Ofsted report card

Holland Moor Extended Services - Windmill Club

SKELMERSDALE, Lancashire · WN8 9AG

Inspected by Ofsted on 8 December 2025 under the report card framework.

Curriculum and teaching Not inspected
Achievement Not inspected
Behaviour and routines Strong Standard
Welfare and wellbeing Strong Standard
Inclusion Strong Standard
Leadership and governance Expected Standard

Curriculum and teaching and Achievement were not inspected here — a setting is only graded on the areas its registration covers, so this is not a gap in its practice.

What each grade means

Each area is judged separately. Expected standard is the bar every provider has to clear — meeting it is the pass, not a mediocre result.

Behaviour and routines

Strong Standard

Clearly better than the expected standard in this area, though not exceptional.

Welfare and wellbeing

Strong Standard

Clearly better than the expected standard in this area, though not exceptional.

Inclusion

Strong Standard

Clearly better than the expected standard in this area, though not exceptional.

Leadership and governance

Expected Standard

The bar every provider must clear. Meeting it is the pass, not a mediocre result.

Registration

Ofsted URN
EY382110
Provider type
Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Out-of school day care
Registered since
23 October 2008
Local authority
Lancashire

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

Where it is

SKELMERSDALE, Lancashire · WN8 9AG. Location from the Ofsted register.

Inspection history

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

  1. 28 January 2020 inspection compliant
  2. 1 July 2015 inspection Good
  3. 10 May 2010 inspection Good

Common questions

When was Holland Moor Extended Services - Windmill Club last inspected by Ofsted? +

Holland Moor Extended Services - Windmill Club in SKELMERSDALE, Lancashire was last inspected on 8 December 2025. That inspection used Ofsted's report card framework, which replaced single-word overall ratings for early years settings in November 2025.

What did Ofsted say about Holland Moor Extended Services - Windmill Club? +

Ofsted graded 4 areas: behaviour and routines — Strong Standard; welfare and wellbeing — Strong Standard; inclusion — Strong Standard; leadership and governance — Expected Standard. Each area is judged separately, so a setting can be stronger in one than another.

Why are some areas not graded for Holland Moor Extended Services - Windmill Club? +

Ofsted did not grade curriculum and teaching or achievement at this setting. A provider is only graded on the areas its registration covers — an out-of-school club, for example, is not inspected on delivering the early years curriculum. It is not a gap in the setting's practice.

Is "expected standard" a good grade? +

Yes. Expected standard is the bar every provider has to clear, so meeting it is the pass rather than a mediocre result. Strong standard and exceptional sit above it; needs attention and urgent improvement sit below.

How long has Holland Moor Extended Services - Windmill Club been registered? +

Holland Moor Extended Services - Windmill Club has been registered with Ofsted since 23 October 2008. Its unique reference number (URN) is EY382110.

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