Bluestone Nursery
GoodTakes funded hours★ 4.0 on GoogleBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Leigh for children from birth to 8+, open 07:45 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in September 2023. Open since 2016, with 36 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
30 hours free childcare.
What childcare usually costs in Wigan
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Wigan 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
WN7 1TNWhat 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, 25 September 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are happy in the welcoming nursery. They show that they feel safe as they separate from their parents with ease, keen to start their day. Children choose from a wide range of exciting activities, indoors and outdoors. The curriculum is supported through strong outdoor learning opportunities, and children excitedly investigate the natural environment. Children practise their physical skills in the sand area. They play imaginatively in the mud kitchen, selecting plants to add to their mixtures or imaginary drinks of juice. Staff weave mathematical concepts into everyday activities. Children use mathematical language with increasing accuracy, calculating, for example, the number of steps it will take to reach the next spot.
The well-delivered curriculum helps children to develop positive attitudes to learning.
Staff are good role models. They help children to understand how to regulate their feelings and emotions. Staff's sensitive interactions help babies to build strong bonds rapidly. Their thorough knowledge of babies' individual routines helps to support a strong start to each child's learning. In addition, staff help older children to develop a sense of responsibility and maturity. Children relish opportunities, such as to be a helper. Children help with tasks like handing out plates and sweeping up. Children proudly show that they can complete these tasks independently. Due to staff's positive interactions, all children behave well and in accordance with their ages and stages of development.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- strengthen the support of staff to further improve their individual knowledge and practice and consistently embed the curriculum across the setting n support less-experienced staff to engage in high-quality interactions with children that extend children's speaking skills.
- 25 September 2023Good
- 13 March 2018Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Bluestone Nursery
- What it costs
- 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
Some of this is above, from the setting or from parents, and it can go out of date. The rest is in no dataset anywhere. Either way it is worth ten minutes on the phone.
- What does it cost, all in? What is on top: meals, nappies, late pick-up, and what happens if you are late.
- How do you apply my funded hours? 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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