Full-day nursery in Horwich, Bolton
Croft House Nursery
Bridge Street, Horwich, Bolton, BL6 7BT · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Outstanding
- Quality of educationOutstanding
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- Leadership and managementOutstanding
- 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 October 2017Reference EY553522Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 5 July 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places150 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 14 September 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
Bridge Street, Horwich, Bolton, BL6 7BT · More nurseries in BL6
Buses
10 bus stops within 400 m, including Horwich Leisure Centre, School Street and Beaumont Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Old Station Park2 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground8 min walk
- Playground10 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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Croft House Nursery is a full-day nursery at Bridge Street, Horwich, Bolton, BL6 7BT, in Horwich, Bolton. It is registered for 150 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in July 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 24 reviews (October 2026).
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| Croft House NurseryThis nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Horwich Parish CofE Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 0.1 miles
- Beacon Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected March 2023 0.3 miles
- St Catherine's CofE Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected July 2026 0.6 miles
- St Mary's RC Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected March 2025 0.7 miles
- Chorley New Road Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 0.7 miles
- Claypool Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected February 2026 1.2 miles
- Blackrod Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Outstandinginspected March 2024 1.6 miles
- Rivington and Blackrod High School Secondaryages 11–18Ofsted: Goodinspected June 2023 0.8 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 Croft House Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Croft House Nursery Outstanding at its inspection on 5 July 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Croft House Nursery take?
Croft House Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 150 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Croft House Nursery?
Blackrod is the nearest station we know of, 1.2 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Croft House Nursery?
You can call 01204 697613 and visit www.crofthousenursery.com.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 31 October 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 31 October 2026 · Ofsted URN EY553522 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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