Starlights Daycare Nursery
Good★ 4.1 on GoogleBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Kearsley for children from birth to 8+, open 07:30 to 18:30, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in August 2023. Open since 2009, 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
BL4 9BTWhat 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.
- 7 August 2024 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
- 5 May 2023 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 31 August 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children enter the setting happy to start their day. Staff work closely with parents and children to form strong bonds. This helps children to feel secure and settle quickly. Staff engage with children on their level and provide them with choices throughout the day. Consequently, children are becoming confident individuals.
The manager and her staff create an environment where children can engage in a range of self-chosen experiences. Children demonstrate positive attitudes to learning and focus for long periods of time with the support of the staff. Babies immerse themselves in water play as they hunt for ducks as staff sing the 'Five
Little Ducks' nursery rhyme. Toddlers develop their creativity through junk modelling as staff encourage them to use their imagination to create characters from the 'The Gingerbread Man' story. Staff introduce pre-school children to mathematical concepts, such as currency, as they act out real-life experiences. All children are making good progress in all areas of learning.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- continue to support staff to focus more precisely on individual children's next steps during adult-led activities n provide more opportunities to reflect on staff practice to be able to provide them with targets tailored to support their ongoing professional development.
- 31 August 2023Good
- 29 March 2023Inadequate
- 26 September 2017Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Starlights Daycare Nursery
- 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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