Kids Planet Bluebell Lodge

361 St Annes Road, Blackpool FY4 2QR
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  • Kids Planet Bluebell Lodge, Blackpool
Kids Planet Bluebell Lodge provides high-quality childcare and early years education in two detached, single-storey buildings in a residential area of Blackpool, this nursery is also Udeskole accredited.

The nursery was established in 1990 and features an extensive outdoor area and well-resourced indoor rooms. The rooms have been carefully planned and equipped to maximise children's enjoyment of playing and learning.

The nursery provides a safe and secure environment for children and strives to enable each child in their care to reach their potential.

Care Provided by Kids Planet Bluebell Lodge

  • Type of Service
  • Day Nursery – Privately Owned
  • Open all year
  • Full Day Care

Good to Know

  • Person in charge
  • Jessica Reeds (Acting Manager)
  • Number of Childcare Staff
  • 22
  • Total Places for Children
  • 53
  • Age Range
    • from 0 years 0 months
    • to 5 years 0 months
  • Opening Times
  • Monday 08:00-18:00
    Tuesday 08:00-18:00
    Wednesday 08:00-18:00
    Thursday 08:00-18:00
    Friday 08:00-18:00
  • When Closed
  • Bank Holidays

Funding & Fees Guide for Kids Planet Bluebell Lodge

  • Various funding accepted (15 and 30 hours). We offer, Sibling discount, NHS discount, Tax Free Childcare. Rates vary by location/nursery setting.
    Please get in touch with the nursery for our most up to date fees and availability.


Kids Planet Bluebell Lodge Reviews (45)

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Kids Planet Bluebell Lodge has a Review Score of 10 (9.971) out of 10, based on 29 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time Kids Planet Bluebell Lodge has 45 reviews.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Fantastic nursery! Daughter is really enjoying and is coming on so well. Always doing different things and bringing home things she's made. Staff are excellent and friendly. Very supportive!

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My daughter has attended the setting since she was eight months old (almost three now), leaving your child is such a hard thing to do as a parent. The staff here couldn't have put my mind at ease anymore. My child even asks for the staff when not in nursery! They really do a great job looking after
her and making her feel so safe and secure it's unbelievable. Nothing is too much to ask of them, from following her dietary needs, routine, behaviour, they have helped her grow into the confident, intelligent, funny little girl she is now. I love being able to see what she has been doing and all the fun activities she gets up to at nursery via their new app and it shows me how/where her development is at and what I can do support it! Can't thank the women and men here enough it really is a great nursery and definitely would recommend to friends.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

As a parent, I have been very happy with this nursery. My Son has progressed well in the care of Bluebell Lodge since going at 9 months old and he continues to be happy there. His well-being has always been a priority to all of the staff who have cared for him and the activities and opportunities he
has at the nursery have encouraged his development. I am always well informed and involved as a parent and would recommend the nursery to others.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My son has been at Bluebell Lodge Nursery since he was about four months old, and I have never had a problem with them. The nursery and all the staff within are wonderful and always put 100% into looking after my son and all the other children there. He has progressed so much and I always get comments
on how good his speech is at 18 months old and I believe this is due to the nursery and the work they do with him. He never fails to amaze me, he knows things I've not taught him such as what the green man is and what it does on traffic lights. I wouldn't change his nursery even if somebody paid me.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My son has been attending this nursery for nearly a year. We had looked around a few and spoke to other parents and the majority recommended Bluebell Lodge. I liked the fact you didn’t have to book an appointment to look round it meant we could see the nursery how it usually is.
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the lovely manager who was very welcoming and friendly and answered the many questions we had! We looked around the rooms relevant to our son. The staff and the children both looked happy and enthusiastic and made us feel welcome. We got a very homely feel from Bluebell Lodge and decided that was the Nursery for us!


Since starting nursery all of the staff have been fantastic with him they’ve brought him on in his development and speech. My son does a lot of activities outside with nursery that I love, he’s been to a variety of places including the park and the sea life centre. My child loves this nursery and all of the people who care for him whilst he is there he never wants to come home.


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Current Review Score: 10.0 (9.971)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 10 (9.971) out of 10 for Kids Planet Bluebell Lodge is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  • a) The Average Rating is 5.0 out of 5 from 29 Reviews in the last 24 months.

  • b) The score for the number of positive Reviews is 5.0 out of 5 from 29 positive Reviews in the last 24 months.

Detailed Breakdown of Review Score

The maximum Review Score for a Day Nursery is 10, which is made up from the Average Rating of Reviews (maximum of 5 points) and the Number of Reviews (maximum of 5 points) in the last 24 months:

  • a) 5 Points are available for the Average Rating from all Reviews in the last 24 months.

    The Average Rating of 4.971 for Kids Planet Bluebell Lodge is calculated as follows: ( (338 Excellents x 5) + (8 Goods x 4) + (1 Satisfactorys x 3) ) ÷ 347 Ratings = 4.971

  • b) 5 Points are available for the number of Positive Reviews in the last 24 months. A Positive Review is defined as any Review with an 'Overall Experience' of '4' or '5' (out of a max rating '5').

    The 5 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Kids Planet Bluebell Lodge is based on 29 positive Reviews in the last 24 months and is calculated as per below:

    The 5 points available are broken down as follows:

    • i) 4 points are available for the first 10 Positive Reviews in the last 24 months; 3 points for the first Positive Review, and then 0.125 Points for each of the next four Positive Reviews and then 0.1 Points for the next five Positive Reviews. (1st = 3.000, 2nd = 0.125, 3rd = 0.125, 4th = 0.125, 5th = 0.125, 6th = 0.100, 7th = 0.100, 8th = 0.100, 9th = 0.100, 10th = 0.100) 3 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 = 4

    • ii) 1 point is available for the number of Positive Reviews reaching 20% of the number of registered child places in the last 24 months. If this number is partially reached, then that proportion of 1 point is given. eg a Day Nursery registered for a maximum of 50 child places has to reach 10 Positive Reviews to receive 1 point, if it has 7 reviews it will receive 0.7 points. 20% of the 53 number of registered child places is 10.6, which has been reached with 29 Positive reviews. Points = 1

  • When a Review is submitted by someone who has previously submitted a Review, only the latest Review will count towards the Review Score.

  • If a Day Nursery does not have a review in the last 24 months, then it will not have a Review Score.

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Meet the Team (1)

Nicole

Nicole Trafford

Job Title: Nursery Manager

Joined: 2014

My name is Nicole Trafford. I have worked at Bluebell Lodge since May 2014, in that time I have worked my way up from Early Years Practitioner to Room Leader, Third in Charge, and Deputy Manager and I have finally achieved my goal of becoming a Nursery Manager in December 2024.


I have a BA Hons in Family Support and Wellbeing as well as a Level 3 in Early Years.
I have a little girl called Forrest, who also attends Bluebell Lodge Nursery, so I am very grateful to be able to still see her whilst I work Monday to Thursday.


In my spare time, I like to make memories with my daughter, as well as go for long walks in the lake district with my partner, Forrest and our Cavapoo Luna. I also love baking, especially baking cookies and decorating birthday cakes for my friends and family.