Full-day nursery in Whitefield, Lancashire
The Beacon Day Nursery
Sure Start Bradley & Whitfield, The Beacon Centre, Maurice Street, NELSON, BB9 7HS · 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 July 2009Reference EY394335Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 31 January 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places52 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating4 (Good)inspected 23 March 2026Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
Fees and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
- Monday to Friday
- 08:30–17:00
Ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Sure Start Bradley & Whitfield, The Beacon Centre, Maurice Street, NELSON, BB9 7HS · More nurseries in BB9
Stations
- Nelson7 min walk · 0.3 miles
Buses
24 bus stops within 400 m, including Lomeshaye Road, Mosley Street and Carr Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Victoria Park (south)7 min walk
- Victoria Park (north)9 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground8 min walk
- Playground9 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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The Beacon Day Nursery is a full-day nursery at Sure Start Bradley & Whitfield, The Beacon Centre, Maurice Street, NELSON, BB9 7HS, in Whitefield, Lancashire. It is registered for 52 children. It opens 08:30–17:00, Mon–Fri. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in January 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 1 review (November 2026).
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Beacon Day NurseryThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | 08:30–17:00 | 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
- Whitefield Infant School and Nursery Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected February 2025 0.1 miles
- St John Southworth RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected April 2026 0.2 miles
- Lomeshaye Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected November 2022 0.2 miles
- Marsden Community Primary School Primaryages 5–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 0.3 miles
- Al-Ikhlaas Primary School ages 3–11has a nursery class 0.3 miles
- McMillan Nursery School Nurseryages 2–5has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected March 2023 0.3 miles
- Nelson St Paul's Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected February 2025 0.4 miles
- Nelson St Philip's Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected September 2023 0.4 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
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What are The Beacon Day Nursery's opening hours?
The Beacon Day Nursery opens 08:30–17:00, Mon–Fri.
What is The Beacon Day Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated The Beacon Day Nursery Good at its inspection on 31 January 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can The Beacon Day Nursery take?
The Beacon Day Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 52 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to The Beacon Day Nursery?
Nelson is the nearest station we know of, 0.3 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact The Beacon Day Nursery?
You can call 01282 612086 and visit www.thebeacondaynursery.webador.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 EY394335 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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