Full-day nursery in Oakenshaw, Lancashire
Sparthfield Happy Day Nursery
419 Whalley Road, Clayton le Moors, ACCRINGTON, BB5 5RP · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Outstanding
- Quality of educationOutstanding
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- Leadership and managementOutstanding
- 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 December 2006Reference EY339312Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 27 February 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places65 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 10 April 2026Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
Fees and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
- Monday to Friday
- 07:30–17:00
Ages: not published yet.
Getting there
419 Whalley Road, Clayton le Moors, ACCRINGTON, BB5 5RP · More nurseries in BB5
Buses
8 bus stops within 400 m, including Sparth Road, Wilson Playing Fields and Devonshire Drive.
Parks and playgrounds
- Mercer Park8 min walk
- Playground8 min walk
- Playground10 min walk
- Playground12 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.
What parents say
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Sparthfield Happy Day Nursery is a full-day nursery at 419 Whalley Road, Clayton le Moors, ACCRINGTON, BB5 5RP, in Oakenshaw, Lancashire. It is registered for 65 children. It opens 07:30–17:00, Mon–Fri. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in February 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 2.5 from 11 reviews (November 2026).
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sparthfield Happy Day NurseryThis nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | 07:30–17:00 | not shared yet | This nursery |
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- St Mary's Roman Catholic Primary School, Clayton-le-Moors Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Goodinspected March 2023 0.3 miles
- Clayton-le-Moors All Saints' Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Improved significantlyinspected February 2025 0.5 miles
- Clayton-le-Moors Mount Pleasant Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected March 2025 0.5 miles
- St Hubert's Roman Catholic Primary School, Great Harwood Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected October 2024 0.8 miles
- Great Harwood St John's Church of England Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Goodinspected September 2023 0.9 miles
- Great Harwood St Bartholomew's Parish Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected September 2023 1.1 miles
- Great Harwood Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected September 2023 1.2 miles
- St Wulstan's Roman Catholic Primary School, Great Harwood Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected May 2023 1.2 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 Sparthfield Happy Day Nursery's opening hours?
Sparthfield Happy Day Nursery opens 07:30–17:00, Mon–Fri.
What is Sparthfield Happy Day Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Sparthfield Happy Day Nursery Outstanding at its inspection on 27 February 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Sparthfield Happy Day Nursery take?
Sparthfield Happy Day Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 65 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Sparthfield Happy Day Nursery?
Huncoat is the nearest station we know of, 1.6 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Sparthfield Happy Day Nursery?
You can call 01254 301524 and visit www.sparthfieldhappydaynursery.co.uk.
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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 EY339312 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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