What Ofsted grade does Branching Out have?

Branching Out was rated Good at its inspection on 10 June 2022, under the grading Ofsted used before report cards.

How many children can Branching Out take?

Ofsted registers Branching Out for 24 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Clitheroe has 60.

How much does Branching Out cost?

Branching Out sets its own fees, so ask it for a price list. As a guide, the average nursery in North West charges £178 a week for 25 hours for a child under 2, before any free hours.

Does Branching Out offer 30 hours free childcare?

Any nursery on the Ofsted Early Years Register can offer the funded hours, but each one chooses how many funded places it has and what it charges for meals and extras. Ask Branching Out how it offers them.

When was Branching Out last inspected?

Ofsted last inspected Branching Out on 10 June 2022. The full report is on the Ofsted website.

Which nurseries are near Branching Out?

Nearby in BB7: Early Bairds Childrens Nursery Billington, Bowland Preschool, Partou Whalley Meadows Day Nursery & Forest School.

Branching Out

Day nursery in Clitheroe, BB7. Part of the Lancashire council area.

Sabden Baptist Church, Clitheroe Road, Sabden, Clitheroe, BB7 9HD

24 places

2020 registered with Ofsted

10 of 16 in our Clitheroe ranking

£120 a week, 50 hours for a 3 year old, North West average

What Ofsted found

Good Inspected 10 June 2022

Ofsted grades for Branching Out, inspection of 10 June 2022
Judgement	Grade
Overall effectiveness	Good
Quality of education	Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Good
Personal development	Good
Leadership and management	Good

The second of the four grades: a good standard of care and learning. Ofsted now gives report cards instead, so this grade stays until the next inspection.

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What a place could cost

Branching Out sets its own prices. These are the averages for day nurseries in North West, for 50 hours a week in term time once the 30 funded hours are taken off.

Child's age	You pay a week	About a month
From 9 months to 2	£136	£429
2 years old	£124	£391
3 to 4 years old	£120	£381

A month here is 38 term-time weeks spread over 12 months. Work out your own hours or check your free hours.

Branching Out against Clitheroe

	Branching Out	Clitheroe average
Places	24	60
Ofsted outcome	Good	63% rated Good or better

Other nurseries close by

Questions parents ask about Branching Out

What Ofsted grade does Branching Out have?: Branching Out was rated Good at its inspection on 10 June 2022, under the grading Ofsted used before report cards.
How many children can Branching Out take?: Ofsted registers Branching Out for 24 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Clitheroe has 60.
How much does Branching Out cost?: Branching Out sets its own fees, so ask it for a price list. As a guide, the average nursery in North West charges £178 a week for 25 hours for a child under 2, before any free hours.
Does Branching Out offer 30 hours free childcare?: Any nursery on the Ofsted Early Years Register can offer the funded hours, but each one chooses how many funded places it has and what it charges for meals and extras. Ask Branching Out how it offers them.
When was Branching Out last inspected?: Ofsted last inspected Branching Out on 10 June 2022. The full report is on the Ofsted website.
Which nurseries are near Branching Out?: Nearby in BB7: Early Bairds Childrens Nursery Billington, Bowland Preschool, Partou Whalley Meadows Day Nursery & Forest School.

Nursery list and inspection outcomes from Ofsted's register of childcare providers, as at 30 June 2026.

Fees shown are regional averages from the Coram Family and Childcare Survey 2026, not any one nursery’s price. Confirm with the nursery before enrolling.

Eligibility rules are the government’s (childcarechoices.gov.uk). Whether a nursery offers the funded hours, and what it charges for meals and consumables, is the nursery’s decision; ask for its funded-hours terms in writing.