Brookside Out of School Care Club
Day nursery in Clitheroe, BB7. Part of the Lancashire council area.
Brookside Community Primary School, Bright Street, Clitheroe, BB7 1NWWhat Ofsted found
Requires improvement Inspected 17 September 2025
| Judgement | Grade |
|---|---|
| Overall effectiveness | Requires improvement |
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Requires improvement |
| Personal development | Requires improvement |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
The third of the four grades: not yet good, and the nursery had to improve. Ofsted now gives report cards instead, so this grade stays until the next inspection.
What a place could cost
Brookside Out of School Care Club 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.
Brookside Out of School Care Club against Clitheroe
| Brookside Out of School Care Club | Clitheroe average | |
|---|---|---|
| Places | 50 | 60 |
| Ofsted outcome | Requires improvement | 63% rated Good or better |
Other nurseries close by
Questions parents ask about Brookside Out of School Care Club
- What Ofsted grade does Brookside Out of School Care Club have?
- Brookside Out of School Care Club was rated Requires improvement at its inspection on 17 September 2025, under the grading Ofsted used before report cards.
- How many children can Brookside Out of School Care Club take?
- Ofsted registers Brookside Out of School Care Club for 50 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Clitheroe has 60.
- How much does Brookside Out of School Care Club cost?
- Brookside Out of School Care Club 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 Brookside Out of School Care Club 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 Brookside Out of School Care Club how it offers them.
- When was Brookside Out of School Care Club last inspected?
- Ofsted last inspected Brookside Out of School Care Club on 17 September 2025. The full report is on the Ofsted website.
- Which nurseries are near Brookside Out of School Care Club?
- 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.