Full-day nursery in Lostock, Bolton
Meadow Hill Education and Arts Nursery
707 Chorley New Road, Lostock, BOLTON, BL6 4AQ · 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 October 1992Reference 316022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 16 April 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places53 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 18 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
707 Chorley New Road, Lostock, BOLTON, BL6 4AQ · More nurseries in BL6
Stations
- Lostock23 min walk · 0.9 miles
Buses
4 bus stops within 400 m, including Bolton Golf Club and Lostock Park Drive.
Parks and playgrounds
- Harrier Close Park12 min walk
- Playground12 min walk
- Playground12 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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Meadow Hill Education and Arts Nursery is a full-day nursery at 707 Chorley New Road, Lostock, BOLTON, BL6 4AQ, in Lostock, Bolton. It is registered for 53 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in April 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 5 reviews (November 2026).
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meadow Hill Education and Arts NurseryThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| Happitots Day NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.5 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Claypool Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected February 2026 0.6 miles
- Lostock Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Outstandinginspected May 2024 0.9 miles
- Chorley New Road Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 1.2 miles
- St Mary's RC Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected March 2025 1.2 miles
- Clevelands Prep School ages 2–11has a nursery class 1.4 miles
- Markland Hill Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected December 2024 1.5 miles
- Beaumont Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected March 2025 1.5 miles
- St Bernard's RC Primary School, Bolton Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected November 2022 1.5 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 Meadow Hill Education and Arts Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Meadow Hill Education and Arts Nursery Good at its inspection on 16 April 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Meadow Hill Education and Arts Nursery take?
Meadow Hill Education and Arts Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 53 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Meadow Hill Education and Arts Nursery?
Lostock is the nearest station we know of, 0.9 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Meadow Hill Education and Arts Nursery?
You can call 01204 492497 and visit meadowhillnursery.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 316022 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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