Full-day nursery in Darwen, Blackburn with Darwen
Precious Moments Childcare (Darwen) ltd.
Precious Moments Childcare Ltd, Primrose House, Primrose Street, Darwen, BB3 2DE · 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 May 2023Reference 2732681Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 28 June 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places55 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 and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
- Monday to Friday
- 07:00–18:00
Ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Precious Moments Childcare Ltd, Primrose House, Primrose Street, Darwen, BB3 2DE · More nurseries in BB3
Stations
- Darwen10 min walk · 0.4 miles
Buses
27 bus stops within 400 m, including Primrose Street, Brandwood Street and India Street.
Parks and playgrounds
- Ashton Park5 min walk
- Shorey Bank10 min walk
- Bold Venture Park11 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- Playground6 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.
What parents say
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Precious Moments Childcare (Darwen) ltd. is a full-day nursery at Precious Moments Childcare Ltd, Primrose House, Primrose Street, Darwen, BB3 2DE, in Darwen, Blackburn with Darwen. It is registered for 55 children. It opens 07:00–18:00, Mon–Fri. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in June 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 3 reviews (November 2026).
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Turncroft Nursery School Nurseryages 3–4has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected May 2025 under 0.1 miles
- Darwen St Peter's Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected May 2026 0.2 miles
- Darwen Aldridge Sudell Primary Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 0.3 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 0.4 miles
- St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School, Darwen Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected January 2025 0.4 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 0.6 miles
- Ashleigh Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 0.8 miles
- Darwen, St Barnabas CofE Primary Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 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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What are Precious Moments Childcare (Darwen) ltd.'s opening hours?
Precious Moments Childcare (Darwen) ltd. opens 07:00–18:00, Mon–Fri.
What is Precious Moments Childcare (Darwen) ltd.'s Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Precious Moments Childcare (Darwen) ltd. Good at its inspection on 28 June 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Precious Moments Childcare (Darwen) ltd. take?
Precious Moments Childcare (Darwen) ltd. is registered with Ofsted for up to 55 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Precious Moments Childcare (Darwen) ltd.?
Darwen is the nearest station we know of, 0.4 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Precious Moments Childcare (Darwen) ltd.?
You can call 01254 957104.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 13 November 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 13 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 2732681 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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