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Bright Futures @ the gateway

Ofsted: Good
(Jan 2024)
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4.8(43 parent reviews)
·The Gateway, Green Lane, BOLTON, BL3 2PH · Bolton
Number of places
78 places
Age range
0–5 yrs
Last inspected
Jan 2024
Local authority
Bolton

About this day nursery

Bright Futures @ The Gateway is a well-established nursery in Bolton, operating since 2009 with a strong reputation in the community. The nursery is housed in a large facility featuring five spacious, well-equipped rooms tailored to children's individual needs.

It boasts three outdoor play areas, including a natural garden with tyre swings and a mud kitchen, and soft-surface playgrounds for different age groups.

What it's like

Children are happy and thoroughly enjoy spending time at this nursery. They are warmly welcomed by caring staff. The manager and team have created a setting that promotes inclusivity and work incredibly hard to support their diverse community. Staff build positive relationships with all children, praising them for positive choices, which helps children to feel safe and secure.

Ofsted rated "GOOD"Five-star food hygieneEstablished since 2009

Pricing & funding

Fees are structured for non-funded placements, with options for full days, full weeks, before and after school clubs, and holiday clubs. Rates are scheduled up to September 2026.

Funding accepted

15 hours — working parents (9 months–2 yrs)15 hours — eligible 2-year-olds15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)30 hours — working parents (3–4 yrs)Tax-Free Childcare
  • Full Day£55 / day
  • 2 Days£110 / week
  • Full Week£255 / week
  • Before School Club£7 / session
  • After School Club£9 / session

Good to know

  • Prices are valid until September 2026.
  • Rates apply to sessions without funding.

Key facts

Staff

A long-established team with qualifications ranging from Level 3 to degree level, and management with over 50 years of combined childcare experience.

Opening hours

Monday - Friday: 7:00am - 6:00pm (52 weeks a year, closed bank holidays)

Age range

Birth to 8 years (holiday club/wrap-around care for 5-8 years who attend St Michaels Primary school)

Session types

Full Day, Before School Club, After School Club, Holiday Club Half Day, Holiday Club Full Day

Food

Meals included, with a focus on nutritious food supported by BHEYS accreditation.

Established

2009

Waitlist

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Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating

Last inspected 12 January 2024 · Suzy Marsh

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

What it's like to attend

Children are happy and thoroughly enjoy spending time at this nursery. They are warmly welcomed by caring staff. The manager and team have created a setting that promotes inclusivity and work incredibly hard to support their diverse community. Staff build positive relationships with all children, praising them for positive choices, which helps children to feel safe and secure.

Inspector highlights

  • Children are happy and thoroughly enjoy spending time at this nursery.
  • Leaders devise an ambitious curriculum that gives children a breadth of knowledge, experiences, and skills.
  • Children's communication and language development is supported well.
  • Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities are well supported.
  • Partnership working is a strength, with parents speaking highly of the setting.

Areas to develop

  • 1To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should: build upon the systems for monitoring the quality of staff interactions with children to help strengthen the intended delivery of the curriculum across all areas of the provision.
Inspection #10301457 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

What parents say

Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection

Parents speak highly of the setting and commend staff for going above and beyond.

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities are well supported. Staff work closely with a range of external professionals, sharing strategies to support the learning needs of children. Staff monitor children with emerging developmental concerns and provide bespoke support to families. As a result, all children are making good progress.

Outdoor space

Children access fresh air daily and take part in rigorous physical activity. They develop healthy lifestyles.

Parent Reviews

4.8
(43)
Danielle Holt
9 months ago

This nursery is by far the best nursery to send your children. All my children have attended bright futures and there is no where else I would consider. Amazing staff who are friendly and constantly go above and beyond and nothing is ever too much trouble. Staff are always on hand to give support and take the time to discuss anything. Highly recommend this nursery

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Lisa Tonge
9 months ago

Bright futures is by far the best place you can send your children. The staff are above and beyond just staff. My children attended here for 4 years and the staff are more family than I could have ever expected, they love my children as completely as family do. They celebrate every milestone and every dip. They support parents in every way possible, from a hug when it all feels too much to a morning joke to start the day off well. I truly cannot thank the team at bright futures enough for all that they have done for us over the years. We love you! And thank you for being the best third parent to my children

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Ammara Khan
9 months ago

My 3 Children have attended bright futures over a stretch of 5 years. This isn't just a nursery it's a support system. Everyone from management Angela, Hayley and Lauren to class staff Leoni and Libby to name a few take an interest in each individual child. They tailor the care according to the child whilst looking after multiple children in the class. I am forever grateful to everyone here at bright futures for looking after my boys and providing me with so much support over the years. I would highly recommend this setting to other parents as you will certainly be pleased with the level of care and support you and your children will receive. The fact that over these years the staff have remained the same shows how this is not just a setting its a family. They go above and beyond. Thank you to every single staff member at bright futures for helping my boys in every way possible. You are the best im so glad we chose you.❤️

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Amy Pearce
9 months ago

What a wonderful nursery and amazing staff my son started in January 2023 he will leave August 2025 to start primary school and he’s had the best experience here making new friends learning and playing the staff are all lovely always there whenever needed and love what they do always a smile on there face when they see my son and always make sure he’s happy and content really wish I could keep him at this nursery forever as I feel so relaxed with him being there as I no they look after him the best! Thank you for all they have done!

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Stacey Foster
a year ago

My son started this nursery in 2021 at just 7 months old until he left to start school in September. He absolutely loved going to nursery and the staff treated him just like their own. I was very anxious as he was a "lock down baby" and didn't want to leave him at all but all the staff at Bright Futures made sure I had absolutely no need to worry. I was always told about all the activities he did either by the staff or by my son as he got older. He loved to play out in the gardens and be involved in the all the activities. If anyone asks if i know of a good nursery local I always recommend Bright Futures so if anyone is looking for a nursery then Bright Futures is the one :)

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Inspection history

Date: January 2010

  • January 2024Good
  • January 2018Good
  • September 2013Good
  • January 2010Good

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