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Canterburys 2 Nursery & Out Of School Club

Ofsted: Good
(Jul 2025)
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5.0(4 parent reviews) ·Kingswear Drive, BOLTON, BL1 6EX · Bolton
Number of places
108 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Jul 2025
Local authority
Bolton

About this day nursery

Canterburys Nurseries, a family-operated childcare provider in Bolton, offers exceptional care and early education across their two 'Outstanding' OFSTED-rated settings. Dedicated to nurturing children from birth to primary school age, including an Out Of School Club for St Thomas of Canterbury RC Primary, the nursery group fosters a supportive and stimulating environment.

Their core mission revolves around safeguarding children, empowering families, and instilling respect for the wider world. Emphasising continuous improvement, Canterburys Nurseries is committed to professional development for their staff, ensuring that every child receives dedicated care and education to achieve their full potential.

They aim to work closely with parents and carers, acknowledging the vital role families play in a child's development.

What it's like

Children are greeted by welcoming staff who know them well, helping them to settle in quickly and confidently. Staff are enthusiastic and nurturing, capturing children's attention with kind attitudes and engaging in stories. Children are valued, feel included, and enjoy their time at nursery, making good progress in their learning and development.

Family RunOFSTED OutstandingOut Of School Club

Pricing & funding

The nursery offers sessional childcare with a variety of start and end times. Food is charged additionally for sessional bookings but is included in the price of a full-day care session. Payments are due in advance on a weekly or monthly basis.

Funding accepted

15 hours — eligible 2-year-olds15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)30 hours — working parents (3–4 yrs)
  • Breakfast£1.50 / session
  • Lunch£4.50 / session
  • Afternoon Tea£3.00 / session

Good to know

  • Fees are payable in advance, either weekly or monthly.
  • Full day bookings (8.00am to 6.00pm) include all meals.
  • For funded-only hours, parents must pay for meals or provide a packed lunch.
  • The nursery is closed on bank holidays, which are not charged for.
  • Absences must be paid for in full.
  • Consistent late collection may result in extra hourly charges or a late fee.

Key facts

Opening hours

Mon - Fri: 8am - 11.30am, 1.30pm-5pm; Weekends: Closed

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Canterburys 2 Nursery & Out Of School Club

Last inspected 10 July 2025

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 greeted by welcoming staff who know them well, helping them to settle in quickly and confidently. Staff are enthusiastic and nurturing, capturing children's attention with kind attitudes and engaging in stories. Children are valued, feel included, and enjoy their time at nursery, making good progress in their learning and development.

Inspector highlights

  • Leaders have designed a curriculum that supports children to build on the prime areas of learning and eventually be ready for school.
  • Staff ensure ongoing assessments are carried out. They use screening tools and their own tracking system to identify any emerging needs.
  • The promotion of communication and language is a strength of this nursery. The nursery's communication and language programme provides focused support for the language development of all children.
  • Staff plan opportunities that introduce children to new concepts beyond their own experiences, such as learning about artists from around the world.
  • Partnerships with parents are strong, and parents speak highly of the staff team.

Areas to develop

  • 1strengthen transitions between routine activities to support all children's engagement and focus on their learning even further
  • 2support staff to consistently model effective hygiene practices to teach children how to keep themselves and others healthy.
Inspection #10392422 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

What parents say

Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection

It takes a village to support a family, and they are my village.

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Support for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) is well embedded. Staff monitor children's development closely and work on their targets during play, utilising additional funding to meet their personal and individual needs.

Outdoor space

The inspectors observed the quality of education being provided, indoors and outdoors, and assessed the impact this was having on children's learning.

Parent Reviews of Canterburys 2 Nursery & Out Of School Club

5.0
(4)
Lindsay Furness
a year ago

Brilliant nursery! My son has been going here for around 18 months now and he absolutely loves it. The staff are all so nice and friendly and are always so welcoming and caring towards my little boy. It seems really well run and the facilities great, including a lovely outdoor play area. I always feel happy leaving him there for the day knowing he is well looked after and will be having a great time. One real bonus for this nursery compared to others is that they offer a variety of options for hours of childcare (rather than just a half or full day, which all other nursery’s I originally looked at seemed to offer). Since taking my little boy to Canterburys nursery I have spoken to many others who currently take or have taken their children here too and everyone always has such nice, positive things to say. I would highly recommend this nursery to anyone.

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Kirsty Nolan
8 years ago

Fabulous family ran nursery with fantastic staff

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Kubra Hussain
8 years ago

Relly good environment I appreciate all staff they treat relly good

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Inspection history

Date: August 2013

  • July 2025Good
  • August 2019Outstanding
  • August 2013Outstanding

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