Building Blocks Child Care
Day nursery in Preston, PR2. Part of the Lancashire council area.
32 Cottam Avenue, Preston, PR2 3XEWhat Ofsted found
Outstanding Inspected 9 May 2025
| Judgement | Grade |
|---|---|
| Overall effectiveness | Outstanding |
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
The highest of the four grades Ofsted gave before report cards. Ofsted now gives report cards instead, so this grade stays until the next inspection.
What a place could cost
Building Blocks Child Care 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.
Building Blocks Child Care against Preston
| Building Blocks Child Care | Preston average | |
|---|---|---|
| Places | 70 | 62 |
| Ofsted outcome | Outstanding | 83% rated Good or better |
Other nurseries close by
Questions parents ask about Building Blocks Child Care
- What Ofsted grade does Building Blocks Child Care have?
- Building Blocks Child Care was rated Outstanding at its inspection on 9 May 2025, under the grading Ofsted used before report cards.
- How many children can Building Blocks Child Care take?
- Ofsted registers Building Blocks Child Care for 70 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Preston has 62.
- How much does Building Blocks Child Care cost?
- Building Blocks Child Care 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 Building Blocks Child Care 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 Building Blocks Child Care how it offers them.
- When was Building Blocks Child Care last inspected?
- Ofsted last inspected Building Blocks Child Care on 9 May 2025. The full report is on the Ofsted website.
- Which nurseries are near Building Blocks Child Care?
- Nearby in PR2: Evergreen Early Years - Fulwood, Wonderland Day Nursery, Little Acorns Pre-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.