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Babies
Cosy beginnings
3–18 months
A calm, nurturing room for our littlest ones.
👶3 months – 5 years
🕗Open 8:00am – 6:00pm
📅Mon–Fri, term time
💷Funded places available
Beacon Lights at a glance
Beacon Lights is a day nursery in Blackburn, run by Mi Nurseries, caring for children aged 3 months to 5 years. It is open Monday to Friday from 8am until 6pm, during term time, and offers funded childcare places.
- Address
- 69 Preston New Road, Blackburn, BB2 6AY
- Phone
- 01254 800110
- Ages
- 3 months to 5 years
- Opening hours
- Monday to Friday, 8am to 6pm, during term time (see term dates)
- Ofsted
- Rated Good (inspected 21 August 2025). URN 2738149. View on Ofsted (opens in a new tab)
- Funded childcare
- 15 and 30 funded hours for eligible families
- Run by
- Daycare Centres Limited, trading as Mi Nurseries
Welcome to Beacon Lights
A welcoming nursery in Blackburn
Beacon Lights registered with Ofsted in 2023 and has grown into a much-loved part of the community on Preston New Road, serving families across Blackburn, including Witton, Audley and Mill Hill. A team of sixteen childcare staff care for children here Monday to Friday during term time.
Rooms are calm, well organised and set up at child height, so little ones can choose what to play with and grow in confidence and independence.
What makes Beacon Lights special
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Calm, well-organised rooms
Everything set out at child height, so children can choose and explore for themselves.
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A team of sixteen
Sixteen childcare staff, so there is always a familiar face.
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Meals cooked on site
Fresh, seasonal menus prepared in our own kitchen each day.
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Daily updates
Photos, meals, naps and milestones shared with you each day.
Our rooms
Toddler room photo coming soon
Toddlers
Busy little discoverers
18 months–3 years
Purposeful play and growing independence.
Pre-school room photo coming soon
Pre-school
Ready for big school
3–5 years
Confident learners getting ready for reception.
Opening hours & funding
Opening hours
Monday – Friday8:00am – 6:00pm
Saturday – SundayClosed
Bank holidaysClosed
School holidays & inset daysSee term dates
Fees & funding
Fees depend on your child's age and the sessions you need. Government funded places are available here — call the team and we'll give you an exact figure for your family.
See fees & funding →
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We accept government funded hours, tax-free childcare and major employer voucher schemes. Beacon Lights is open Monday to Friday during term time. See the term dates below.
Term times 2025/26
Beacon Lights follows the Blackburn term dates below, the same dates as Tadis House. The nursery is closed on these days and during the school holidays between them.
Autumn term 2025
- ClosedInset day, nursery closed
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Spring term 2026
- ClosedInset day, nursery closed
- Re-opensNursery re-opens
- Last dayLast day in nursery
- Re-opensNursery re-opens
- Last dayLast day in nursery
Summer term 2026
- ClosedInset day, nursery closed
- Re-opensNursery re-opens
- ClosedNursery closed, May Day bank holiday
- Re-opensNursery re-opens
- Last dayLast day in nursery
- ClosedInset day, nursery closed
- Re-opensNursery re-opens
- Last dayLast day in nursery
The nursery will also close for one day for Eid-ul-Fitr and one day for Eid-ul-Adha. These dates will be confirmed nearer the time.
Inside Beacon Lights
Take a look around
A walk through the rooms and spaces your child will spend their day in.
Our team
Meet the whole team
Meet the Beacon Lights team
The people who will care for your child, and what each of them does.
Gallery
Full Beacon Lights gallery
What we’ve been up to
Snapshots of the children’s play, trips and special days at Beacon Lights.
We only share photos of children whose parents have given written permission.
What to expect
Every day at Beacon Lights
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Independent play
Children choose from activities set out at their height, and have time to really focus on them.
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Learning through play
Play-led days that follow each child's interests, guided by the EYFS framework.
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A calm home time
Tea, quiet activities and a friendly handover about how the day has gone.
Questions
Beacon Lights nursery: common questions
Where is Beacon Lights nursery?
Beacon Lights is at 69 Preston New Road, Blackburn, BB2 6AY. It is convenient for families in Blackburn, Witton, Audley and Mill Hill.
What ages does Beacon Lights take?
Beacon Lights cares for children aged 3 months to 5 years, in a baby room, a toddler room and a pre-school room.
What are Beacon Lights’s opening hours?
Beacon Lights is open Monday to Friday, 8am to 6pm, during term time.
Does Beacon Lights offer funded childcare?
Yes. Beacon Lights offers funded childcare hours: up to 30 hours a week for eligible working parents of children from 9 months, 15 hours for every 3- and 4-year-old, and 15 hours for 2-year-olds from families getting extra support, applied for through Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council. Working parents apply on GOV.UK (opens in a new tab) and give us their 11-digit code. How funding works.
Is Beacon Lights Ofsted registered?
Yes. Beacon Lights is registered with Ofsted (URN 2738149). Rated Good (inspected 21 August 2025).
How many staff work at Beacon Lights?
Ofsted’s 2025 report records a team of 16 childcare staff at Beacon Lights.
How do I arrange a visit to Beacon Lights?
Send us a message using the contact form on this page, or call 01254 800110. We will arrange a visit at a time that suits you.
Find us
On Preston New Road, Blackburn
Well placed for families across Blackburn, including Witton, Audley and Mill Hill, with good bus links along Preston New Road.
69 Preston New Road, Blackburn, BB2 6AY
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