22 nurseries in Leyland

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

22 day nurseries

3 rated Outstanding

3 with a new report card (14%)

1,029 places in total

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

Best-rated nurseries in Leyland

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

Best-rated day nurseries in Leyland
#	Nursery	Ofsted outcome	Inspected	Places
1	Sheen's Nursery PR25 3FF	Strong standard in all 6	8 January 2026	49
2	Fairy Bridge Nursery PR26 9JP	Outstanding	6 September 2024	54
3	Croston Acorns Nursery and Pre School PR26 9AA	Outstanding	17 October 2022	49
4	St Catherine's Independent Nursery PR25 4SJ	Outstanding	11 October 2022	40
5	Small World Nursery PR25 2ES	Expected standard in 5 of 6	16 January 2026	30

Day nurseries in Leyland, best rated first

All 22 day nurseries in Leyland
#	Nursery	Ofsted outcome	Inspected	Places
1	Sheen's Nursery PR25 3FF	Strong standard in all 6	8 January 2026	49
2	Fairy Bridge Nursery PR26 9JP	Outstanding	6 September 2024	54
3	Croston Acorns Nursery and Pre School PR26 9AA	Outstanding	17 October 2022	49
4	St Catherine's Independent Nursery PR25 4SJ	Outstanding	11 October 2022	40
5	Small World Nursery PR25 2ES	Expected standard in 5 of 6	16 January 2026	30
6	Silver Cloud Nursery Leyland PR25 3SP	Expected standard in all 6	15 January 2026	50
7	Tiddlywinks Pre-School (Leyland) Ltd PR25 3ET	Good	30 September 2025	39
8	Farington Nursery PR25 4GH	Good	10 July 2025	30
9	The Nursery (Leyland) Ltd PR25 1BX	Good	14 January 2025	51
10	Bank Hall Kindergarten PR26 9AT	Good	12 March 2024	59
11	Thrive Leyland Meadows PR26 7SN	Good	12 March 2024	64
12	Orchard House Nursery School PR25 3SH	Good	17 January 2024	45
13	Stanley House Kindergarten PR26 6PN	Good	18 October 2023	41
14	Teddy Towers PR25 5TD	Good	13 July 2023	33
15	Sarah's Ark Ltd PR25 5UD	Good	25 May 2023	41
16	First Footsteps (Leyland) PR25 1HA	Good	15 November 2022	72
17	Happy House Preschool & Nursery PR25 5LX	Good	11 October 2022	26
18	Rainbow Day Nursery PR26 9RJ	Good	3 October 2022	40
19	Partou Stonehouse Day Nursery & Pre-School PR25 2TU	Good	19 August 2021	115
20	Acorn Wood Academy PR26 6TR	Not yet graded	Not yet	80
21	Kip McGrath Education Centre PR25 2LE	Not yet graded	Not yet
22	Little Mowgli Nursery PR25 2DY	Not yet graded	Not yet	21

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

Nurseries by postcode in Leyland

Leyland is in Lancashire.

Nursery fees in Leyland

What day nurseries in North West charge on average. Fees in Leyland 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 Leyland

The free hours follow national rules, so they are the same in Leyland 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.