Opening hours
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday: 08:00 - 18:00
Little Stars Nursery, established in 2004, is a childcare setting for children aged 0-4 years, located in Accrington. The nursery operates year-round from 8:00 to 18:00, Monday to Friday.
The setting has an aspirational curriculum, designed for all children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) and disadvantaged children. Leaders are committed to inclusive practice, working closely with families and other agencies, and utilising additional funding effectively to support individual needs.
Specific teaching plans are in place for children with SEND, and staff are skilled in adapting activities to ensure all children benefit. The nursery fosters a strong sense of belonging through nurturing relationships between staff, children, and families, with flexible transition arrangements.
Children are encouraged to be independent and confident communicators, with staff modelling language and extending vocabulary through engaging activities like reading books and building towers. The nursery also prioritises children's wellbeing, helping them to recognise and express their emotions, and creates a calm and consistent routine that children understand and follow.
Although the overall rating is inadequate, the safeguarding standards are met, and the setting focuses on continuous improvement in staff teaching.
What it's like
Children at Little Stars Nursery benefit from an aspirational curriculum designed for all, including those with SEND and disadvantaged children. They engage in exciting activities that foster communication and language development, with staff modelling language and extending vocabulary through books. Strong relationships between staff, children, and families, along with flexible transition arrangements, help children feel settled and secure, enjoying their time at the nursery with a sense of belonging.
Opening hours
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday: 08:00 - 18:00
Term time / All Year
All_year
Established
2004
Last inspected Nov 2025
Grade summary
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Category grades
Last inspected 21 November 2025
What it's like to attend
Children at Little Stars Nursery benefit from an aspirational curriculum designed for all, including those with SEND and disadvantaged children. They engage in exciting activities that foster communication and language development, with staff modelling language and extending vocabulary through books. Strong relationships between staff, children, and families, along with flexible transition arrangements, help children feel settled and secure, enjoying their time at the nursery with a sense of belonging.
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Inclusion & environment
Leaders demonstrate a clear commitment to inclusive practice and work closely with families and other agencies to reduce barriers to learning. Additional funding is used effectively to support individual children’s needs, and children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) have specific teaching plans in place. All staff are aware of agreed strategies to adapt activities to enable all children to benefit. The nursery is proactive in recognising difficulties families and children can face, and makes good use of on-site services to ensure families receive the support they need.
Children benefit from many opportunities to be active, with access to fresh air and physical exercise. They can explore natural materials in the forest area, taking time to notice shapes, sizes, and colours of leaves, which supports their emotional and physical wellbeing.
Absolutely amazing!! Anna and her team are the most caring and wonderful people who helped my son (who has a lot of additional needs) join in with every single activity and prepare for starting school. They adapted their setting in small ways that made a massive impact on his development and they can not be thanked enough for how they helped my son.
Read on GoogleThe nursery is good but a lot more needs to be done in terms of communicating with parents. When you walk in you feel like no one really wants to talk to you, though they're relatively courteous, it's a case of drop your kid off and go. It's a strange feeling leaving your child and practically bolting straight after. There is an app with absolutely nothing on it. I have no idea what my kids are doing there all day and even when I ask at pick up I'm told they had a lot of fun and ate well, meanwhile my child is wailing at the door. In other nurseries we've been to before, the teachers put a short summary of what the kids will be doing every day. This is done before kids even start nursery and it is all in the plans. I come from an education background, at the very least parents should know what the theme of the week/month is. We're literally told nothing at all - I've no idea if they've been out to Forest School (one of the main reasons I chose this nursery) and some days it has been cancelled but I've only been told because I've asked and no reasons have been given. When you have your child attending nursery for the first time it's reassuring to have a picture of them during at least the first week. However, I've grown tired of asking teachers and management for pictures of my child as I'm constantly told they will send some and they never do. I'm looking forward to seeing the progress reports but for some reason I'm getting the vibe that it's going to be a copy-paste situation for all the kids. I'm unsure if I'd recommend the nursery to others.
Read on GoogleAttended this morning for infant massage, was surprised to find such a great service was free! (as are many others) The staff were lovely, and so helpful, especially a lady on the desk named Paula who gave me lots of information on activities going on at the centre. Centre was immaculate too! Noticed a cafe on site, will definitely be checking that out next visit!
Read on GoogleThe Park is such a friendly well organised set up. The staff are as friendly, helpful, kind, and caring as you can possibly meet. The only reason I know of this place is the nursery facilities it provides and they are fantastic absolutely brilliant
Read on GoogleI found this nursery to be awful, I sent my really shy daughter there and everytime I would come back just before 6 i would find the staff in the 2 year old room talking amongst themselves whilst my daughter played alone. After around months I decided to take my daughter out and send to oscar bears where she flourished due to the attention and care she received there. Worst thing however was when she left they gave a little booklet about my child where all the photos just got taken on the day she was leaving and they wrote what nursery rhyme she liked the best, only thing was when I asked her at home about the nursery rhyme she didn't even know about it telling me they just lied about what her likes and dislikes were as they didn't even know them. I felt my child just got ignored due to being so shy and definetly would not recommend his nursery to anyone!
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Date: March 2012
The most recent inspection point has been hidden because the parsed entry didn't match the headline Ofsted rating (Inadequate). We're re-checking it against the original report.
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