Full-day nursery in Back o' th' Bank, Bolton
Tic Tots Day Nursery & Creche
Total Fitness, Waters Meeting Road, Bolton, BL1 8TT · 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 November 2013Reference EY471075Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 22 March 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places88 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 30 June 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
Total Fitness, Waters Meeting Road, Bolton, BL1 8TT · More nurseries in BL1
Stations
- Hall i' th' Wood19 min walk · 0.8 miles
Buses
7 bus stops within 400 m, including Prospect Street, Draycott Street and Adisham Drive.
Parks and playgrounds
- Halbury Park7 min walk
- Derbyshire Park8 min walk
- Thomasson Park11 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
- Playground8 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.
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Tic Tots Day Nursery & Creche is a full-day nursery at Total Fitness, Waters Meeting Road, Bolton, BL1 8TT, in Back o' th' Bank, Bolton. It is registered for 88 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in March 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It is run by Thompson (TIC TOTS) Partnership.
Run by Thompson (TIC TOTS) Partnership (company), which runs 3 nurseries.
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| Tic Tots Day Nursery & CrecheThis 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
- The Valley Community Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Outstandinginspected October 2023 under 0.1 miles
- St Matthew's CofE Primary School, Bolton Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 0.3 miles
- The Olive School, Bolton Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected February 2025 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 0.6 miles
- Brownlow Fold Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected February 2026 0.6 miles
- Gaskell Community Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected January 2025 0.6 miles
- St Thomas C of E Primary School, Halliwell Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 0.6 miles
- Castle Hill Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected February 2023 0.6 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
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What is Tic Tots Day Nursery & Creche's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Tic Tots Day Nursery & Creche Good at its inspection on 22 March 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Tic Tots Day Nursery & Creche take?
Tic Tots Day Nursery & Creche is registered with Ofsted for up to 88 children at any one time.
Who runs Tic Tots Day Nursery & Creche?
Tic Tots Day Nursery & Creche is run by Thompson (TIC TOTS) Partnership, which runs 3 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Tic Tots Day Nursery & Creche?
Hall i' th' Wood is the nearest station we know of, 0.8 miles away in a straight line.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 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.
Last checked 30 June 2026 · Ofsted URN EY471075 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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