Full-day nursery in Water's Nook, Bolton
Rose Cottage Day Nursery
578 Manchester Road, Westhoughton, Bolton, BL5 3JP · 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 316018Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 9 September 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places52 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating4 (Good)inspected 12 May 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
578 Manchester Road, Westhoughton, Bolton, BL5 3JP · More nurseries in BL5
Buses
4 bus stops within 400 m, including The Mercury and Molyneux Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Hulton Park6 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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Rose Cottage Day Nursery is a full-day nursery at 578 Manchester Road, Westhoughton, Bolton, BL5 3JP, in Water's Nook, Bolton. It is registered for 52 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in September 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.3 from 6 reviews (November 2026).
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| Rose Cottage Day NurseryThis nursery | Good | 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
- St Thomas CofE Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected May 2026 0.2 miles
- Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Outstandinginspected April 2024 0.9 miles
- Woodland Primary Academy Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Goodinspected January 2020 0.9 miles
- The Gates Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected September 2023 1.0 miles
- St Bartholomew's CofE Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected May 2025 1.1 miles
- St Andrew's CofE Primary School, Over Hulton Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected February 2026 1.3 miles
- Eatock Primary School Primaryages 3–11Ofsted: School remains Outstandinginspected February 2024 1.4 miles
- St James CofE Primary School, Daisy Hill Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2024 1.4 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 Rose Cottage Day Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Rose Cottage Day Nursery Good at its inspection on 9 September 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Rose Cottage Day Nursery take?
Rose Cottage Day Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 52 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Rose Cottage Day Nursery?
Westhoughton is the nearest station we know of, 1.0 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Rose Cottage Day Nursery?
You can call 01942 819369 and visit www.rosecottagedaynursery.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 316018 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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