22 nurseries in BL1 (Bolton centre, Smithills, Halliwell)

Every day nursery with a BL1 postcode, best rated first, and what a place costs in North West after the free hours.

22 day nurseries

3 rated Outstanding

1 with a new report card (5%)

1,094 places in total

£124 a week, 50 hours for a 2 year old after free hours

Day nurseries in BL1 (Bolton centre, Smithills, Halliwell), best rated first

All 22 day nurseries in BL1 (Bolton centre, Smithills, Halliwell)
#	Nursery	Ofsted outcome	Inspected	Places
1	Bolton Children's Opportunity Group Playgroup BL1 4QB	Outstanding	7 March 2025	21
2	Heaton House Nursery BL1 6AE	Outstanding	13 July 2023	65
3	Little Lambs Nursery BL1 7JL	Outstanding	8 June 2022	60
4	Tender Years Day Nursery Bolton BL1 5HQ	Expected standard in all 6	27 January 2026	60
5	Canterburys 2 Nursery & Out Of School Club BL1 6EX	Good	10 July 2025	108
6	Canterburys Nursery and Out of School Club BL1 5LH	Good	13 June 2025	40
7	Highview Kindergarten Ltd BL1 7DZ	Good	19 February 2025	56
8	Clevelands Nursery BL1 5DH	Good	30 January 2025	38
9	Bolton School Infant and Nursery School BL1 4PA	Good	14 October 2024	84
10	The Red House Nursery BL1 6LN	Good	30 August 2024	49
11	Seymour Road Nursery Ltd BL1 8PG	Good	9 April 2024	45
12	Kids Planet Astley Bridge BL1 6NS	Good	10 October 2023	52
13	Heaton Preschool Nursery BL1 5EJ	Good	13 June 2023	26
14	Tic Tots Day Nursery & Creche BL1 8TT	Good	22 March 2023	88
15	Gaskells Private Day Nursery BL1 2QU	Good	16 February 2023	80
16	Brighter Beginnings Day Nursery BL1 3SQ	Good	12 December 2022	62
17	Bright Horizons Bolton Day Nursery And Preschool BL1 4AL	Good	31 May 2022	75
18	Little Angels Nursery BL1 8UP	Good	15 October 2021	24
19	Moon Star Academy BL1 3AS	Not yet graded	Not yet
20	Shining Stars Nursery BL1 8EZ	Not yet graded	Not yet	61
21	The Kidz Zone Ltd BL1 8AN	Not yet graded	Not yet
22	The Study Club LTD BL1 3AH	Not yet graded	Not yet

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BL1 is in Bolton.

Nursery fees in BL1

What day nurseries in North West charge on average. Fees in BL1 itself can sit above or below this.

Average weekly price in term time, North West, Coram Childcare Survey 2026
Child's age	25 hours a week	50 hours a week
Under 2	£178no funded hours	£136after 30 funded hours
2 years old	£158no funded hours	£124after 30 funded hours
3 to 4 years old	£62after the free 15 hours	£120after 30 funded hours

Regional average, not any one nursery's price. Source: Coram Childcare Survey 2026. Work out your own monthly cost.

30 hours free childcare in BL1

The free hours follow national rules, so they are the same in BL1 as anywhere in England. Every day nursery listed here is registered with Ofsted, which is what a nursery needs to offer them.

Check which hours your child can get

Who	Free hours a week
Working parents, child from 9 months	30 hours
Every 3 and 4 year old	15 hours
2 year olds in families getting some benefits	15 hours

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.