New Beginnings Childcare Ltd
GoodBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Bolton 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 November 2024. Open since 2012, with 61 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
BL5 3RDWhat 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 November 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Leaders and staff have developed an effective key-person system that helps to ensure that children settle swiftly, form strong attachments and are ready to learn.
Staff gather detailed information when children first start at the nursery and skilfully use this information to help children transition into nursery life. Staff consider children's emotional needs and offer an abundance of praise and encouragement, cuddles and reassurance. They help children to understand what is expected of them. For example, they offer gentle reminders to use 'walking feet'
when indoors and encourage turn-taking and sharing. This supports children to behave well and to develop high levels of self-esteem and a strong sense of belonging.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- help staff to recognise opportunities to extend and challenge children in their learning so they are supported to make even better progress n embed arrangements for staff supervision that includes precise feedback for staff so they can further improve their teaching skills.
- 13 November 2024Good
- 7 May 2024Needs improvement
- 24 January 2019Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for New Beginnings Childcare 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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