Full-day nursery in Willows, Bolton
Olive Garden Nursery
The Olive Garden, Adelaide Street, Bolton, BL3 3NY · 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 EY549193Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 20 September 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places65 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
The Olive Garden, Adelaide Street, Bolton, BL3 3NY · More nurseries in BL3
Buses
9 bus stops within 400 m, including Croston Street, Willows Lane and Church Avenue.
Parks and playgrounds
- Sunnyside Park7 min walk
- Rumworth Park7 min walk
- Heywood Park12 min walk
- Morris Green Park12 min walk
- Haslam Park12 min walk
- Playground4 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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Olive Garden Nursery is a full-day nursery at The Olive Garden, Adelaide Street, Bolton, BL3 3NY, in Willows, Bolton. It is registered for 65 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in September 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.8 from 46 reviews (November 2026).
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- The Olive Tree Primary School Bolton Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected January 2025 under 0.1 miles
- Sunning Hill Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected October 2024 0.2 miles
- Brandwood Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected January 2023 0.2 miles
- St Ethelbert's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery class 0.4 miles
- St Bede Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected October 2023 0.5 miles
- Clarendon Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected March 2025 0.5 miles
- Thomasson Memorial School ages 2–16has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2024 0.5 miles
- Haslam Park Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected March 2023 0.5 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 Olive Garden Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Olive Garden Nursery Outstanding at its inspection on 20 September 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Olive Garden Nursery take?
Olive Garden Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 65 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Olive Garden Nursery?
Bolton is the nearest station we know of, 1.1 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Olive Garden Nursery?
You can call 01204 659040 and visit theolivegardennursery.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 EY549193 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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