Nurseries in Bolton

There are 87 nurseries and pre-schools on the Ofsted register in Bolton, and 35 other childcare settings such as out-of-school clubs.

Inspection grades in Bolton

Ofsted report cards: 6 settings (13 Strong standard, 17 Expected standard, 6 Urgent improvement)
Ofsted grades before November 2025: 67 settings (7 Outstanding, 59 Good, 1 Requires improvement)

Grades are shown only where the inspectorate has published the report.

Childminders and home childcarers

111 registered childminders in Bolton (Ofsted childcare register, as at 30 June 2026)
17 registered home childcarers in Bolton (Ofsted childcare register, as at 30 June 2026)

Childminders look after children in their own homes. We show how many are registered, not who they are.

Nurseries and pre-schools

Adventure Garden Children's Nursery - Day nursery, Bolton BL4 0AW, 42 places
All Smiles Pre-School - Day nursery, Bolton BL3 2JZ, ages 2 to 4, 20 places
Ofsted, 12 October 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Ashbourne Day Nurseries at Little Lever - Day nursery, Bolton BL3 1HW, ages 0 to 3, 45 places
Ofsted, 14 August 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Baby Bede Nursery - Day nursery, Bolton BL3 3LJ, ages 0 to 4, 91 places
Ofsted, 11 October 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Bolton Children's Opportunity Group Playgroup - Day nursery, Bolton BL1 4QB, ages 2 to 5, 21 places
Ofsted, 7 March 2025: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
Bolton School Infant and Nursery School - Day nursery, Bolton BL1 4PA, ages 0 to 4, 84 places
Ofsted, 14 October 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Brighter Beginnings Day Nursery - Day nursery, Bolton BL1 3SQ, ages 1 to 4, 62 places
Ofsted, 12 December 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Brighter Bunnies Pre School - Pre-school, Bolton BL5 2BG, ages 2 to 4, 30 places
Ofsted, 23 October 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Bright Futures @ the gateway - Day nursery, Bolton BL3 2PH, ages 0 to 9, 100 places
Ofsted, 12 January 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Bright Horizons Bolton Day Nursery And Preschool - Day nursery, Bolton BL1 4AL, ages 1 to 4, 75 places
Ofsted report card, 11 August 2026: Expected standard in 6 areas; safeguarding standards met
Canterburys 2 Nursery & Out Of School Club - Day nursery, Bolton BL1 6EX, ages 0 to 4, 108 places
Ofsted, 10 July 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Canterburys Nursery and Out of School Club - Day nursery, Bolton BL1 5LH, ages 2 to 5, 40 places
Ofsted, 13 June 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Care Chiefs Highfield Hall - Day nursery, Bolton BL4 0AW, ages 2 to 10, 33 places
Ofsted, 17 March 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Casson Fold Day Nursery - Day nursery, Bolton BL5 2EH, ages 0 to 4, 45 places
Ofsted, 12 January 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Cherry Blossom Education LTD. - Day nursery, Bolton BL2 3LB, ages 0 to 4, 36 places
Ofsted, 5 June 2025: Requires improvement overall; safeguarding is effective
Clevelands Nursery - Day nursery, Bolton BL1 5DH, ages 0 to 3, 38 places
Ofsted, 30 January 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Croft House Nursery - Day nursery, Bolton BL6 7BT, ages 0 to 11, 150 places
Ofsted report card, 24 September 2026: Strong standard in 6 areas; safeguarding standards met
Daisy Chains Bolton Limited - Day nursery, Bolton BL2 6HX, ages 0 to 3, 59 places
Ofsted, 20 September 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Eagley School House Nursery - Day nursery, Bolton BL7 9DE, ages 0 to 5, 46 places
Ofsted, 15 June 2022: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
Eagley School House Nursery 2 - Day nursery, Bolton BL7 9RY, ages 0 to 4, 66 places
Ofsted, 19 September 2023: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
Early Years And Pre-School Centre - Day nursery, Bolton BL3 5BG, ages 0 to 4, 30 places
Ofsted, 9 September 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Egerton Nursery and Out of School Club - Day nursery, Bolton BL7 9RE, ages 2 to 10, 35 places
Ofsted, 25 September 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Elite Tuition Club - Day nursery, Bolton BL3 5AH
Forest Frontiers - Pre-school, Bolton BL1 6JY
Future Champions Childrens Nursery - Day nursery, Bolton BL6 6BQ, ages 0 to 4, 88 places
Ofsted, 31 July 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Gaskells Private Day Nursery - Day nursery, Bolton BL1 2QU, ages 0 to 4, 80 places
Ofsted, 16 February 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Grosvenor Daycare Centre - Day nursery, Bolton BL4 8AR, ages 0 to 3, 84 places
Ofsted, 15 November 2024: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
Happitots Day Nursery - Day nursery, Bolton BL5 3PD, ages 0 to 4, 26 places
Ofsted, 27 August 2021: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Hart Common Pre-School - Day nursery, Bolton BL5 2BX, ages 2 to 4, 24 places
Ofsted, 10 January 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Heaton Dene Nursery School - Day nursery, Bolton BL5 3NJ, ages 0 to 4, 80 places
Ofsted, 1 September 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Heaton House Nursery - Day nursery, Bolton BL1 6AE, ages 0 to 4, 65 places
Ofsted, 13 July 2023: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
Heaton Preschool Nursery - Day nursery, Bolton BL1 5EJ, ages 2 to 4, 26 places
Ofsted, 13 June 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Highmeadows Day Nursery Limited - Day nursery, Bolton BL4 0JR, ages 0 to 4, 80 places
Ofsted, 24 August 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Highview Kindergarten Ltd - Day nursery, Bolton BL1 7DZ, ages 0 to 4, 56 places
Ofsted, 19 February 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Hocus Pocus Day Nursery Ltd - Day nursery, Bolton BL2 1NY, ages 0 to 4, 90 places
Ofsted, 10 April 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Horwich Day Nursery - Day nursery, Bolton BL6 6AA, ages 1 to 4, 95 places
Ofsted report card, 5 June 2026: Urgent improvement in 6 areas; safeguarding standards met
Kids Planet Astley Bridge - Day nursery, Bolton BL1 6NS, ages 0 to 4, 52 places
Ofsted, 10 October 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Kids Planet Blackrod - Day nursery, Bolton BL6 5SN, ages 0 to 4, 120 places
Ofsted, 7 February 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Kids Planet Little Lever - Day nursery, Bolton BL3 1HP, ages 0 to 4, 90 places
Ofsted, 21 July 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Kids Planet Little Lever Baby House - Day nursery, Bolton BL3 1LP, ages 0 to 1, 24 places
Ofsted report card, 17 March 2026: Strong standard in 6 areas; safeguarding standards met
Kids Wreck - Day nursery, Bolton BL3 1QY, ages 0 to 4, 49 places
Ofsted, 1 April 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Ladybridge Preschool - Pre-school, Bolton BL3 4RZ, ages 2 to 4, 40 places
Ofsted, 30 June 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Lever Edge Early Years Unit - Pre-school, Bolton BL3 3HP, ages 0 to 3, 26 places
Ofsted, 14 June 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Lilliputs Day Nursery - Day nursery, Bolton BL5 3EF, ages 0 to 4, 62 places
Ofsted, 3 July 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Lilys Little Gems - Day nursery, Bolton BL4 7AX, ages 1 to 4, 120 places
Ofsted, 22 July 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Lilys @ Lostock - Day nursery, Bolton BL6 4BL, ages 1 to 4, 82 places
Ofsted report card, 23 June 2026: Strong standard in 1 area, Expected standard in 5 areas; safeguarding standards met
Little Angels Nursery - Day nursery, Bolton BL1 8UP, ages 1 to 4, 24 places
Ofsted, 15 October 2021: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Little Feet Day Nursery - Day nursery, Bolton BL2 6QE, ages 0 to 4, 70 places
Ofsted, 20 November 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Little Lambs Nursery - Day nursery, Bolton BL1 7JL, ages 0 to 4, 60 places
Ofsted, 8 June 2022: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
Little Ozzies Limited - Day nursery, Bolton BL2 6NW, ages 0 to 10, 55 places
Ofsted, 8 July 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Lostock Holiday Club - Pre-school, Bolton BL6 4DG
Lostock Playschool - Day nursery, Bolton BL6 4EL, ages 2 to 4, 40 places
Ofsted, 19 September 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Meadow Hill Education and Arts Nursery - Day nursery, Bolton BL6 4AQ, ages 0 to 4, 53 places
Ofsted, 16 April 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Moon Star Academy - Day nursery, Bolton BL1 3AS
Moorlands Day Nursery - Day nursery, Bolton BL6 5PS, ages 0 to 4, 87 places
Ofsted, 17 February 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Mucky Munchkins Childcare - Day nursery, Bolton BL5 1AA, ages 0 to 4, 41 places
Ofsted, 15 August 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
New Beginnings Childcare Ltd - Day nursery, Bolton BL5 3RD, ages 0 to 4, 61 places
Ofsted, 13 November 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Olive Garden Nursery - Day nursery, Bolton BL3 3NY, ages 2 to 4, 65 places
Ofsted, 20 September 2023: Outstanding overall; safeguarding is effective
Paradise Garden Nursery - Pre-school, Bolton BL3 4WH, ages 2 to 4, 30 places
Ofsted, 26 February 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Partou Playdays Day Nursery & Pre-School - Day nursery, Bolton BL6 5EQ, ages 0 to 4, 99 places
Ofsted, 6 December 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Rose Cottage Day Nursery - Day nursery, Bolton BL5 3JP, ages 0 to 4, 52 places
Ofsted, 9 September 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Saplings Day Nursery - Day nursery, Bolton BL5 2BX, ages 0 to 4, 26 places
Ofsted, 18 December 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Scallywags Pre-School (Edgworth) - Pre-school, Bolton BL7 0AH, ages 2 to 4, 24 places
Ofsted, 25 February 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Seymour Road Nursery Ltd - Day nursery, Bolton BL1 8PG, ages 0 to 4, 45 places
Ofsted, 9 April 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Shining Stars Nursery - Day nursery, Bolton BL1 8EZ, 61 places
Shining Stars Nursery - Day nursery, Bolton BL3 6SA, 141 places
Stagecoach Bolton - Pre-school, Bolton BL1 4TG
Stagecoach Bolton - Pre-school, Bolton BL2 3BP
St Andrews Playgroup - Pre-school, Bolton BL7 9BA, ages 2 to 4, 26 places
Ofsted, 25 May 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Starlights Daycare Nursery - Day nursery, Kearsley BL4 9BT, ages 1 to 10, 66 places
Ofsted, 31 August 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Super Stars Private Day Nursery Limited - Day nursery, Bolton BL4 9BP, ages 0 to 4, 121 places
Ofsted, 27 November 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Taqwa Nursery - Pre-school, Bolton BL3 3HS, ages 2 to 4, 27 places
Ofsted, 6 June 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Teddies House - Day nursery, Bolton BL4 7JN, ages 0 to 4, 66 places
Ofsted, 1 July 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Tender Years Day Nursery Bolton - Day nursery, Bolton BL1 5HQ, ages 0 to 4, 60 places
Ofsted report card, 27 January 2026: Expected standard in 6 areas; safeguarding standards met
The Base Nursery - Day nursery, Bolton BL4 7ED, 29 places
The Club at Leverhulme - Day nursery, Bolton BL2 6EE, 20 places
The Jumbles Nursery - Day nursery, Bolton BL7 0EF, ages 0 to 3, 45 places
Ofsted, 2 October 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
THE KIDZ ZONE LTD - Day nursery, Bolton BL1 8AN
The Nest - Pre-school, Bolton BL1 2NP, 50 places
The Red House Nursery - Day nursery, Bolton BL1 6LN, ages 0 to 4, 49 places
Ofsted, 30 August 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
The Study Club LTD - Day nursery, Bolton BL1 3AH
Tic Tots Day Nursery & Creche - Day nursery, Bolton BL1 8TT, ages 0 to 4, 88 places
Ofsted, 22 March 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Tiny Tots Private Day Nursery Ltd - Day nursery, Bolton BL3 2LU, ages 0 to 4, 40 places
Ofsted, 27 June 2025: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Wells House Kindergarten - Day nursery, Radcliffe M26 1FS, ages 0 to 4, 60 places
Ofsted, 22 March 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Westhoughton Kids Club - Day nursery, Bolton BL5 3JH, ages 0 to 11, 110 places
Ofsted, 5 May 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Willow Tree Day Nursery - Day nursery, Bolton BL3 4LT, ages 0 to 4, 81 places
Ofsted, 25 July 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Zahra Day Nursery - Day nursery, Bolton BL3 5LE, ages 1 to 4, 23 places
Ofsted, 12 December 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective

Out-of-school clubs and other childcare

Adventure Club @ The Hideaway - Out-of-school club, Bolton BL7 9SA, 45 places
Astronauts Afterschool Club - Out-of-school club, Bolton BL1 8BP
Bolton Arena - Out-of-school club, Bolton BL6 6LB
Bolton Tuition Centre - Out-of-school club, Bolton BL1 2HE
Bolton Tutoring Centres - Childcare setting, Bolton BL3 4RZ
BSS Leisure Services - Out-of-school club, Bolton BL1 4PA
Castle Hill Young Peoples Centre - Out-of-school club, Bolton BL2 2JW, 60 places
Edstart Bolton St Maxentius Primary School Childcare Provider - Out-of-school club, Bolton BL2 4AE
First Kick Football - Out-of-school club, Bolton BL3 3HH, 30 places
Happy Faces Out Of School Club - Out-of-school club, Bolton BL6 6EW, 50 places
Happy Faces Out Of School Club - Out-of-school club, Bolton BL6 6LN, 50 places
Kare 4 Kids Ltd - Out-of-school club, Heaton BL1 5EJ, 60 places
Kare 4 Kids Ltd - Out-of-school club, Lostock BL6 4PS, 49 places
Kidzone - Out-of-school club, Bolton BL1 4RT, 80 places
Kidzone Out Of School Clubs - Out-of-school club, Bolton BL4 8EX, 63 places
Kipmcgrath Bolton - Out-of-school club, Bolton BL1 2DJ
Kool Kidz Out of School Club - Out-of-school club, Bolton BL2 6TE, 32 places
Kool Kidz Out Of School Club - Out-of-school club, Bolton BL2 3QJ, 32 places
Learning Cubs - Bolton - Out-of-school club, Bolton BL1 2PG
Morris Green Out of School Club - Out-of-school club, Bolton BL3 3LJ, 80 places
Play is For All - Out-of-school club, Bolton BL2 4HU, 60 places
Premier Education WAC - Eatock Primary School - Out-of-school club, Bolton BL5 2ER, 23 places
Premier Education WAC - Gaskell Community Primary School - Out-of-school club, Bolton BL1 2QG, 23 places
Premier Education WAC @ St Thomas Halliwell - Out-of-school club, Bolton BL1 3JB, 21 places
The After School Club - Out-of-school club, Bolton BL3 4RX
The Club at Bowness - Out-of-school club, Bolton BL3 1BT, 20 places
The Family Club - Out-of-school club, Bolton BL1 5RR, 25 places
The Parachute Out of School Club - Out-of-school club, Bolton BL5 3QA, 80 places
The Wraparound Club - Out-of-school club, Bolton BL7 9HT, 50 places
Tonge Moor Out of School Club - Out-of-school club, Bolton BL2 2PF, 40 places
Training Group & The Care Ltd - Out-of-school club, Bolton BL3 5EL
Walmsley - Out-of-school club, Bolton BL7 9PR, 60 places
Washacre Out of School Club - Out-of-school club, Bolton BL5 2NJ, 24 places
Y2K Kidz Klub UK - St Matthews - Out-of-school club, Bolton BL3 1BQ, 15 places
Y2K Kidz Klub UK - St Stephens - Out-of-school club, Bolton BL4 8PB, 15 places

Nursery groups with settings here

Kids Planet Day Nurseries Limited (4 here)
St Bede's Childcare Limited (4 here)
Lily's Little Gems Childcare Limited (2 here)
Ashbourne Day Nurseries Limited (1 here)
Bright Horizons Family Solutions Limited (1 here)
Bright Stars Nurseries UK Limited (1 here)
Thompson (TIC TOTS) Partnership (1 here)

Ofsted report cards (England, from November 2025)

Since 10 November 2025 Ofsted has graded nurseries and pre-schools on a report card. There is no single overall grade. Instead, each of six areas gets one of five grades: Exceptional, Strong standard, Expected standard, Needs attention, Urgent improvement.

The six areas are inclusion; curriculum and teaching; achievement; behaviour, attitudes and establishing routines; children's welfare and wellbeing; leadership and governance. Safeguarding is judged on its own, as met or not met.

Expected standard means the setting does what Ofsted expects of every setting. Strong standard and Exceptional are above that; Needs attention and Urgent improvement mean Ofsted found things the setting has to put right.

Source: Ofsted reports

Ofsted grades before November 2025 (England)

Inspections before November 2025 gave one overall grade on a four-point scale: Outstanding, Good, Requires improvement, Inadequate. Ofsted also graded the quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, and leadership and management, and said whether safeguarding was effective.

Settings keep their last grade until Ofsted visits again, so many nurseries still show a grade from this older scale.

Source: Ofsted reports

Funded childcare hours in England

All 3 and 4 year olds in England can get 15 hours of free childcare a week, for 38 weeks of the year.

Working parents of children aged 9 months to 4 years old can get 30 hours of free childcare a week for 38 weeks of the year (Free Childcare for Working Parents), if they meet the earnings rules. You confirm your details every 3 months.

Some 2 year olds can get 15 hours a week when the family gets certain kinds of extra support.

The hours are used at a registered provider that offers them, so ask each nursery how it offers the funded hours.

Source: GOV.UK: Free Childcare for Working Parents, check if you're eligible · GOV.UK: Free childcare and education for 2 to 4 year olds (checked 31 October 2026)

Schools in Bolton

Schools in Bolton
Schools in Bolton council area
Grosvenor Nursery School and Day Care Centre - Nursery
The Orchards Nursery School - Nursery
All Saints CofE Primary School - Primary
Beacon Primary School - Primary
Beaumont Primary School - Primary
Bishop Bridgeman CofE Primary School - Primary
Blackrod Anglican/Methodist Primary School - Primary
Blackrod Primary School - Primary
Blackshaw Primary School - Primary
Bolton Parish Church, Church of England Primary School - Primary
Bowness Primary School - Primary
Brandwood Primary School - Primary

Sources: Ofsted, registers as at 30 June 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.