Nurseries in BB3

16 registered nurseries — 1 Outstanding, 7 Good

16

Total nurseries

1

Outstanding

7

Good

50%

% Outstanding/Good

Map near Rainbow Childcare
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Good⚠️ Old inspection

Rainbow Childcare Ltd, Darwen

🏫 32 places

Inspected February 2022

Map near Barnabas House Private Nursery
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Good

Watery Lane, DARWEN

🏫 59 places

Inspected September 2022

Map near Darwen Children's Centre
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Good

Lord Street, Darwen

🏫 56 places

Inspected June 2025

Map near Ark Les Enfants Nursery and Forest School
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Good

Les Enfants Ltd, DARWEN

🏫 80 places

Inspected January 2024

Map near Kidzania Childcare Darwen
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Good

Peek A Boo Daycare, Darwen

🏫 99 places

Inspected April 2023

Map near Precious Moments Childcare (Darwen) ltd.
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Good

Precious Moments Childcare Ltd, Darwen

🏫 55 places

Inspected June 2024

Map near Marshmallows Day Nursery
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Good⚠️ Old inspection

Lower Marsh House, Darwen

🏫 63 places

Inspected March 2022

Map near Riverside Nursery
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Outstanding

Riverside Ind Est, Lower Darwen

🏫 82 places

Inspected September 2022

Map near PALS-Darwen St Joseph's Primary School
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Not yet inspected

St. Josephs RC Primary School, Darwen

🏫 35 places
Map near Butterflies Out Of School Experience
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Not yet inspected

Darwen Valley Community Centre, Darwen

🏫 40 places
Map near Progress Education Centre - Darwen
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Not yet inspected

Darwen Centre, Darwen

Map near Kidsland Limited @ Ashleigh Primary School
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Not yet inspected

Ashleigh Primary School, Darwen

🏫 60 places
Map near Duxbury, Elle May
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Not yet inspected

Unit 5 Wood Street Mill, Darwen

🏫 3 places
Map near Kidsland Limited at St Joseph's Church Hall Darwen
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Not yet inspected

St. Josephs Presbytery, Darwen

🏫 60 places
Map near Bolland, Gemma
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Not yet inspected

Unit 5 Wood Street Mill, Darwen

🏫 3 places
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Safe Hands
Not yet inspected

St. Cuthberts C of E School, Darwen

🏫 30 places

Frequently Asked Questions

How many nurseries are in BB3?

BB3 has 16 Ofsted-registered nurseries, of which 1 are rated Outstanding and 7 are rated Good.

What percentage of nurseries in BB3 are Outstanding or Good?

50% of nurseries in BB3 are rated Outstanding or Good by Ofsted.

Which is the best-rated nursery in BB3?

You can compare every Outstanding-rated nursery in BB3 on this page, sorted by Ofsted grade. Each listing links to the full Ofsted report.

Are there funded nursery places in BB3?

Yes — many nurseries in BB3 offer 15 or 30 hours of government-funded childcare for eligible 2, 3 and 4-year-olds. Each nursery profile shows the number of funded places available.

Inspection data sourced from the Ofsted Early Years Register, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. NurseryMatch is independent of Ofsted and the UK Government.