Peekaboo Nursery

Spanish songs, football and dance give Peekaboo Nursery a recognisable weekly rhythm. Alongside those organised activities, daily outdoor play gives children room to move and explore. This Thornton Cleveleys setting combines practical play with opportunities to try a language, develop ball skills and express themselves through music.

At its 8 April 2025 inspection, Ofsted rated Peekaboo Good overall and found safeguarding effective, while identifying a need to adapt teaching more consistently to individual children's learning needs. That qualification matters alongside the grade: an engaging activity needs to work for the children taking part.

Peekaboo accepts children aged 6 to 60 months and has 69 places in total. Families can choose term-time or full-year care. Its appeal rests on the combination of weekly activities, outdoor experiences and communication that keeps parents connected to their child's day.

Learning and Activities

The early years foundation stage sets the requirements for children's learning, development and care here: play supports language, physical skills, relationships and early understanding of the world. Peekaboo's additional weekly sessions give that everyday learning some clear points of emphasis.

Weekly Spanish sessions introduce vocabulary through songs, games and cultural experiences. Children encounter Spanish through interactive songs, games and cultural experiences. Weekly Dance sessions use music and movement to develop coordination and self-expression, while Weekly football sessions emphasise teamwork and basic ball skills. These are different ways for children to practise listening, moving and joining in.

In April 2025, ordinary play supplied plenty of material for conversation. Children explored how rivers reach the ocean while using water and sand, and chopped vegetables during pretend cooking in the outdoor kitchen area. Words for parts of a pepper brought vocabulary into a hands-on activity. Learning had something concrete to attach to.

Number and measurement also appeared in play that month. Children discussed whether water-filled jugs were heavy or light and compared how much they contained. Staff encouraged counting and recognising objects as children played. These examples show how early mathematical ideas can become part of an activity rather than a separate exercise.

The teaching limitation was equally concrete. In April 2025, staff sometimes moved on before children had enough thinking time, and did not always notice groups, especially boys, whose play lacked purpose. Monitoring of teaching also needed closer attention. The improvement priority was to adjust strategies so that each child's learning needs shaped the activity.

Outdoor and Community Life

Daily outdoor access is part of the current offer. Gardening classes add another practical activity, giving children something to do as well as space to play.

In April 2025, outings extended beyond the nursery. Children visited the beach and used money to purchase ice cream, walked to the local duck pond and joined a local sensory group. These were regular community experiences, connecting play with everyday transactions, places and other people. The outdoor kitchen area also brought pretend cooking into outdoor play that month.

Settling-in sessions support children's transition into the nursery, giving families a specific arrangement to help children become familiar with the setting.

The Famly App supplies daily feedback, photographs and updates. It gives parents a way to follow activities and progress between conversations with staff. Regular communication with families is also part of Peekaboo's current arrangements.

At the April 2025 inspection, Ofsted found that staff responded promptly to developmental concerns, used targeted plans and sought outside support when needed, helping children make good progress. The practical mechanism was to identify a gap, plan a response and involve an external agency where appropriate.

In April 2025, a well-being room supported activities about feelings and the effects of children's actions on others. Staff also introduced calm breathing and discussed hydration and food. Babies shared music, bubbles and dancing with adults. These examples put emotional understanding and everyday wellbeing alongside learning through play.

Parent participation had a practical role that month too. Stay-and-play sessions let parents join activities and learn ways to continue play at home. Information moved between families and staff, helping each understand children's interests and needs across both settings.

Sessions and Attendance

Peekaboo's address is 3 Vicarage Avenue, Thornton Cleveleys, FY5 2BD. Opening hours are 8am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, with both term-time and full-year care. The nursery closes for bank holidays and Christmas, so families using the full-year arrangement need to account for those breaks.

Enquiries can be made through the contact form or by telephone on 01253865197. The form provides space for a message, allowing families to explain the attendance arrangement they are considering.

Funding and Paid Extras

Government-funded places are offered for eligible children. Eligibility is a condition of that offer, rather than a promise that every child can receive funded childcare. Current prices come in the nursery's written quotation.

Children receive meals and snacks daily. Food therefore forms part of the nursery day alongside play and learning.

• Teaching that reaches each child. In April 2025, activities were not always adjusted sufficiently, and some groups missed purposeful play. During a visit, ask how staff now give children thinking time and recognise when an activity needs changing.
• Weekly activities and attendance. Spanish, dance and football each run weekly. Ask how these sessions fit the days you are considering, so the attendance pattern matches the experiences you value.
• Funding and the written quotation. Funded places depend on eligibility. Ask for one written explanation of the funded-hours arrangement and any charges for meals, consumables or additional hours.

Peekaboo suits families choosing either term-time attendance or full-year care who value weekly language and movement activities alongside outdoor play. Spanish, dance and football give its offer substance; the Famly App provides a practical connection with home.

The April 2025 teaching concern deserves attention when choosing: activities need to engage each child, with enough time to think and participate. Settling-in sessions and the combination of indoor, outdoor and community experiences give families concrete arrangements to weigh against that improvement priority.