Full-day nursery in Eagley Bank, Bolton
Little Lambs Nursery
771 Blackburn Road, BOLTON, BL1 7JL · 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 September 2011Reference EY425857Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 8 June 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places60 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating3 (Generally satisfactory)inspected 7 October 2025Food 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
771 Blackburn Road, BOLTON, BL1 7JL · More nurseries in BL1
Stations
- Bromley Cross22 min walk · 0.9 miles
Buses
7 bus stops within 400 m, including Andrew Lane, Kermoor Avenue and Thorndyke Avenue.
Parks and playgrounds
- Andrew Lane Park1 min walk
- Top Field8 min walk
- Playground11 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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Little Lambs Nursery is a full-day nursery at 771 Blackburn Road, BOLTON, BL1 7JL, in Eagley Bank, Bolton. It is registered for 60 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in June 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.6 from 10 reviews (November 2026).
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| Little Lambs NurseryThis nursery | Outstanding | 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
- High Lawn Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected October 2024 0.1 miles
- The Oaks Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Goodinspected December 2023 0.2 miles
- Sharples Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected February 2025 0.4 miles
- Holy Infant and St Anthony RC Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 0.5 miles
- St John the Evangelist RC Primary School, Bromley Cross, Bolton Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected January 2024 0.6 miles
- St Paul's CofE Primary School, Astley Bridge Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected October 2024 0.7 miles
- Birtenshaw School Bolton ages 3–19has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected November 2022 0.7 miles
- Eagley Infant School Primaryages 2–7has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 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 Little Lambs Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Little Lambs Nursery Outstanding at its inspection on 8 June 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Little Lambs Nursery take?
Little Lambs Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 60 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Little Lambs Nursery?
Bromley Cross is the nearest station we know of, 0.9 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Little Lambs Nursery?
You can call 01204 419955 and visit www.littlelambsnurserybolton.co.uk.
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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 EY425857 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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