Baby Bede Nursery
GoodBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Bolton for children from birth to 8+, open 08:00 to 18:00, 7 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in October 2022. Open since 2011, with 91 places.
What you might pay
This setting does not publish its fees, and no national dataset holds them. This is what childcare costs across the council, as a starting point for the call.
What childcare usually costs in Bolton
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Bolton from the Department for Education's 2025 provider survey. No national data holds what an individual nursery charges, so ring and ask.
Places, hours and the day
Who they take, when they are open, and what a day there includes.
Where it is
BL3 3LJWhat the inspector found
One grade is one visit. A run of them tells you whether it has been good for years or has only just got there.
Ofsted inspector, 11 October 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children arrive confidently and are ready to learn. Older children take off their coats, hang them up on their peg and find their names or photocard to selfregister. All children access environments that are planned effectively and promote their learning through play. At an early stage, babies and toddlers explore with intrigue. They are inspired by items that stimulate their senses and are provided in response to things that specifically interest them. Older children demonstrate their excitement. Their faces beam and they clap in anticipation of activities and experiences they enjoy. Children are developing a love of learning here at the setting.
Children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), are relaxed at nursery and are supported to behave well. This is because staff make good use of interventions that respond to individual children's needs as well as helping all children understand what adults expect. For example, children quickly learn when it is time to stop playing and tidy up. Children build close bonds with the nurturing staff who know them very well. These trusting relationships help all children to feel safe and fully engage in what the nursery has to offer. Parents say that their children's faces 'light up' when they arrive at nursery and that staff look after children 'like they are their own'. Staff are conscientious and want the best for all the children. The curriculum helps children to learn well across most areas of learning. Their social skills and aspects of their communication and language are a particular strength. Children move to primary school ready for the next stage of their learning.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- monitor the effectiveness of strategies to support children with SEND, ensuring that any alternative provision continues to support children to make the progress they are capable of n enhance the ways children are helped to learn about healthy living, including healthy attitudes to mealtimes and eating and practising good hygiene.
- 11 October 2022Good
- 10 January 2022Needs improvement
- 27 June 2018Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Baby Bede Nursery
- What it costs
- Funded hours
- Youngest age taken
- Meals
- Nappies
- Waiting list
No dataset holds any of this. Two parents telling us the same thing puts it on the page for whoever looks next.
What to ask them
None of this is in any national dataset and this setting has not published it, which is exactly why it is worth asking.
- What does it cost, all in? What is on top: meals, nappies, late pick-up, and what happens if you are late.
- Can I use my funded hours here? Whether they stretch them over the year, and the minimum days you have to book.
- Is there a place for my child's age? Baby rooms fill first and waiting lists are common.
- Who would my child's key person be? And how long have the staff been there. No dataset holds this and it matters more than anything above.
- Can I visit at a busy time? Mid-morning on a weekday tells you far more than an empty room after hours.
Day nurseries within a couple of miles
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