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Shining Stars Nursery in Blackburn

Ofsted: Expected standard·
3.8(20 parent reviews) ·10 Randal Street, Blackburn, BB1 7EG · Blackburn with Darwen
Number of places
120 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Jan 2026
Local authority
Blackburn with Darwen

About this day nursery

Shining Stars Nursery, located in Blackburn, Lancashire, provides childcare for children aged 0-4 years. Registered with Ofsted since March 2025, the nursery received an Expected standard rating in its January 2026 inspection.

The nursery operates Monday to Friday, from 7:00 AM to 5:00 PM, all year round. The nursery is praised for its calm and safe environment, where children quickly settle and form strong bonds with staff, demonstrating a secure sense of belonging.

The curriculum follows the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS), and leaders have a clear action plan for quality improvement, with mathematics prioritised and staff using children's interests to plan next steps. The nursery excels in supporting children with English as an additional language, with staff speaking various languages and celebrating diverse cultures through songs and culture weeks.

Children also benefit from daily outdoor play and local trips, with indoor activities promoting physical development through climbing, music, and yoga. Staff are skilled in supporting children with special educational needs and/or disabilities, making thoughtful adaptations and utilising additional funding for visual aids to aid communication.

What it's like

Children benefit from a calm and safe environment where they show that they are settled and happy. They demonstrate a secure sense of belonging. Welcoming staff greet children as they arrive, and they settle quickly. Children form close attachments with staff and seek them out for emotional support when needed. They show that they enjoy being around others. Older children initiate games, share stories with peers and engage in role play independently. They are developing positive social skills and growing confidence in social situations.

Calm and safe environmentStrong staff-child bondsEffective EAL supportOutdoor play dailyPrioritises emotional wellbeingStrong communication development

Key facts

Opening hours

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday: 07:00 - 17:00

Term time / All Year

All_year

Established

2025

Ofsted Inspection — new report card

Expected standard

Last inspected Jan 2026

Headline: Expected standard

Grade summary

Exceptional
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Strong standard
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Expected standard
Needs attention
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Urgent improvement
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Each dot represents one of the six inspection categories. Headline is the average of the six grades, rounded up.

Category grades

AchievementExpected standard
Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routinesExpected standard
Children's welfare and wellbeingExpected standard
Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
InclusionExpected standard
Leadership and governanceExpected standard
Age range
0 to 4
Registers
Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register
Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Shining Stars Nursery

Last inspected 15 January 2026

What it's like to attend

Children benefit from a calm and safe environment where they show that they are settled and happy. They demonstrate a secure sense of belonging. Welcoming staff greet children as they arrive, and they settle quickly. Children form close attachments with staff and seek them out for emotional support when needed. They show that they enjoy being around others. Older children initiate games, share stories with peers and engage in role play independently. They are developing positive social skills and growing confidence in social situations.

Inspector highlights

  • Safeguarding standards are met, with an open culture in which safeguarding is everyone's responsibility.
  • Children make consistent progress in their communication and language development, with those starting with little English quickly learning to speak.
  • Children develop practical skills such as wiping their noses, using the toilet, and washing hands, supporting a smooth transition to school.
  • Staff have built trusting relationships with children and implement consistent routines that children understand and follow.
  • Leaders recognise the importance of regular attendance and actively promote it with families, offering flexible session times and a collection/drop-off service.
  • Staff nurture children with kindness and warmth, prioritising emotional wellbeing and helping children settle quickly.

Areas to develop

  • 1Leaders should offer more support to families to encourage them to provide children with healthy food choices to help them to develop a greater understanding of how to keep themselves healthy.
  • 2Leaders should drive consistency in how staff implement and adapt the curriculum for two-year-old children.
  • 3Leaders should ensure that staff consistently plan activities for the youngest children that provide age-appropriate learning that allows them to explore without interruptions.

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Staff support children with special educational needs and/or disabilities to achieve their full potential, making thoughtful adaptations to ensure activities are accessible and helping children gain confidence. Leaders use additional funding to purchase visual aids for children with limited language skills and employ accurate assessments to identify and support those with communication and language needs, implementing strategies quickly to promote good progress.

Outdoor space

Leaders ensure that children play outdoors daily and enjoy local trips, such as visits to parks. Indoors, they provide activities that support movement and physical development, including climbing, music and movement, and yoga. These experiences promote children's health and wellbeing.

EAL / language support

Many children attending Shining Stars Nursery speak English as an additional language, and staff, who also speak a variety of languages, ensure that these children are supported to communicate effectively. The nursery celebrates children's unique cultures and heritages through songs and dedicated culture weeks, with families participating in arranging cultural activities.

Parent Reviews of Shining Stars Nursery

3.8
(20)
S M
a year ago

Best nursery in Blackburn by a mile. From cleanliness to friendliness of staff, fresh hot meals and the independance my children have gained from a young age. Really would recommend it to everyone. Really flexible and understanding nursery where you can leave your children with peace of mind. Great facilities for play and lots of messy play activities daily with updates through blossom. As a qualified teacher and someone who works for an academic Trust that believes in excellence, the nursery is outstanding and im sure many parents will agree. You can judge a nursery by the happiness of your children and mine ask to go on weekends too, they love it so much!

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Books 4us
2 years ago

Amazing childcare facility for children aged 0 - 5 & onwards . Not seen a nursery with more space , it’s very spacious . Fully refurbished with state of the art furniture and a mind blowing sensory room . Staff are extremely friendly and the comms are second to none . They have a dedicated app which allows parent to remain fully updated on all the day to day running and information including all the learning and care provided . I can’t recommend this Nursery enough . The facility accepts the childcare codes made available to working parents through new expansion scheme. Don’t delay and go see the setting and meet the team yourself. I can assure you you will not be disappointed.

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Ubai Lorgat
a year ago

Excellent staff very kind and caring to all children. They always go out of their way putting great efforts into making a fun learning environment for both students and parents. Highly recommended!

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Oumnia Foulan
3 years ago

I had enrolled my child there and he was burnt by hand and when I complained to the management she made it clear that she would report him to social services and they would investigate my home. Do not enrol your children. Also I have seen that the niqab is not worn in a religious setting as most do not wear it outside of the nursery.also my child has had lice certainly in the sandpit outside.in short an advice to the slightest incident report with social services. I prefer not to put stars. I didn't speak up earlier because I didn't know my rights and now my child is grown up but I put this comment for parents who are really concerned.

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F A
2 years ago

Best childcare provider in Blackburn, staff are highly professional, friendly and caring. My child had the best experience here and I would definitely recommend.

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Inspection history

Most recent inspection

15 January 2026

Expected standard

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

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