Mi Nursery Hazelwood

Stories become dressing-up games, counting becomes play, and children's home languages have a place in the day: these were the defining threads at Mi Nursery Hazelwood in June 2025. This Haslingden setting has 48 places in total. Its character is best understood through the small details of children's experiences, rather than a branded programme.

At the 3 June 2025 inspection, Ofsted rated the nursery Good and found safeguarding effective. The strongest practical examples concerned language, social interaction and learning through familiar stories. There were also clear improvements to make in extending children's learning and helping parents support it at home.

The current opening hours are 8am to 6pm, Monday to Friday.

Learning and Activities

The early years foundation stage sets the framework for children's learning, development and care here. In parent language, this brings early communication, physical development and learning through play into the nursery day, alongside care routines.

In June 2025, book themes connected stories with other activities. Children remembered elements of a story while dressing as its characters, giving them a way to revisit ideas through play. Group discussions also gave children opportunities to contribute, with peers celebrating one another's answers. The emphasis was on using a story beyond the reading session itself.

Vocabulary teaching was concrete. Staff introduced words about books and repeated words while pointing to objects, helping children connect a word with its meaning. For children learning English alongside another language, that combination provided both something to hear and something to look at.

Mathematics also had a physical form in June 2025. Children compared measurements using a giant drawing on the floor and its tie; younger children explored counting through stacking. Numbered standing spots brought quantities into an everyday routine. These examples gave mathematical ideas a use beyond a tabletop task.

Outdoor and Community Life

Inside and outside activity formed part of the June 2025 day. Action songs accompanied routines, including tidying, while climbing equipment and a see-saw offered opportunities to practise movement. Staff encouraged careful climbing and controlled bouncing, linking physical play with consideration for other children.

Bus journeys to go shopping brought ordinary community life into children's experiences. Activities also drew on their cultures, with children bringing clothing or meaningful objects from home. These were opportunities to share something personal and encounter traditions belonging to their friends. The community connection was practical rather than abstract.

In June 2025, staff used children's home languages to help them settle. Close relationships helped adults recognise individual needs, while familiar routines and calm guidance supported children who struggled with their feelings. Care was visible in small social moments too: children waited to prepare fruit, shared resources and listened to one another's holiday stories.

At its June 2025 inspection, Ofsted found that external-agency work and individual plans supported children with special educational needs and/or disabilities, but teaching did not consistently extend existing skills and some parents needed clearer guidance about next learning steps and support at home.

Those improvement points matter for different reasons. A child who finishes something easily needs an appropriate next challenge, rather than another activity at the same level. Parents also need more than reassurance that their child is settled: knowing what to practise gives home learning a clear purpose. The June 2025 findings identified both issues, so warmth and enjoyable activities should be weighed alongside the precision of teaching and communication.

Sessions and Attendance

Hazelwood opens from 8am to 6pm on weekdays, Monday to Friday. This is a useful operating window for families planning work and childcare around the beginning and end of the day.

Getting There

The address is 41 Bury Road, Haslingden, Rossendale, BB4 5PG. Branch enquiries can be made by telephone on 01706 591596 or by email at hazelwood@minurseries.co.uk.

• Building on existing skills. In June 2025, staff did not consistently add a new challenge when children completed activities easily. During a visit, ask for an example of how an activity changes once a child has mastered it.
• Useful learning updates. Some parents in June 2025 were unclear about their child's next steps. Ask how current updates connect nursery activities with something specific to practise at home.
• Planning attendance and costs. The weekday opening window runs from 8am to 6pm. Before choosing an attendance arrangement, request a written quotation covering the booking pattern, funded hours where applicable, meals and consumables.

Hazelwood suits families who value story-based play, attention to language and opportunities for children to share their cultures. Its June 2025 experiences connected learning with tangible things: costumes, counting resources, outdoor equipment and shopping journeys.

The balance is clear. The Good judgement sits alongside specific improvements in teaching challenge and home-learning communication. For families whose childcare needs fall within the weekday 8am to 6pm opening window, the strongest reason to consider Hazelwood is that concrete account of children's daily experiences, weighed against those two improvement points.