What Ofsted grade does Bolton Nursery have?

Bolton Nursery was rated Good at its inspection on 7 December 2022, under the grading Ofsted used before report cards.

How many children can Bolton Nursery take?

Ofsted registers Bolton Nursery for 28 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Westmorland and Furness has 54.

How much does Bolton Nursery cost?

Bolton Nursery 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 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 Bolton Nursery how it offers them.

When was Bolton Nursery last inspected?

Ofsted last inspected Bolton Nursery on 7 December 2022. The full report is on the Ofsted website.

Which nurseries are near Bolton Nursery?

Nearby in Appleby: Brough Pre-School Nursery, Penny Bridge Nursery, Ivegill Nursery.

Bolton Nursery

Day nursery in Westmorland and Furness.

Colby Lane, Bolton, Appleby, CA16 6AW

28 places

2004 registered with Ofsted

29 of 46 in our Westmorland and Furness ranking

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

What Ofsted found

Good Inspected 7 December 2022

Ofsted grades for Bolton Nursery, inspection of 7 December 2022
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

Bolton Nursery 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 Nursery against Westmorland and Furness

	Bolton Nursery	Westmorland and Furness average
Places	28	54
Ofsted outcome	Good	85% rated Good or better

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Questions parents ask about Bolton Nursery

What Ofsted grade does Bolton Nursery have?: Bolton Nursery was rated Good at its inspection on 7 December 2022, under the grading Ofsted used before report cards.
How many children can Bolton Nursery take?: Ofsted registers Bolton Nursery for 28 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Westmorland and Furness has 54.
How much does Bolton Nursery cost?: Bolton Nursery 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 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 Bolton Nursery how it offers them.
When was Bolton Nursery last inspected?: Ofsted last inspected Bolton Nursery on 7 December 2022. The full report is on the Ofsted website.
Which nurseries are near Bolton Nursery?: Nearby in Appleby: Brough Pre-School Nursery, Penny Bridge Nursery, Ivegill Nursery.

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.