Ofsted report card

Highview Baby Unit

SKELMERSDALE, Lancashire · WN8 0DX

Inspected by Ofsted on 4 August 2022 under the report card framework.

Registration

Ofsted URN: 309637
Provider type: Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care
Registered since: 7 March 1996
Local authority: Lancashire

On the Early Years Register and the Compulsory Childcare Register and the Voluntary Childcare Register.

Where it is

SKELMERSDALE, Lancashire · WN8 0DX. Location from the Ofsted register.

Inspection history

Inspections before November 2025 gave one overall rating rather than grading each area.

2 September 2016 inspection Good
19 February 2016 inspection Requires Improvement
28 October 2015 inspection Inadequate
18 February 2013 inspection Requires Improvement
2 December 2011 inspection Requires Improvement
16 October 2007 inspection Good
1 March 2007 inspection Inadequate
17 September 2004 inspection Good

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Highview Baby Unit in SKELMERSDALE, Lancashire was last inspected on 4 August 2022. That inspection used Ofsted's report card framework, which replaced single-word overall ratings for early years settings in November 2025.

How long has Highview Baby Unit been registered? +

Highview Baby Unit has been registered with Ofsted since 7 March 1996. Its unique reference number (URN) is 309637.

Nearby settings

Portico at Moss Bank 7.2 km Little Explorers: Blackbrook 8.6 km St Mark's Pre-School 9.0 km Heirs and Graces PDN 9.0 km

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