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Bolton Children's Opportunity Group Playgroup

Ofsted: Outstanding
(Mar 2025)
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3.4(5 parent reviews) ·Lowndes Street Nursery, Lowndes Street, Bolton, BL1 4QB · Bolton
Number of places
21 places
Age range
2–5 yrs
Last inspected
Mar 2025
Local authority
Bolton

About this day nursery

Bolton Children's Opportunity Group (COG) is a registered charity established in 1979, providing inclusive play sessions and specialised teaching for children from birth to five years old, with or without special educational needs and disabilities. The group aims to bridge the gap between home and nursery, fostering a supportive environment where children can learn and develop at their own pace.

COG offers tailored activities based on the Early Years Foundation Stage framework, promoting personal, social, physical, and communication skills. They provide a door-to-door minibus service for families who might otherwise face transport challenges.

Additionally, COG facilitates collaboration with various external agencies, including physiotherapists and speech therapists, to ensure comprehensive support for the children.

What it's like

The setting has developed an exemplary approach to supporting children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). Staff are very skilled at supporting children who have a range of highly complex needs, resulting in children thriving and making significant progress. All staff are dedicated to making sure that all children are valued, safe, secure, and achieve the best possible outcomes.

Registered CharityInclusive Play SessionsSpecial Educational Needs SupportDoor-to-door TransportTherapy Input

Pricing & funding

Funding accepted

15 hours — eligible 2-year-olds15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)
  • Half day play session£10.00 / session
  • Afternoon mother & baby session£4 / session

Key facts

Opening hours

Monday to Friday 9:00am - 12:00pm (morning sessions); Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday 12:15pm - 3:15pm (afternoon sessions), Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday 9:00am - 3:00pm (all day); Thursday 1:30pm - 3:00pm (Inclusive Baby/Toddler Sessions)

Session types

Sessional, Full Day, Baby/Toddler Sessions

Age range

Birth to 5 years

Term time / All Year

Term Time

Staff

20

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Bolton Children's Opportunity Group Playgroup

Last inspected 7 March 2025 · Remi Stennett

Safeguarding effective
Overall effectiveness
Outstanding
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding

What it's like to attend

The setting has developed an exemplary approach to supporting children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). Staff are very skilled at supporting children who have a range of highly complex needs, resulting in children thriving and making significant progress. All staff are dedicated to making sure that all children are valued, safe, secure, and achieve the best possible outcomes.

Inspector highlights

  • Staff are proactive in identifying children who excel and provide targeted opportunities for them to deepen their knowledge.
  • Leaders and managers ensure children are grouped thoughtfully, providing a challenging curriculum tailored to their needs.
  • Staff with specific expertise are assigned to children with more complex needs, allowing for personalised, one-to-one support.
  • Parent partnerships are truly fostered, with a designated parents' lounge and regular meetings to discuss children's development.
  • Leaders and managers have high ambitions for the setting, staff, and children, providing regular and effective professional development opportunities.
Inspection #10372150 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

The setting has developed an exemplary approach to supporting children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). Staff are very skilled at supporting children who have a range of highly complex needs. As a result of this specialised support, children who attend this setting are thriving and making significant progress. Staff work excellently with outside agencies to support children with SEND, including a link speech and language therapist who delivers training to staff, helping them to learn targeted strategies for interventions such as communication books.

Outdoor space

In the outdoor space, staff constantly check in with each other to see if they need help, which creates a positive atmosphere and supports high levels of well-being.

Parent Reviews of Bolton Children's Opportunity Group Playgroup

3.4
(5)
Amanda
3 months ago

For what time a child member of my family spent here made her behaviours worse learning other behaviours from other children this is before she was diagnosed with autism and ADHD which she was failed but sent to this place if she had recieved her diagnoses she would have been placed in a more appropriate setting she went from mainstream education to this then sent back to mainstream education after this diagnosed with ADHD and Autism they recieved funding for her and she spent a further few years until being expelled indefinitely.

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Michelle (Mischa)
7 years ago

absolutely phenomenal nursery! Their knowledge is second to none, the staff really are awesome and do not get paid enough for what they do. My son has A.S.D and a developmental delay and the work they do with him and the other children in their high needs base is out of this world. We truly would be lost without them. Definitely recommend C.O.G to parents of all children! I'm just dreading the day we have to leave 😇

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Alfina Orefice
a year ago

Very bad rude staff ,stay away from this place

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Inspection history
Improved from Good → Outstanding in 2025

Date: April 2019

  • March 2025Outstanding
  • April 2019Good

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