Bolton Children's Opportunity Group Playgroup
Lowndes Street Nursery, Lowndes Street, Bolton, BL1 4QBWhat Ofsted found
Outstanding Inspected 7 March 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.
What a place could cost
Bolton Children's Opportunity Group Playgroup 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.
Bolton Children's Opportunity Group Playgroup against Bolton
| Bolton Children's Opportunity Group Playgroup | Bolton average | |
|---|---|---|
| Places | 21 | 63 |
| Ofsted outcome | Outstanding | 84% rated Good or better |
Other nurseries close by
Questions parents ask about Bolton Children's Opportunity Group Playgroup
- What Ofsted grade does Bolton Children's Opportunity Group Playgroup have?
- Bolton Children's Opportunity Group Playgroup was rated Outstanding at its inspection on 7 March 2025, under the grading Ofsted used before report cards.
- How many children can Bolton Children's Opportunity Group Playgroup take?
- Ofsted registers Bolton Children's Opportunity Group Playgroup for 21 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Bolton has 63.
- How much does Bolton Children's Opportunity Group Playgroup cost?
- Bolton Children's Opportunity Group Playgroup 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 Bolton Children's Opportunity Group Playgroup 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 Bolton Children's Opportunity Group Playgroup how it offers them.
- When was Bolton Children's Opportunity Group Playgroup last inspected?
- Ofsted last inspected Bolton Children's Opportunity Group Playgroup on 7 March 2025. The full report is on the Ofsted website.
- Which nurseries are near Bolton Children's Opportunity Group Playgroup?
- Nearby in BL1: Heaton House Nursery, Little Lambs Nursery, Tender Years Day Nursery Bolton.
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.