Food
All meals and snacks included; freshly prepared, home-cooked, healthy, and nutritious meals, rotating every four weeks. All dietary requirements catered for. 5-star food hygiene rating.
Pipers Day Nursery
Ofsted: Good
(Nov 2022)
Number of places
77 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Nov 2022
Local authority
Lancashire
About this day nursery
Pipers Day Nursery, located in Chorley town centre, operates from a historic Victorian building, offering a warm and familiar environment. As the longest-standing nursery in the area, it prides itself on a highly qualified and experienced team dedicated to early years education.
The nursery is committed to delivering excellent care and education, fostering children's development in a positive, relaxed, safe, and secure setting. Understanding children as individuals, movement between their age-grouped rooms—Rainbows (under 2s), Sunflowers (2-3 years), and Honeybees (3-5 years)—is based on developmental progress rather than strict age.
Pipers is actively working towards Curiosity Approach accreditation, highlighting its commitment to inspiring natural curiosity in children, fostering wonder every day, and helping them learn using natural authentic resources. The nursery also places a strong emphasis on healthy eating, providing freshly prepared, home-cooked, nutritious meals and snacks, with menus rotating every four weeks and all dietary requirements catered for, evidenced by a 5-star food hygiene rating.
Mealtimes are viewed as social occasions that encourage communication and language development, with children actively participating.
Our ethos
Pipers Day Nursery is working towards Curiosity Approach accreditation, aiming to inspire natural curiosity, foster wonder, and utilise natural, authentic resources in children's learning. They view children as individuals and base room transitions on developmental progress. Mealtimes are also seen as opportunities for communication and language development.
What it's like
Children are happy, safe and settled at this friendly setting. They have a key person who supports them as they adapt to nursery life. Children settle and build attachments with staff.
Longest-standing nursery in ChorleyHighly qualified and experienced teamVictorian property with home-like feelFocus on individualised developmental progressWorking towards Curiosity Approach accreditationStrong emphasis on healthy eating with 5-star hygiene rating
Pricing & funding
Fees include all meals and snacks with no additional charges, and are reviewed annually every April. Funded hours are offered term-time only over three or more days as morning, afternoon, or full-day sessions. An optional half-hour extension can be added to morning or full-day sessions for an extra fee.
Funding accepted
15 hours — eligible 2-year-olds15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)30 hours — working parents (3–4 yrs)
Good to know
- Fees include all meals and snacks with no additional charges.
- Funded hours are term-time only and must be spread across 3 days or more.
- Funded sessions are available as half-day or full-day options.
- Optional 30-minute session extensions can be booked for morning or full-day sessions.
- Fees are reviewed annually every April.
Key facts
Session types
Full day, Morning sessions, Afternoon sessions
Opening hours
7.30am - 6:00pm, Monday to Friday
Age range
0-5 Years
Term time / All Year
All Year
Established
2012
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted rating for Pipers Day Nursery
Last inspected 15 November 2022 · Kate Martin
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 happy, safe and settled at this friendly setting. They have a key person who supports them as they adapt to nursery life. Children settle and build attachments with staff.
Inspector highlights
- Leaders and managers have devised and implemented a curriculum that takes children's interests into account.
- Parents are being welcomed back into the nursery following the COVID-19 pandemic.
- The manager provides inductions for all new staff, which lead into regular supervision meetings.
- Children learn about the world in which they live by celebrating festivals.
- Staff model language for children and are positive role models to them.
Areas to develop
- 1develop staff's knowledge and understanding of how to adapt teaching in the moment, so that all staff are consistently building on what children know and can do
- 2provide even more opportunities for children to learn about equality and diversity and develop their awareness of what makes them unique.
Inspection #10236058 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report
What parents say
Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection
Parents give the staff 'thank you' cards to express their appreciation for the care and education their children received during their time at the nursery.
They feel the care their children receive is excellent.
Inclusion & environment
How they support every child
SEND provision
Staff use a communication toolkit to monitor children's speech and language. This helps them provide early intervention should a child need it.
Outdoor space
Children have ample opportunities to play outside. Staff promote children's physical skills in a variety of ways. For example, babies enjoy using tools to scoop soil and fill containers, and older children love using the slide and splashing in puddles.
Parent Reviews of Pipers Day Nursery
5.0
(1)
Andrew Phillips
6 years ago
Our Granddaughter attends this nursery. Very secure premises and access procedures. Excellent staff and facilities.
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Inspection history
Date: May 2013
- November 2022Good
- March 2017Outstanding
- May 2013Good
Frequently asked about Pipers Day Nursery
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