Full-day nursery in Little Lever, Bolton
Ashbourne Day Nurseries at Little Lever
7 Fletcher Street, Little Lever, Bolton, BL3 1HW · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Good
- Quality of educationGood
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Leadership and managementGood
- SafeguardingEffective
What does this mean?
This grade is from before November 2025, when Ofsted replaced single grades with report cards. The nursery's next inspection will give a report card, with a separate grade for each area instead of one overall grade.
Official records
- Ofsted registrationRegistered since April 2024Reference 2783419Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 14 August 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places45 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 5 May 2026Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
7 Fletcher Street, Little Lever, Bolton, BL3 1HW · More nurseries in BL3
Buses
9 bus stops within 400 m, including Coronation Square, Chapel Street and Church Street.
Parks and playgrounds
- Mytham Park2 min walk
- Moses Gate Country Park10 min walk
- Ladyshore12 min walk
- Playground4 min walk
- Playground4 min walk
- Playground9 min walk
NaPTAN, Department for Transport, checked 13 November 2026 · © OpenStreetMap contributors, checked 13 November 2026. Walking times are rough, from straight-line distance.
Places and next steps
Spaces: not published yet. Nurseries often fill months ahead, so ask early.
In Bolton there are about 4 children under 5 for every registered nursery place. Places are how many children nurseries may care for, not free spaces, so this is a guide to demand. Source: ONS Census 2021.
What parents say
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Ashbourne Day Nurseries at Little Lever is a full-day nursery at 7 Fletcher Street, Little Lever, Bolton, BL3 1HW, in Little Lever, Bolton. It is registered for 45 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in August 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 8 reviews (November 2026). It is run by Ashbourne Day Nurseries Limited.
Run by Ashbourne Day Nurseries Limited (company), which runs 38 nurseries.
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| Ashbourne Day Nurseries at Little LeverThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Mytham Primary School Primaryages 4–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2023 0.1 miles
- St Matthew's CofE Primary School, Little Lever Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 0.2 miles
- St Teresa's RC Primary School a Voluntary Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected October 2021 0.3 miles
- Masefield Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Good (Improving)inspected July 2024 0.3 miles
- Ladywood School ages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Outstandinginspected January 2023 0.3 miles
- Bowness Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2023 0.5 miles
- Prestolee Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Outstandinginspected June 2024 0.9 miles
- Blackshaw Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected October 2024 0.9 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
Questions parents ask
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What is Ashbourne Day Nurseries at Little Lever's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Ashbourne Day Nurseries at Little Lever Good at its inspection on 14 August 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Ashbourne Day Nurseries at Little Lever take?
Ashbourne Day Nurseries at Little Lever is registered with Ofsted for up to 45 children at any one time.
Who runs Ashbourne Day Nurseries at Little Lever?
Ashbourne Day Nurseries at Little Lever is run by Ashbourne Day Nurseries Limited, which runs 38 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Ashbourne Day Nurseries at Little Lever?
Farnworth is the nearest station we know of, 1.0 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Ashbourne Day Nurseries at Little Lever?
You can call 0800 699 0044 and visit ashbournedaynurseries.com.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 4 November 2026
- Schools: DfE Get Information about Schools · 4 November 2026
- Contains Ofsted data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains Department for Education data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains Ofsted data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right; contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.
- Contains Department for Transport NaPTAN data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors
- Food hygiene rating from the Food Standards Agency, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Read reviews on Google
Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 2783419 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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