What Ofsted grade does Nursery @ Lea have?

Nursery @ Lea was rated Good at its inspection on 31 January 2024, under the grading Ofsted used before report cards.

How many children can Nursery @ Lea take?

Ofsted registers Nursery @ Lea for 110 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Preston has 62.

How much does Nursery @ Lea cost?

Nursery @ Lea 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 Nursery @ Lea 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 Nursery @ Lea how it offers them.

When was Nursery @ Lea last inspected?

Ofsted last inspected Nursery @ Lea on 31 January 2024. The full report is on the Ofsted website.

Which nurseries are near Nursery @ Lea?

Nearby in PR2: Evergreen Early Years - Fulwood, Building Blocks Child Care, Wonderland Day Nursery.

Nursery @ Lea

Day nursery in Preston, PR2. Part of the Lancashire council area.

Lea Cp School, Greavestown Lane, Preston, PR2 1PD

110 places

2016 registered with Ofsted

43 of 86 in our Preston ranking

£120 a week, 50 hours for a 3 year old, North West average

What Ofsted found

Good Inspected 31 January 2024

Ofsted grades for Nursery @ Lea, inspection of 31 January 2024
Judgement	Grade
Overall effectiveness	Good
Quality of education	Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Good
Personal development	Good
Leadership and management	Good

The second of the four grades: a good standard of care and learning. Ofsted now gives report cards instead, so this grade stays until the next inspection.

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What a place could cost

Nursery @ Lea 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.

Nursery @ Lea against Preston

	Nursery @ Lea	Preston average
Places	110	62
Ofsted outcome	Good	83% rated Good or better

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Questions parents ask about Nursery @ Lea

What Ofsted grade does Nursery @ Lea have?: Nursery @ Lea was rated Good at its inspection on 31 January 2024, under the grading Ofsted used before report cards.
How many children can Nursery @ Lea take?: Ofsted registers Nursery @ Lea for 110 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Preston has 62.
How much does Nursery @ Lea cost?: Nursery @ Lea 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 Nursery @ Lea 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 Nursery @ Lea how it offers them.
When was Nursery @ Lea last inspected?: Ofsted last inspected Nursery @ Lea on 31 January 2024. The full report is on the Ofsted website.
Which nurseries are near Nursery @ Lea?: Nearby in PR2: Evergreen Early Years - Fulwood, Building Blocks Child Care, Wonderland Day Nursery.

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.