Full-day nursery in Nova Scotia, Blackburn with Darwen
Peekaboo Waterside
Peekaboo Childcare, Waterside Health Centre, Infirmary Street, Blackburn, BB2 3SF · 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
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Peekaboo Childcare, Waterside Health Centre, Infirmary Street, Blackburn, BB2 3SF · More nurseries in BB2
Stations
- Mill Hill (Lancs)18 min walk · 0.7 miles
- Blackburn19 min walk · 0.8 miles
Buses
13 bus stops within 400 m, including Hall Street, Lyndhurst Road and Southworth Street.
Parks and playgrounds
- Highfield Park3 min walk
- Longshaw Green Recreation Ground7 min walk
- Playground2 min walk
- Playground3 min walk
- Playground3 min walk
- Playground3 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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Peekaboo Waterside is a full-day nursery at Peekaboo Childcare, Waterside Health Centre, Infirmary Street, Blackburn, BB2 3SF, in Nova Scotia, Blackburn with Darwen. It is registered for 122 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in July 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It is run by Peek A Boo Childcare Limited.
Run by Peek A Boo Childcare Limited (company), which runs 2 nurseries.
Compare nurseries nearby
| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peekaboo WatersideThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| Tudor House Day Nursery @ Hancock StFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | 07:30–18:00 | not shared yet | 0.6 miles |
| Higher Croft Children's CentreSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | 08:00–18:00 | not shared yet | 0.7 miles |
| Kids Planet BlackburnFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | 07:45–18:00 | not shared yet | 0.8 miles |
| Tudor House Day Nursery @ Mill HillFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | 07:30–18:00 | not shared yet | 0.8 miles |
| Little Wonders Nursery LtdSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | 09:00–16:00 | not shared yet | 0.9 miles |
| Audley and Queen's Park Children's CentreSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | 08:00–18:00 | not shared yet | 0.9 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Longshaw Community Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected November 2022 0.2 miles
- Longshaw Nursery School Nurseryages 2–5has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected April 2024 0.4 miles
- St Luke and St Philips Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Requires improvementinspected October 2024 0.5 miles
- St Mary's and St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2022 0.5 miles
- Longshaw Infant School Primaryages 4–7Ofsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 0.5 miles
- Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Roman Catholic Primary School Blackburn Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected May 2026 0.7 miles
- St Aidan's Primary School - A Church of England Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected February 2025 0.7 miles
- Blackburn the Redeemer CofE Primary Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected December 2024 0.8 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 is Peekaboo Waterside's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Peekaboo Waterside Good at its inspection on 5 July 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Peekaboo Waterside take?
Peekaboo Waterside is registered with Ofsted for up to 122 children at any one time.
Who runs Peekaboo Waterside?
Peekaboo Waterside is run by Peek A Boo Childcare Limited, which runs 2 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Peekaboo Waterside?
Mill Hill (Lancs) is the nearest station we know of, 0.7 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 2692650 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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