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  • Phone Number
    01254 872608
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  • Group/Owner
    Great and Small Forest Education Ltd
  • Person in Charge
    Victoria Cocken (Managing Director)
  • Number of Staff
    6
  • When Closed
    Bank Holidays, 2 weeks at Christmas & 1 week at the end of the Summer Holidays
  • Type of Service
    Day Nursery – Privately Owned Open all year Full Day Care Sessional Day Care
  • Total Places for children
    36
  • Age range
    from 2 years 0 months to 5 years 0 months
  • Parking
    Parking is roadside on Rishton Road
  • Visiting
    Visits available any day by appointment and at weekends subject to availability
  • Directions
    From Whalley Road, Clayton le Moors, turn onto Sparth Road next to the Sparth House Hotel. Follow Sparth Road to a mini roundabout. Go straight on at the roundabout onto Rishton Road. The setting is set back directly facing Mercer Park playground and next door to Hope House Care Home
  • Opening Days
    Mon-Fri
  • Opening Hours
    0830-1600
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  • Emerson Bishop
    September 4, 2024 at 6:00 pm

    Consistently comes home cheerful and tells me about all the activities he has done.
    I’m consistently updated with pictures which are so nice to see.
    All members of team are welcoming and very great at what they do! My son started this childcare centre and he loves it!

  • Billie Clarke
    September 18, 2024 at 11:31 am

    He talks about childcare centre a lot at home and asks if he is going most mornings. The messy and outdoor playtime is perfect for him and tires him out for an early bedtime! They do really nice activities every day. My little boy has only been for 2 months and he is talking more and is discovering so many new words. My little boy loves it at childcare centre.

  • Robin Brooks
    September 24, 2024 at 9:59 pm

    My little girl followed in her brothers footsteps at a lovely childcare centre that he loved but she just wasn’t cheerful and wasn’t thriving like I had imagined, then I came across this little gem! We went for a look around and I just knew it was the one for her, so we moved her. The team were lovely, welcoming and approachable and the childcare centre whilst it looked basic on first views, was full of enjoyable. They allow the kids to be free and encourage outdoor playtime in all weathers and my little girl came on so much whilst attending here. She came out of her shell and made friends, something which before she had struggled with. The childcare centre got her ready for school despite being the baby of the year and she started no further behind than the eldest kids! She was consistently cheerful to go, often asking to attend on days she was not down for because she enjoyed it that much. There was forever a smile on her face when she was there, I couldn’t of been a happier Mum! This childcare centre is just incredible, I can’t tell you enough!

  • Indigo Lang
    October 11, 2024 at 3:44 pm

    Her speech and ability to communicate has improved so much. They’ve helped not only with her development but also with eating issues we were having with her at home too! My daughter consistently says how much she loves her ‘school’ and how much enjoyable she’s had. The team are incredible, so supportive and work alongside you and are so supportive. Would suggest to anyone. My daughter started here in January 2019, she’s absolutely thrived being there.

  • Winter Carter
    October 16, 2024 at 9:37 am

    My son personally loved the forest school and had such a bond with all the team. He still has friends he made whilst he was attending. Absolutely incredible team, who all focus on each individual kid and the needs they may have.

  • Cameron Lang
    October 22, 2024 at 12:52 pm

    We enrolled our son in both settings and he absolutely loved every minute of his time there. The forest school is incredible, he was consistently so excited to go and playtime in the outdoors and it has taught him skills he wouldn’t have learnt anywhere else. The preschool is as equally remarkable, the team are attentive and informative and there wasn’t a single day our little boy didn’t want to go. In both settings, they took their time to get to know him and what he needed and he has flourished with their assistance. We can highly suggest Excellent and Small Kindergarten.

  • Elliot Owens
    December 4, 2024 at 9:03 am

    My kids are cheerful and willingly go to the childcare centre. Thank you to the whole team for such fantastic care. I suggest the childcare centre to all parents because it teaches and educates my second kid.

  • Rowan Mayer
    December 8, 2024 at 8:11 pm

    Her cheerful mood in the morning and after visiting kindergarten is the best proof that she is cheerful to be in your neighbourhood. You are a excellent team of professionals. Thank you. Thank you for quickly adapting my daughter to the English average.

  • Micah Brooks
    December 26, 2024 at 11:46 am

    Because of that, it was the obvious choice when my daughter was old enough to attend. I didn’t look anywhere else as I knew that it was a lovely setting and that a lot of the same team worked there. In fact, my daughter’s key worker has known her since she was born from my son’s time there and reached out to let me know she was looking forward to looking after her. I’m very cheerful with the journey that we’ve had so far over the last few months, especially as we’ve been going through the potty training process! They’ve been so flexible and supportive! My son attended Excellent and Small Kindergarten for about a year when it first opened and we had a really positive journey.

  • Robin Drake
    February 25, 2025 at 5:57 am

    They have nurtured and prepared our son for his next chapter in his education. Excellent and Small Kindergarten is a fantastic setting.

  • Jesse Finch
    April 14, 2025 at 2:29 am

    My daughter absolutely loved her time here with the manager and the team. They helped so much with my daughters transition to school. Cannot suggest it enough. An absolutely incredible childcare centre, both settings are exceptional.

  • Marley Blair
    April 26, 2025 at 3:31 am

    My kid is a very shy 2-year-old when around adults and kids she does not know but has really started to come out of her shell since going to childcare centre. The team are consistently welcoming and welcoming and are consistently on hand to offer help with any questions or queries I may have. She has learnt an awful lot in such a short space of time and it’s fantastic to see her blossom. My daughter has recently started to attend Excellent and Small Kindergarten (January 2023) and I can not suggest them highly enough.

  • Lennon Delaney
    May 11, 2025 at 11:29 pm

    She loves it that much that she even wants to go on her days off. The team are remarkable and keep me updated on day to day activities and on how my daughter has progressed over the months of being there. I would highly suggest this childcare centre, absolutely remarkable all around. My daughter goes to this childcare centre and she absolutely loves it.

  • Blake Steele
    June 4, 2025 at 12:44 pm

    They’re so accommodating and welcoming and nothing is too much trouble. We loved the fact that it’s a small setting and not overcrowded. The girls that work there are lovely too and you can tell they absolutely adore their job. My daughter has only been going to Excellent and Small Kindergarten for a short time (since January) but she’s settled in so well and really enjoys going.

  • Justice Reid
    June 5, 2025 at 3:34 pm

    It’s daunting for any parent choosing a childcare centre for your kid, and trusting whose hands they’re going to be in. But after looking around multiple nurseries Excellent and Small was perfect. My son is nonverbal and autistic, much of the diagnosis process has happened whilst he’s been at childcare centre and they’ve been so hands-on and supportive. The small intimate setting and the amount of time they spend playing outside is perfect for my little boy, and all the team go out of their way to make sure he’s cheerful and accommodated, which can be difficult with a kid that can’t speak, but I couldn’t have asked for a better childcare centre for him and would highly suggest to any parent. All the team are remarkable and keep you updated, we’ll be sad to say goodbye! My son has been attending Excellent and Small Kindergarten for almost 18 months, and even though he’s starting school this September he’ll definitely be attending holiday club at Excellent and Small as he loves the team and setting so much and they’re all remarkable with him.

  • London Underwood
    June 6, 2025 at 9:33 pm

    My little one loves the team, literally loves them and to say he’d barely leave my side at first, that’s massive. Two years has flown by. Two years of discovering and playtime, playtime and discovering, art, drawing, singing songs and him talking of his little friends about how they are all friends. Just a lovely place and lovely, personable and supportive team, who have made life a whole lot easier and brighter many a time. Excellent and Small Kindergarten is lovely, it was such a hard transition sending my little one to childcare centre at first, then having increasing hours around my studying but the team have just been with us every step of the way.

  • Toby Hobbs
    June 7, 2025 at 4:39 am

    He’s making so much development and the activities reflect the kids’s interests and needs. It’s like a small family where all the team know each kid well. Absolutely adore this childcare centre. I adore that I can use the funded hours without additional costs incurred. A variety of snacks are offered morning and afternoon. My boy loves it when they go for walks to the shops or the park. They are incredible. My kid is absolutely loving kindergarten.

  • Spencer Cross
    June 21, 2025 at 4:10 pm

    Feels like a family rather than a childcare centre and this means so much to me as a mother, knowing my kid is being cared for and loved rather than just looked after. I have had two kids attend Excellent and Small Kindergarten and have had nothing but incredible and positive experiences with them, they have supported not only my kids but myself as well.

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