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28 nurseries in PR2 (Ashton On Ribble, Brookfield, Cadley)

Every day nursery with a PR2 postcode, best rated first, and what a place costs in North West after the free hours.

28 day nurseries
5 rated Outstanding
3 with a new report card (11%)
1,864 places in total
£124 a week, 50 hours for a 2 year old after free hours

Day nurseries in PR2 (Ashton On Ribble, Brookfield, Cadley), best rated first

All 28 day nurseries in PR2 (Ashton On Ribble, Brookfield, Cadley)
#NurseryOfsted outcomeInspectedPlaces
1Evergreen Early Years - Fulwood PR2 3LAOutstanding22 August 202540
2Building Blocks Child Care PR2 3XEOutstanding9 May 202570
3Wonderland Day Nursery PR2 1ENOutstanding6 May 202562
4Little Acorns Pre-School PR2 8EROutstanding10 September 202436
5Kids Planet Preston PR2 9HPOutstanding24 February 202272
6Pool House Under 5's Nursery PR2 7BXExpected standard in 4 of 611 November 202538
7Busy Bees Day Nursery at Preston Ashton House PR2 1HLExpected standard in 5 of 617 February 2026161
8Partou Bluebells Day Nursery & Pre-School PR2 9PSGood27 August 202590
9Discovery Vine Childcare Centre - Longsands PR2 9PSGood7 August 202554
10Ashbourne Day Nursery Ingol PR2 7AAGood21 February 202555
11Little Stars Day Nursery PR2 2LQGood19 February 202552
12Rainbow Wood Day Nursery PR2 5BEGood18 June 202468
13Discovery Vine at Grimsargh St Michael's C of E Primary School PR2 5SDGood21 May 202424
14Busy Bees Day Nursery at Preston Hospital PR2 9HTGood30 April 202460
15Nursery @ Lea PR2 1PDGood31 January 2024110
16Kids Planet Fulwood PR2 3PXGood14 November 202372
17The Rainbow Nursery PR2 6TUGood12 October 202343
18Cliff House Nursery PR2 6YQGood23 August 202356
19Little Achievers Day Nursery PR2 6BJGood25 July 202389
20Evergreen Early Years - Ladyewell PR2 5STGood18 May 202372
21Tinkerbells Day Nursery PR2 1DUGood21 September 202264
22TicTots Day Nursery & Creche PR2 1TUGood6 December 202156
23Partou Fern Bank Day Nursery & Pre-School PR2 8HLGood18 October 202198
24Tudor House Day Nursery @ Ribbleton PR2 6DBGood25 August 202160
25Smart Kids Childcare PR2 8DYNeeds attention in 2 of 620 May 2026106
26Happy Minds at St Maria Goretti PR2 6SJNot yet gradedNot yet6
27Nuh's Ark Nursery PR2 8JBNot yet gradedNot yet80
28Tudor House Day Nursery @ Grasshoppers PR2 9BSNot yet gradedNot yet70

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PR2 is in Lancashire, covering Preston.

Nursery fees in PR2

What day nurseries in North West charge on average. Fees in PR2 itself can sit above or below this.

Average weekly price in term time, North West, Coram Childcare Survey 2026
Child's age25 hours a week50 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 PR2

The free hours follow national rules, so they are the same in PR2 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

WhoFree hours a week
Working parents, child from 9 months30 hours
Every 3 and 4 year old15 hours
2 year olds in families getting some benefits15 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.