What Ofsted grade does Blh Childcare Unit have?

Blh Childcare Unit was rated Good at its inspection on 13 March 2024, under the grading Ofsted used before report cards.

How many children can Blh Childcare Unit take?

Ofsted registers Blh Childcare Unit for 35 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Wigton has 33.

How much does Blh Childcare Unit cost?

Blh Childcare Unit sets its own fees, so ask it for a price list. As a guide, the average nursery in North West charges £178 a week for 25 hours for a child under 2, before any free hours.

Does Blh Childcare Unit offer 30 hours free childcare?

Any nursery on the Ofsted Early Years Register can offer the funded hours, but each one chooses how many funded places it has and what it charges for meals and extras. Ask Blh Childcare Unit how it offers them.

When was Blh Childcare Unit last inspected?

Ofsted last inspected Blh Childcare Unit on 13 March 2024. The full report is on the Ofsted website.

Which nurseries are near Blh Childcare Unit?

Nearby in CA7: Lowmoor Nursery, Jelly Tots, Lowmoor Beckside.

Blh Childcare Unit

Day nursery in Wigton, CA7. Part of the Cumberland council area.

Bolton Low Houses Childcare Unit, Bolton Low Houses, Wigton, CA7 8PA

35 places

2017 registered with Ofsted

2 of 4 in our Wigton ranking

£120 a week, 50 hours for a 3 year old, North West average

What Ofsted found

Good Inspected 13 March 2024

Ofsted grades for Blh Childcare Unit, inspection of 13 March 2024
Judgement	Grade
Overall effectiveness	Good
Quality of education	Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Good
Personal development	Good
Leadership and management	Good

The second of the four grades: a good standard of care and learning. Ofsted now gives report cards instead, so this grade stays until the next inspection.

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What a place could cost

Blh Childcare Unit sets its own prices. These are the averages for day nurseries in North West, for 50 hours a week in term time once the 30 funded hours are taken off.

Child's age	You pay a week	About a month
From 9 months to 2	£136	£429
2 years old	£124	£391
3 to 4 years old	£120	£381

A month here is 38 term-time weeks spread over 12 months. Work out your own hours or check your free hours.

Blh Childcare Unit against Wigton

	Blh Childcare Unit	Wigton average
Places	35	33
Ofsted outcome	Good	75% rated Good or better

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Questions parents ask about Blh Childcare Unit

What Ofsted grade does Blh Childcare Unit have?: Blh Childcare Unit was rated Good at its inspection on 13 March 2024, under the grading Ofsted used before report cards.
How many children can Blh Childcare Unit take?: Ofsted registers Blh Childcare Unit for 35 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Wigton has 33.
How much does Blh Childcare Unit cost?: Blh Childcare Unit sets its own fees, so ask it for a price list. As a guide, the average nursery in North West charges £178 a week for 25 hours for a child under 2, before any free hours.
Does Blh Childcare Unit offer 30 hours free childcare?: Any nursery on the Ofsted Early Years Register can offer the funded hours, but each one chooses how many funded places it has and what it charges for meals and extras. Ask Blh Childcare Unit how it offers them.
When was Blh Childcare Unit last inspected?: Ofsted last inspected Blh Childcare Unit on 13 March 2024. The full report is on the Ofsted website.
Which nurseries are near Blh Childcare Unit?: Nearby in CA7: Lowmoor Nursery, Jelly Tots, Lowmoor Beckside.

Nursery list and inspection outcomes from Ofsted's register of childcare providers, as at 30 June 2026.

Fees shown are regional averages from the Coram Family and Childcare Survey 2026, not any one nursery’s price. Confirm with the nursery before enrolling.

Eligibility rules are the government’s (childcarechoices.gov.uk). Whether a nursery offers the funded hours, and what it charges for meals and consumables, is the nursery’s decision; ask for its funded-hours terms in writing.