Holcombe Brook School Nursery Ltd
GoodBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Bury for children from birth to 8+, open 8am to 6pm. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in September 2021, though that is 5 years ago now. Open since 1997, with 26 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 Bury
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Bury 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
BL0 9TAWhat 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, 13 September 2021 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are extremely happy, highly confident and show that they thoroughly enjoy their time at nursery. Although located within the school grounds and a cherished part of the school, this welcoming nursery has a distinctly homely feel.
This helps young children to feel safe and secure. Staff pride themselves on treating children as their own. Relationships are warm, supportive and respectful.
For example, children follow instructions as expectations are fully understood.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- help staff to improve their understanding of how to deliver a more precisely sequenced curriculum, and build further on what individual children know and can do n strengthen partnership working with parents so that they are fully involved in the evaluation of the setting and their children's learning.
- 13 September 2021Good
- 24 April 2019Needs improvement
- 4 May 2016Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Holcombe Brook School Nursery Ltd
- 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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