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Honey Bear Day Care

GoodBirth to 8+Long established

A day nursery in Leigh for children from birth to 8+, open 07:30 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in August 2021, though that is 5 years ago now. Open since 2018, with 70 places.

Call 01942 672258Their website

Cost

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 Wigan

£5.50an hour, typical for a 2 years old
£5.50an hour, typical for a 3 and 4 years old

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.

The basics

Places, hours and the day

Who they take, when they are open, and what a day there includes.

Who they can take
Birth to 8+Registered from birth. Whether there is a baby room is a question for the call.
When it's open
07:30 to 18:00, 5 days a weekFrom their Google listing
Funded hours
Not published, so ask them
How many children
70 placesLarge for England
How long open
9 yearsLong established
Address
14 Nel Pan Lane, Leigh, WN7 5JS

Where it is

WN7 5JS
Ofsted URN EY557159On the register since 7 February 2018
The rating

What Ofsted said

Last inspected on 12 August 2021.

Good

Ofsted's expected standard. Most settings in England are rated Good.

Still missing for Honey Bear Day Care

  • 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.

Before you ring

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.
Compare

Day nurseries within a couple of miles

This one is first. Tick it and one or two others to see them side by side.

Bluestone Nursery

Day nursery · 351 Leigh Road, Leigh, WN7 1TN

GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 8+07:45 to 18:00, 5 days a week★ 4.0 Google, 1036 placesLong established
0.5 mi
10 min walk
01942 512791Their website

Little Acorns Hindley Green

Day nursery · 74 Smiths Lane, Hindley Green, Wigan, WN2 4XR

Report card May 2026Takes funded hoursBirth to 5Babies from 3 months07:30 to 18:00, 5 days a week★ 2.4 Google, 2349 placesOpen for decades

The Avenue Private Day Care

Day nursery · Avenue Private Day Nursery, The Avenue, Leigh, WN7 1ET

GoodTakes funded hours£22.00 a dayBirth to 8+Babies from a few weeks old07:30 to 18:00, 5 days a week96 placesLong established
0.9 mi
18 min walk
01942 261339Their website

Pick two or three to compare.

Everything here comes from Ofsted's published childcare register, under the Open Government Licence. Ratings are quoted exactly as Ofsted gave them, with their dates. Read the full Ofsted reports · How we put this together.

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