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Smartypants Exclusive Childcare

Ofsted: Outstanding
(Aug 2025)
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4.2(11 parent reviews) ·Little Marsden Parish Centre, 194 Hibson Road, Nelson, BB9 0DZ · Lancashire
Number of places
138 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Aug 2025
Local authority
Lancashire

About this day nursery

Smartypants Exclusive Childcare Ltd, located in Nelson, provides an outstanding learning environment for children aged 0-4 years. 30pm, the nursery focuses on a distinctive and personalised approach.

Staff know each child exceptionally well, designing an ambitious and flexible curriculum that responds to their individual needs and interests. This ensures all children make excellent progress from their starting points, developing into confident and capable learners exceptionally well prepared for their next stage in learning.

The nursery places a strong emphasis on children's well-being, fostering emotional understanding and positive social behaviours through daily practices and routines. A language-rich environment promotes strong communication skills, with effective questioning, stories, songs, and rhymes extending vocabulary.

Children who speak English as an additional language receive highly effective support, celebrating home languages with familiar words and visual prompts. The nursery also provides highly effective support for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities, helping them to catch up rapidly.

Both indoor and outdoor learning opportunities contribute to the quality of education. Parents consistently praise the nursery, highlighting the time staff dedicate to them and the strong partnerships that ensure they are well-informed about their child's progress and receive practical ideas for continued learning at home.

Established in 2007 and re-registered in 2023 at its current location, Smartypants Exclusive Childcare Ltd also boasts exceptionally strong links with local schools, ensuring smooth transitions for the children.

What it's like

This nursery provides a distinctive learning environment, where staff recognise every child is unique. Staff know children exceptionally well. They design a curriculum that is ambitious, flexible and responsive to children's changing needs, ensuring all children make excellent progress. Children flourish as confident and capable learners and are exceptionally well prepared for the next stage in their learning.

Outstanding Ofsted ratingPersonalised curriculumStrong communication skillsExceptional school linksStrong parent partnershipsHighly effective SEND support

Pricing & funding

Funding accepted

15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)

Key facts

Opening hours

Monday to Friday, all year round. Sessions are from 7.30am to 5.30pm.

Term time / All Year

All Year

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Smartypants Exclusive Childcare

Last inspected 19 August 2025 · Denise Barnes

Overall effectiveness
Outstanding

What it's like to attend

This nursery provides a distinctive learning environment, where staff recognise every child is unique. Staff know children exceptionally well. They design a curriculum that is ambitious, flexible and responsive to children's changing needs, ensuring all children make excellent progress. Children flourish as confident and capable learners and are exceptionally well prepared for the next stage in their learning.

Inspector highlights

  • The nursery places children's well-being at the heart of its planning.
  • The nursery provides a language-rich environment that strongly promotes children's communication skills.
  • Children who have recently turned three years old demonstrate impressive social skills and independence.
  • The nursery has exceptionally strong links with local schools, which significantly ease children's transitions.
  • Leadership is highly effective, and partnerships with parents and carers are exceptionally strong.
Inspection #10399259 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

What parents say

Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection

Parents speak very positively about their children's experiences, commenting that staff always have time for them.

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Children who have gaps in their development receive highly effective support to help them to catch up rapidly. The inspector discussed how staff support children with special educational needs and/or disabilities.

Outdoor space

The inspector observed the quality of education being provided for all children, indoors and outdoors.

Parent Reviews of Smartypants Exclusive Childcare

4.2
(11)
Roksana Umer
7 months ago

Both of my children have attended this nursery, and I honestly couldn’t recommend it highly enough! From the moment we first visited, the staff made us feel so welcome and reassured. They are warm, caring, and genuinely invested in the children’s happiness and development. The activities they offer are fantastic – there’s always something new and creative going on. Both of my children have thrived here, building confidence, friendships, and so many new skills. It’s such a comforting feeling to know they are cared for in such a safe, nurturing environment. I can’t thank the team enough for everything they’ve done – truly an outstanding nursery that I would recommend to any parent!🫶🏼🩷❤️

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Bushra Rashid
a year ago

Such an amazing nursery. All my children have come here and it has been a wonderful experience every time! Staff are extremely helpful, accommodating and always put the children first. My daughter loves it and has made so many friends. They offer lots of different activities and keep the little ones busy Thank you for everything - definitely would recommend this nursery

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rebecca singleton
a year ago

My little has been going for over a year now and she absolutely loves it, I have never had a problem with it. They do a lot of activities and the staff are very nice and all welcoming, any issues is nothing to much for them to help. Would absolutely recommend.

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Rosie Reid
a year ago

Really friendly staff. My son loves going to nursery here, they've helped wonders with his speech and learning skills

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Northwest Plumbing
2 years ago

Very bad experience, manager semara is very rude and arrogant. They don’t cooperate with parents, Colette is kind and very professional but staff need to be trained well.

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Inspection history

Date: August 2025

  • September 2025Outstanding
  • August 2025Outstanding

Frequently asked about Smartypants Exclusive Childcare

About the setting

Smartypants Exclusive Childcare Ltd originally registered in 2007 and re-registered in 2023 when moving to its current location. The nursery employs 26 members of childcare staff, with 24 holding appropriate early years qualifications at level 2 or above, including six at level 6. The nursery opens from Monday to Friday, all year round, with sessions from 7.30am to 5.30pm, and offers government-funded childcare.

URN
2726503
Registered person
Smartypants Exclusive Childcare Limited
Day care type
Full day care
Register
Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register
Establishment type
Childcare on non-domestic premises

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