Full-day nursery in Farnworth, Bolton
Starlights Daycare Nursery
Link House, Bolton Road, Kearsley, BL4 9BT · 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 June 2009Reference EY387035Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 31 August 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places66 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 30 April 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
Link House, Bolton Road, Kearsley, BL4 9BT · More nurseries in BL4
Stations
- Farnworth11 min walk · 0.4 miles
- Kearsley14 min walk · 0.5 miles
- Moses Gate24 min walk · 1.0 miles
Buses
13 bus stops within 400 m, including The Black Horse, Garden Street and Lord Street.
Parks and playgrounds
- Bank Top Park6 min walk
- Kearsley Park9 min walk
- Moses Gate Country Park10 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- Playground10 min walk
- Playground10 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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Starlights Daycare Nursery is a full-day nursery at Link House, Bolton Road, Kearsley, BL4 9BT, in Farnworth, Bolton. It is registered for 66 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in August 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.1 from 9 reviews (November 2026).
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Kearsley West Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected December 2024 under 0.1 miles
- Grosvenor Nursery School and Day Care Centre Nurseryages 2–4has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Outstandinginspected March 2024 0.2 miles
- St John Church of England Primary School, Farnworth Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Goodinspected June 2022 0.3 miles
- St Peter's CofE Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected December 2025 0.3 miles
- St Gregory's RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected April 2024 0.3 miles
- Queensbridge Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected July 2023 0.7 miles
- St Stephen's CofE Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected June 2023 0.8 miles
- Prestolee Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Outstandinginspected June 2024 0.8 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 Starlights Daycare Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Starlights Daycare Nursery Good at its inspection on 31 August 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Starlights Daycare Nursery take?
Starlights Daycare Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 66 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Starlights Daycare Nursery?
Farnworth is the nearest station we know of, 0.4 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Starlights Daycare Nursery?
You can call 01204 861709 and visit www.starlightsdaycare.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 EY387035 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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