Eagley School House Nursery 2
OutstandingBirth to 8+Long established
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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 Outstanding by Ofsted in September 2023. Open since 2012, with 66 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
BL7 9RYWhat 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, 19 September 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
The leader's commitment to enabling every child to be emotionally strong ensures that children flourish in this remarkable nursery. The carefully designed curriculum supports children to believe in themselves as competent learners. Staff provide children with an emotionally supportive environment that promotes their high selfesteem from the earliest age. As a result, children are highly motivated to engage in the wide range of learning on offer. Staff model how to keep trying. Children demonstrate their resilience by not giving up when their learning becomes hard.
Toddlers persevere to complete personal tasks, such as putting their shoes on independently. Staff value children's contributions, which means children are keen to share their knowledge. For example, children confidently tell staff what they have learned about the emergent layer of a rainforest. Children are empowered learners.
The expectations for children from staff are consistently high. Staff support children to learn how to manage their behaviour expertly. Therefore, children are socially developed beyond the expectations for their age. They show immense kindness and respect for one another. For example, pre-school children cooperatively build a home for a panda. They accept one another's ideas about how to make it better and apologise when they knock over part of the home accidentally. Even the youngest children show that they have learned to manage their behaviour with the help of sensitive guidance from staff. For instance, babies patiently, but excitedly, wait for their turn with the bubble wand. Every child's happiness and kinship to the nursery shines through.
- 19 September 2023Outstanding
- 22 January 2018Outstanding
- 5 November 2013Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Eagley School House Nursery 2
- 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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