What Ofsted found
Good Inspected 31 August 2023
| 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.
What a place could cost
Starlights Daycare 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.
Starlights Daycare Nursery against Bolton
| Starlights Daycare Nursery | Bolton average | |
|---|---|---|
| Places | 66 | 63 |
| Ofsted outcome | Good | 84% rated Good or better |
Other nurseries close by
Questions parents ask about Starlights Daycare Nursery
- What Ofsted grade does Starlights Daycare Nursery have?
- Starlights Daycare Nursery was rated Good at its inspection on 31 August 2023, under the grading Ofsted used before report cards.
- How many children can Starlights Daycare Nursery take?
- Ofsted registers Starlights Daycare Nursery for 66 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Bolton has 63.
- How much does Starlights Daycare Nursery cost?
- Starlights Daycare 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 Starlights Daycare 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 Starlights Daycare Nursery how it offers them.
- When was Starlights Daycare Nursery last inspected?
- Ofsted last inspected Starlights Daycare Nursery on 31 August 2023. The full report is on the Ofsted website.
- Which nurseries are near Starlights Daycare Nursery?
- Nearby in BL4: Grosvenor Daycare Centre, Teddies House, Super Stars Private Day Nursery Limited.
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.