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150 placesBL6 7BT01204697613
North West
Childcare in Bolton
248 registered providers with 5,691 places, down 9.7% since December 2021.
73day nurseries
111childminders
34after-school clubs
108newly registered since 2021
55.0%rated Good or better
124closed since 2021
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The sixty largest and best-rated. Childminders are not named, because Ofsted withholds them.
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Settings that have closed
Worked out by comparing consecutive Ofsted releases; the closure falls in the six months before the date shown.
| Setting | Town | Places it had | Last rating | Gone by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y2K Kidz Klub | Bolton | 45 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Mytham Road Out Of School Club | Bolton | 35 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Y2k Kidz Klub | Bolton | 30 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Nexus Learning Ltd | Bolton | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Haven Daycare Limited | Bolton | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Haven Daycare Limited | Bolton | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2026 |
| Ladybirds Nursery Bolton Ltd | Bolton | 65 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Canterburys Infant and Toddler Centre | Bolton | 60 | Outstanding | Dec 2025 |
| St Osmunds Community Nursery Ltd t/a Queensbrook Childrens Nursery | Spa Road | 56 | Good | Dec 2025 |
| St. Brendans Nursery | Bolton | 48 | Good | Dec 2025 |
| Premier Education Wraparound Care Gaskell Primary School | Bolton | 20 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| The Club At Bowness | Bolton | 20 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Eatock Primary School Premier Education Wraparound Care | Bolton | 20 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Egerton & Walmsley Playgroup/Pre-School | Bolton | 16 | Good | Dec 2025 |
| The Nest | Bolton | 15 | Outstanding | Dec 2025 |
| Kip McGrath Education Centre (Horwich) | Bolton | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2025 |
| Shining Stars Nursery | Bolton | 112 | Good | Jun 2025 |
| Future Champions Childrens Nursery | Bolton | 90 | Needs improvement | Jun 2025 |
| Horwich Day Nursery | Bolton | 60 | Good | Jun 2025 |
| Stepping Stones Day Nursery (Bolton Ltd) | Bolton | 60 | Good | Jun 2025 |
| Shining Stars | Bolton | 58 | Good | Jun 2025 |
| Taylors Theatre Academy Ltd | Bolton | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2025 |
| Ladybirds Nursery | Bolton | 65 | Good | Dec 2024 |
| Great Lever Nursery | Bolton | 64 | Good | Dec 2024 |
| Tiny Footsteps Day Nursery Ltd | Bolton | 36 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2024 |
| The Club at Church Road | Bolton | 20 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2024 |
| Active Afterschool | Bolton | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2024 |
| Bolton School Nursery | Bolton | 92 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2024 |
| Active Afterschool | Bolton | 65 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2024 |
| Harp at Little Lever | Bolton | 63 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2024 |
| Barlow Park - Play Is For All | Bolton | 25 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2024 |
| Abacus Preschool Nursery | Bolton | 20 | Good | Jun 2024 |
| Harringtons Education Centre | Bolton | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2024 |
| Wake Up Walmsley | Bolton | 0 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2024 |
| Heywood Kids Club | Bolton | 60 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2023 |
| Tender Years Day Nursery | Bolton | 45 | Good | Dec 2023 |
| The Village Pre-School Playgroup | Bolton | 36 | Good | Dec 2023 |
| Zaks Childcare Services | Bolton | 24 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2023 |
| Nuffield Health Creche Bolton | Bolton | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2023 |
| Super Stars Nursery | Bolton | 120 | Good | Jun 2023 |
| Beechwood Nursery | Bolton | 60 | Inadequate | Jun 2023 |
| Rita's Out of School Childcare | Bolton | 58 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2023 |
| Broad Oaks Nursery | Bolton | 50 | Good | Jun 2023 |
| Zaks Childcare Services Ltd @ St Peters Parish | Bolton | 50 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2023 |
| Tiny Tots Nursery | Bolton | 40 | Inadequate | Jun 2023 |
| Nazarene Kindergarten | Bolton | 30 | Good | Jun 2023 |
| Zaks Childcare Services | Bolton | 30 | Not yet inspected | Jun 2023 |
| Welcome Nurseries @ Little Lever | Bolton | 109 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2022 |
| L'Ecole des Enfants | Bolton | 61 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2022 |
| The Harvey Children's Centre | Bolton | 46 | Good | Dec 2022 |
| Beehive Nursery | Bolton | 41 | Good | Dec 2022 |
| Tiny Footsteps Day Nursery | Bolton | 32 | Good | Dec 2022 |
| Fun Days Nursery | Breightmet | 30 | Good | Dec 2022 |
| Funda Sports, Physical Activity Holiday Camps & Childcare | Bolton | 30 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2022 |
| Daisy Hill Pre-School | Westhoughton | 30 | Good | Dec 2022 |
| Active Afterschool | Bolton | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2022 |
| Jogabola Futsal | Bolton | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2022 |
| Progressive Sports | Bolton | 0 | Not yet inspected | Dec 2022 |
| The Owls Nursery | Bolton | 120 | Good | Jun 2022 |
| Treetops Acorns | Bolton | 82 | Good | Jun 2022 |