What Ofsted grade does Bolitho Nursery have?

Bolitho Nursery was rated Outstanding at its inspection on 20 January 2025, under the grading Ofsted used before report cards.

How many children can Bolitho Nursery take?

Ofsted registers Bolitho Nursery for 44 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Penzance has 50.

How much does Bolitho Nursery cost?

Bolitho Nursery sets its own fees, so ask it for a price list. As a guide, the average nursery in South West charges £181 a week for 25 hours for a child under 2, before any free hours.

Does Bolitho Nursery 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 Bolitho Nursery how it offers them.

When was Bolitho Nursery last inspected?

Ofsted last inspected Bolitho Nursery on 20 January 2025. The full report is on the Ofsted website.

Which nurseries are near Bolitho Nursery?

Nearby in Penzance: Oasis Community Childcare Centre, The Children's Ark, Willows Educare.

Bolitho Nursery

Day nursery in Penzance. Part of the Cornwall council area.

Bolitho Nursery, Polwithen Road, Penzance, TR18 4JR

44 places

2016 registered with Ofsted

1 of 5 in our Penzance ranking

£122 a week, 50 hours for a 3 year old, South West average

What Ofsted found

Outstanding Inspected 20 January 2025

Ofsted grades for Bolitho Nursery, inspection of 20 January 2025
Judgement	Grade
Overall effectiveness	Outstanding
Quality of education	Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding

The highest of the four grades Ofsted gave before report cards. Ofsted now gives report cards instead, so this grade stays until the next inspection.

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What a place could cost

Bolitho Nursery sets its own prices. These are the averages for day nurseries in South 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	£145	£460
2 years old	£133	£422
3 to 4 years old	£122	£388

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

Bolitho Nursery against Penzance

	Bolitho Nursery	Penzance average
Places	44	50
Ofsted outcome	Outstanding	100% rated Good or better

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Questions parents ask about Bolitho Nursery

What Ofsted grade does Bolitho Nursery have?: Bolitho Nursery was rated Outstanding at its inspection on 20 January 2025, under the grading Ofsted used before report cards.
How many children can Bolitho Nursery take?: Ofsted registers Bolitho Nursery for 44 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Penzance has 50.
How much does Bolitho Nursery cost?: Bolitho Nursery sets its own fees, so ask it for a price list. As a guide, the average nursery in South West charges £181 a week for 25 hours for a child under 2, before any free hours.
Does Bolitho Nursery 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 Bolitho Nursery how it offers them.
When was Bolitho Nursery last inspected?: Ofsted last inspected Bolitho Nursery on 20 January 2025. The full report is on the Ofsted website.
Which nurseries are near Bolitho Nursery?: Nearby in Penzance: Oasis Community Childcare Centre, The Children's Ark, Willows Educare.

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.