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Highfield Nursery

Ofsted: Good
(Mar 2023)
·155 Highfield Road, Blackpool, FY4 2HG · Blackpool
Number of places
54 places
Age range
1–4 yrs
Last inspected
Mar 2023
Local authority
Blackpool

About this day nursery

Highfield Nursery in Blackpool is dedicated to providing a nurturing and stimulating environment where children can flourish and achieve their full potential. The day nursery focuses on fostering independence, self-confidence, and strong social skills through a varied daily schedule that combines structured learning with engaging free play, both indoors and outdoors.

Experienced practitioners support each child's development, paying close attention to their individual needs and interests within the framework of the Early Years Foundation Stage curriculum. Parents are highly valued and kept informed, receiving regular updates on their child's progress.

Highfield Nursery places a strong emphasis on healthy eating, providing nutritious meals and snacks, and encourages children to explore their creativity and imagination through diverse activities and resources. The dedicated team is committed to continuous professional development, ensuring that they provide the highest quality of early years education and care, helping children to establish a solid foundation for their future academic journey and personal growth.

Our ethos

Highfield Nursery is committed to fostering independence, self-confidence, and social skills using a blend of structured learning and free play, underpinned by the Early Years Foundation Stage curriculum. They emphasise child-led development, creativity, and a healthy lifestyle, aiming to build a strong foundation for future success.

What it's like

Children are extremely happy and settled at this warm and friendly nursery, displaying high levels of self-confidence and self-esteem. They politely greet visitors and are eager to show them their favourite toys and things to do while at the nursery, which positively impacts their attitudes to learning. All children, including babies, persist at activities for sustained periods.

Good Ofsted RatingStrong parental appreciationEmphasis on outdoor learningHealthy meals provided

Pricing & funding

Fees are structured around full days, half-day sessions, and optional early or late clubs. Weekly discounted packages are available for core and extended hours. Funded sessions are subject to separate meal charges.

Funding accepted

30 hours — working parents (3–4 yrs)15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)

Good to know

  • A non-refundable registration fee is required.
  • Meal charges apply to funded sessions only.

Key facts

Food

Healthy breakfast, dinner, snack, and tea provided; parents can opt out of meal charges for funded sessions.

Opening hours

Monday to Friday, 7:30am - 6pm

Term time / All Year

All Year

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Highfield Nursery

Last inspected 31 March 2023 · Donna Birch

Safeguarding effective
Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good

What it's like to attend

Children are extremely happy and settled at this warm and friendly nursery, displaying high levels of self-confidence and self-esteem. They politely greet visitors and are eager to show them their favourite toys and things to do while at the nursery, which positively impacts their attitudes to learning. All children, including babies, persist at activities for sustained periods.

Inspector highlights

  • Children are extremely happy and settled, displaying high levels of self-confidence and self-esteem.
  • Children behave well and are kind and respectful to each other and staff.
  • All children, including those who are funded and those who have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), develop the skills needed for later learning and school.
  • Children are fiercely independent because staff encourage their self-help skills from a very early age, including serving themselves at mealtimes.
  • Children love to play outdoors and have opportunities to access the garden areas daily.

Areas to develop

  • 1support staff to implement the intended curriculum for communication and language at a consistently high level to better support children's speaking skills and further their vocabulary and understanding
  • 2ensure all children are afforded equal time to participate in activities and extend their confidence and critical-thinking skills even further.
Inspection #10281596 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

All children, including those who are funded and those who have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) develop the skills needed for later learning and school. All children, including those with SEND, make better than expected progress in their physical, personal and emotional development.

Outdoor space

Children love to play outdoors and have opportunities to access the garden areas daily. Older children develop their large-muscle skills as they balance on beams and jump from the climbing apparatus, while toddlers use chalks to draw and babies experiment with sand and water, practicing hand-eye coordination.

Inspection history

Most recent inspection

31 March 2023

Good

Only one graded inspection on record — a trend chart will appear here once a second graded report is published.

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