Full-day nursery in Knowley, Lancashire
Partou Hilltops Day Nursery & Pre-School
119 Heapey Road, Chorley, PR6 9BJ · 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 2017Reference EY551366Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 11 October 2021Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places69 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 15 October 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
119 Heapey Road, Chorley, PR6 9BJ · More nurseries in PR6
Buses
1 bus stop within 400 m, including Kittiwake Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground4 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.
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Partou Hilltops Day Nursery & Pre-School is a full-day nursery at 119 Heapey Road, Chorley, PR6 9BJ, in Knowley, Lancashire. It is registered for 69 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in October 2021, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 13 reviews (October 2026). It is run by Just Childcare Limited.
Run by Just Childcare Limited (company), which runs 28 nurseries.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Partou Hilltops Day Nursery & Pre-SchoolThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| Partou Old School House Day Nursery & Pre-SchoolFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.1 miles |
| Strawberry Fields Nursery and Preschool LimitedFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.1 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- St Peter's CofE Primary School Chorley Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected October 2022 0.5 miles
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Chorley Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected June 2023 0.6 miles
- Highfield Nursery School Nurseryages 0–5has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected March 2025 0.9 miles
- Highfield Community Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Goodinspected September 2019 0.9 miles
- Chorley St James' Church of England Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Outstandinginspected June 2023 1.0 miles
- Chorley, the Parish of St Laurence Church of England Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected March 2025 1.1 miles
- St Chad's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected July 2026 1.1 miles
- Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Chorley Primaryages 4–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2023 1.3 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 Partou Hilltops Day Nursery & Pre-School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Partou Hilltops Day Nursery & Pre-School Good at its inspection on 11 October 2021, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Partou Hilltops Day Nursery & Pre-School take?
Partou Hilltops Day Nursery & Pre-School is registered with Ofsted for up to 69 children at any one time.
Who runs Partou Hilltops Day Nursery & Pre-School?
Partou Hilltops Day Nursery & Pre-School is run by Just Childcare Limited, which runs 28 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Partou Hilltops Day Nursery & Pre-School?
Chorley is the nearest station we know of, 1.2 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Partou Hilltops Day Nursery & Pre-School?
You can call 01257 267023 and visit partou.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 30 October 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 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN EY551366 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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