Full-day nursery in Victory, Bolton
Gaskells Private Day Nursery
7 Gaskell Street, Bolton, BL1 2QU · 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 February 2009Reference EY390813Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 16 February 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places80 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 13 July 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 Gaskell Street, Bolton, BL1 2QU · More nurseries in BL1
Stations
- Bolton23 min walk · 0.9 miles
Buses
12 bus stops within 400 m, including Gaskell Street, Park Hill Street and Avenue Street.
Parks and playgrounds
- Queen's Park4 min walk
- Thomasson Park6 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
- Playground8 min walk
- Hatfield Road Playground8 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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Gaskells Private Day Nursery is a full-day nursery at 7 Gaskell Street, Bolton, BL1 2QU, in Victory, Bolton. It is registered for 80 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in February 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 3.9 from 17 reviews (October 2026).
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| Gaskells Private Day NurseryThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| Early Years And Pre-School CentreFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.6 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Gaskell Community Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected January 2025 0.1 miles
- Brownlow Fold Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected February 2026 0.4 miles
- The Olive School, Bolton Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected February 2025 0.4 miles
- St Matthew's CofE Primary School, Bolton Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 0.4 miles
- Al-Huda Primary School ages 2–11has a nursery class 0.5 miles
- Oxford Grove Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Outstandinginspected February 2023 0.5 miles
- St Joseph's RC Primary School, Halliwell, Bolton Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected November 2024 0.5 miles
- Bolton School Infant & Nursery School ages 0–7has a nursery class 0.6 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 Gaskells Private Day Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Gaskells Private Day Nursery Good at its inspection on 16 February 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Gaskells Private Day Nursery take?
Gaskells Private Day Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 80 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Gaskells Private Day Nursery?
Bolton is the nearest station we know of, 0.9 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Gaskells Private Day Nursery?
You can call 01204 399818 and visit www.gaskellsnursery.com.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 30 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 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN EY390813 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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