42 nurseries in Blackburn

Every day nursery in Blackburn on the Ofsted register, best rated first, with what a place costs in North West after the free hours.

42 day nurseries

2 rated Outstanding

3 with a new report card (7%)

2,598 places in total

£124 a week, 50 hours for a 2 year old after free hours

Best-rated nurseries in Blackburn

The top of our Blackburn ranking: Ofsted's outcome first, then the newest inspection.

Best-rated day nurseries in Blackburn
#	Nursery	Ofsted outcome	Inspected	Places
1	Little Cheeky Monkeys 2006 Ltd BB6 7JB	Outstanding	17 February 2022	90
2	Greenview Nursery BB2 4SR	Outstanding	7 February 2022	59
3	Willow Tree Day Nursery BB2 6EX	Expected standard in 4 of 6	22 January 2026	60
4	Shining Stars Nursery BB1 7EG	Expected standard in all 6	15 January 2026	120
5	Fernbank Nursery Ltd BB1 8LH	Good	17 September 2025	50

Day nurseries in Blackburn, best rated first

All 42 day nurseries in Blackburn
#	Nursery	Ofsted outcome	Inspected	Places
1	Little Cheeky Monkeys 2006 Ltd BB6 7JB	Outstanding	17 February 2022	90
2	Greenview Nursery BB2 4SR	Outstanding	7 February 2022	59
3	Willow Tree Day Nursery BB2 6EX	Expected standard in 4 of 6	22 January 2026	60
4	Shining Stars Nursery BB1 7EG	Expected standard in all 6	15 January 2026	120
5	Fernbank Nursery Ltd BB1 8LH	Good	17 September 2025	50
6	Kids Planet Nook Barn BB2 4SN	Good	15 September 2025	55
7	Our Lady & St Huberts Playgroup BB6 7SN	Good	9 September 2025	25
8	Mi Nursery Beacon Lights BB2 6AY	Good	21 August 2025	64
9	Hamis Daycare BB1 8BS	Good	29 April 2025	40
10	Little Achievers Forest School Nursery BB1 9DQ	Good	3 April 2025	75
11	Cherry Lodge Childcare BB2 5NX	Good	22 November 2024	53
12	Hami's Daycare BB1 8DS	Good	21 November 2024	132
13	Dar Ul Madinah Uk Ltd BB2 6HD	Good	19 September 2024	50
14	Queen Elizabeth's Nursery School BB2 6DF	Good	11 September 2024	95
15	Brownhill Playgroup Ltd BB1 9QY	Good	5 September 2024	40
16	St Peter and St Paul's Church of England Pre-School BB1 4HD	Good	17 July 2024	24
17	Kids Planet Blackburn BB2 4JJ	Good	3 July 2024	96
18	Elms Private Day Nursery BB6 7NS	Good	19 February 2024	29
19	Tudor House Day Nursery @ Altom BB1 7ER	Good	14 February 2024	76
20	Conkers Day Nursery BB6 8AF	Good	11 December 2023	74
21	Tudor House Day Nursery @ Mill Hill BB2 4DT	Good	30 November 2023	53
22	Peekaboo Waterside BB2 3SF	Good	5 July 2023	122
23	Tudor House Day Nursery @ Feniscowles BB2 5EP	Good	3 July 2023	98
24	The Old Vicarage BB2 1UY	Good	22 March 2023	62
25	Little Cheeky Monkeys BB1 2FB	Good	10 October 2022	101
26	School House Nursery BB2 6QQ	Good	28 September 2022	70
27	Shadsworth Childrens Centre BB1 2HR	Good	7 September 2022	60
28	Educare For Early Years (Brockhall) BB6 8HL	Good	9 August 2022	86
29	St.Wulstan's Pre-School BB6 7JQ	Good	9 June 2022	25
30	Tudor House Day Nursery @ Shear Brow BB1 7EU	Good	26 May 2022	37
31	Little Discoverers BB2 6BH	Good	31 March 2022	40
32	Kiddiwinks Day Nursery (Blackburn) Limited BB1 2LB	Good	28 February 2022	91
33	Palm Tree Community Nursery BB2 6JX	Good	23 February 2022	28
34	Early Bairds Children's Nursery BB6 7EE	Good	14 October 2021	66
35	Tudor House Day Nursery @ Hancock St BB2 2LZ	Good	6 October 2021	60
36	The Willows Outdoor Nursery & Pre-School BB6 7LX	Good	11 August 2021	60
37	Tudor House Day Nursery @ Preston New Rd BB2 7AA	Needs attention in 3 of 6	14 January 2026	63
38	Jellybean Learners LTD BB2 6AE	Not yet graded	Not yet
39	Learning Cubs - Blackburn BB1 7EG	Not yet graded	Not yet
40	Mi Nursery Tadis House BB1 9SP	Not yet graded	Not yet	59
41	Play and Learn Nursey & Pre-School Limited BB1 4LA	Not yet graded	Not yet	58
42	Tudor House Day Nursery @ Langho BB6 8EQ	Not yet graded	Not yet	52

How the ranking works: our ranking policy. What the grades mean: Ofsted report cards explained.

Nurseries by postcode in Blackburn

Blackburn is in Blackburn with Darwen and Lancashire.

Nursery fees in Blackburn

What day nurseries in North West charge on average. Fees in Blackburn itself can sit above or below this.

Average weekly price in term time, North West, Coram Childcare Survey 2026
Child's age	25 hours a week	50 hours a week
Under 2	£178no funded hours	£136after 30 funded hours
2 years old	£158no funded hours	£124after 30 funded hours
3 to 4 years old	£62after the free 15 hours	£120after 30 funded hours

Regional average, not any one nursery's price. Source: Coram Childcare Survey 2026. Work out your own monthly cost.

30 hours free childcare in Blackburn

The free hours follow national rules, so they are the same in Blackburn as anywhere in England. Every day nursery listed here is registered with Ofsted, which is what a nursery needs to offer them.

Check which hours your child can get

Who	Free hours a week
Working parents, child from 9 months	30 hours
Every 3 and 4 year old	15 hours
2 year olds in families getting some benefits	15 hours

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.