 nurseries.
Compare nurseries nearby
| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PALS-Darwen St Joseph's Primary SchoolThis nursery | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| Precious Moments Childcare (Darwen) ltd.Full-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | 07:00–18:00 | not shared yet | 0.4 miles |
| Marshmallows Day NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.6 miles |
| Kidzania Childcare DarwenFull-day nursery | Report card 2026 | not shared yet | 07:30–18:00 | not shared yet | 0.6 miles |
| Darwen Children's CentreSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.7 miles |
| Rainbow ChildcareFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.7 miles |
| Barnabas House Private NurseryFull-day nursery | Report card 2025 | 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 Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School, Darwen Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected January 2025 0.1 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 0.3 miles
- Turncroft Nursery School Nurseryages 3–4has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected May 2025 0.5 miles
- Darwen St Peter's Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected May 2026 0.6 miles
- Ashleigh Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 0.7 miles
- Darwen Aldridge Sudell Primary Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 0.7 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 0.8 miles
- Avondale Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2023 0.9 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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How many children can PALS-Darwen St Joseph's Primary School take?
PALS-Darwen St Joseph's Primary School is registered with Ofsted for up to 35 children at any one time.
Who runs PALS-Darwen St Joseph's Primary School?
PALS-Darwen St Joseph's Primary School is run by Play And Learn Scheme Community Interest Company, which runs 3 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to PALS-Darwen St Joseph's Primary School?
Darwen is the nearest station we know of, 0.5 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
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Last checked 30 June 2026 · Ofsted URN 2868095 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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