Full-day nursery in Deane, Bolton
Willow Tree Day Nursery
31 Junction Road, Bolton, BL3 4LT · 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 July 2021Reference 2629779Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 25 July 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places81 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 7 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
31 Junction Road, Bolton, BL3 4LT · More nurseries in BL3
Buses
15 bus stops within 400 m, including Horsfield Street, Patterson Street and Greenhill Avenue.
Parks and playgrounds
- Haslam Park5 min walk
- Rumworth Park8 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- Playground9 min walk
- Playground10 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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Willow Tree Day Nursery is a full-day nursery at 31 Junction Road, Bolton, BL3 4LT, in Deane, Bolton. It is registered for 81 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in July 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.5 from 39 reviews (November 2026).
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- St Mary's CofE Primary School, Deane Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Outstandinginspected February 2024 0.3 miles
- Haslam Park Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected March 2023 0.3 miles
- St Ethelbert's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery class 0.4 miles
- Ladybridge Community Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 0.5 miles
- Brandwood Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected January 2023 0.5 miles
- St Bernard's RC Primary School, Bolton Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected November 2022 0.7 miles
- Beaumont Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected March 2025 0.7 miles
- The Olive Tree Primary School Bolton Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected January 2025 0.7 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 Willow Tree Day Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Willow Tree Day Nursery Good at its inspection on 25 July 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Willow Tree Day Nursery take?
Willow Tree Day Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 81 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Willow Tree Day Nursery?
Lostock is the nearest station we know of, 1.3 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Willow Tree Day Nursery?
You can call 01204 869793 and visit willowtreedaynursery.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 2629779 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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