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This staff member has also had multiple parents complain about her because of this as this has happened multiple times to different other parents and kids.", "datePublished": "2025-06-26T11:35:56.146647819Z", "inLanguage": "en" }, { "@type": "Review", "reviewRating": { "@type": "Rating", "ratingValue": 1, "bestRating": 5, "worstRating": 1 }, "author": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Malakai Montrose" }, "reviewBody": "My daughter went to this nursery and one of the staff member Grace thornley her child pushed my child 3 times whilst she was watching her child do it I went up n told the staff to tell her kid to please stop pushing my child and she the proceeds to say she feels threatened and I end up being told to leave the nursery because the staff members felt threatened at me telling her to tell her child to stop so I will not be sending my child back to this nursery if the staff members can’t keep their kids from putting hands on other children and then proceed to kick the parents out who’s child has be hit n pushed this nursery isn’t a good nursery I wouldn’t advice sending your children their for anyone who reads this ?", "datePublished": "2025-06-26T13:53:38.177227189Z", "inLanguage": "en" }, { "@type": "Review", "reviewRating": { "@type": "Rating", "ratingValue": 5, "bestRating": 5, "worstRating": 1 }, "author": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Sarah Smedley" }, "reviewBody": "My son loves coming here, the staff are very friendly, lots of activities for the children to do, great place for the kids, my son settled in on the first day.", "datePublished": "2025-01-31T19:43:05.525777Z", "inLanguage": "en" }, { "@type": "Review", "reviewRating": { "@type": "Rating", "ratingValue": 5, "bestRating": 5, "worstRating": 1 }, "author": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Samira Dinath" }, "datePublished": "2023-11-10T23:42:45.380858Z", "inLanguage": "en" } ] }, { "@type": "BreadcrumbList", "@id": "https://www.nurseryadvice.co.uk/nursery/early-years-and-pre-school-centre-bl3-5bg-2565854#breadcrumb", "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "name": "Home", "item": "https://www.nurseryadvice.co.uk/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "name": "Nurseries", "item": "https://www.nurseryadvice.co.uk/nurseries" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "name": "North West", "item": "https://www.nurseryadvice.co.uk/search?region=North%20West" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "name": "Early Years And Pre-School Centre", "item": "https://www.nurseryadvice.co.uk/nursery/early-years-and-pre-school-centre-bl3-5bg-2565854" } ] }, { "@type": "FAQPage", "@id": "https://www.nurseryadvice.co.uk/nursery/early-years-and-pre-school-centre-bl3-5bg-2565854#faq", "mainEntity": [ { "@type": "Question", "name": "How was Early Years And Pre-School Centre rated by Ofsted?", "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "Early Years And Pre-School Centre was rated Good by Ofsted on 09/09/2022. 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Early Years And Pre-School Centre # Early Years And Pre-School Centre Compare Contact Nursery Ofsted: Good (Sept 2022) · 3.0 (4 parent reviews) · Bolton College, Deane Road Campus, Bolton, BL3 5BG · Bolton Number of places 30 places Age range 0–4 yrs Last inspected Sept 2022 Local authority Bolton About - About - Pricing - Ofsted - Inclusion - Reviews - FAQ - [About](#about) - [Pricing](#pricing) - [Ofsted](#ofsted) - [Inclusion](#inclusion) - [Reviews](#reviews) - [FAQ](#faq) Email Nursery ## About this day nursery Early Years And Pre-School Centre, located in Bolton, provides good quality education and care for children aged 0-4 years. " The dedicated staff build close bonds with children, prioritising their emotional well-being and supporting their communication and language development, even incorporating children's home languages to ensure everyone feels valued. Children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) and those with funded places, make good progress. The setting works closely with external professionals to provide necessary support for children with SEND. Children engage in a variety of activities, from developing large-muscle skills outdoors on bicycles and caring for garden plants to showing perseverance during role-play and exploring musical instruments. The curriculum builds on children's interests, encouraging imagination and a positive attitude towards learning. Children also learn about the world around them through trips to places like the library and fire station, and by discovering different festivals, which helps prepare them for life in modern Britain. Parents consistently praise the caring staff for getting to know their children as individuals and helping them to thrive. What it's like Children settle well and are safe at this good nursery. Leaders are focusing on supporting children's emotional well-being and staff get to know children well, building close bonds with them. Children show positive attitudes towards their learning and follow their own ideas, showing perseverance and determination. Home-from-home environment Good progress for all children Prioritises communication & language Outdoor learning opportunities Excellent partnership working ## Pricing & funding Funding accepted 15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs) 15 hours — eligible 2-year-olds ## Key facts Opening hours Monday to Friday from 8.30am to 5pm Term time / All Year Term Time Ofsted Inspection ## Ofsted rating for Early Years And Pre-School Centre Last inspected 9 September 2022 · David Lobodzinski 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 settle well and are safe at this good nursery. Leaders are focusing on supporting children's emotional well-being and staff get to know children well, building close bonds with them. Children show positive attitudes towards their learning and follow their own ideas, showing perseverance and determination. Inspector highlights - Leaders are dedicated to providing a "home-from-home environment" with "quality education and care". - Children, including those with funded places and children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), make good progress. - Staff prioritise children's communication and language, encouraging new words and using children's home languages. - Children learn about the world around them and learn to respect different people through trips and discovering different festivals. - Partnership working is excellent with strong links to schools and external professionals. Areas to develop - 1 develop further the implementation of the curriculum, to strengthen children's engagement in their learning - 2 support staff to consistently enable children to do things for themselves, to promote children's personal development to a higher level. Inspection #10239244 · Source: Ofsted [View full Ofsted report](https://files.ofsted.gov.uk/v1/file/50195623) ### Official Ofsted Report Independent inspection of Early Years And Pre-School Centre Inspection date Sept 2022 Inspection no. 10239244 Lead inspector David Lobodzinski Safeguarding arrangements are effective [Download full report (PDF)](https://files.ofsted.gov.uk/v1/file/50195623)[View on Ofsted.gov.uk](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/16/2565854) Visit or enquire ### Book a show-around Most settings reply within 48 hours. 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[Claim this listing](/claim?nursery=early-years-and-pre-school-centre-bl3-5bg-2565854) ## What parents say Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection > Parents report that they could not ask for a better nursery. > They praise staff for being caring and getting to know their children as individuals, helping them to 'thrive'. Inclusion & environment ## How they support every child SEND provision Children, including those with funded places and children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), make good progress. Staff work with external professionals to get children with SEND the support that they need. Outdoor space Children show good large-muscle skills and spatial awareness while riding bicycles outdoors. They learn how to look after the plants in the garden area and use a bucket of water to make marks with paintbrushes. ## Parent Reviews of Early Years And Pre-School Centre 3.0 (4) ![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/a/ACg8ocLVoImW6l6Ld0jVcy4-iZLNGM7ik4BGP-F2oZrSberY7yriAQ=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo) Malakai Montrose 11 months ago Their is a staff member at this nursery who’s kid goes their n she lets her kid hit n push other children and when the parents ask her to not let her kid hit n push other children she goes in the back room n starts being hysterical and starts crying saying she feels threatened this has happened on multiple times but the staff members don’t do nothing about it n just let her do this n she does this so the parent who asked her to ask her kid to stop hitting people gets kicked out of the nursery this has happened multiple times and I will not be sending my child back here as it is not fair on my child to go to nursery n be hit n pushed for no reason to the point she started crying and if I were to say something to the staff they kick me and my child out of the nursery because this staff members felt threatened because I asks her to tell her kid to stop hitting my child . This staff member has also had multiple parents complain about her because of this as this has happened multiple times to different other parents and kids. [Read on Google](https://www.google.com/maps/reviews/data=!4m6!14m5!1m4!2m3!1sCi9DQUlRQUNvZENodHljRjlvT20xcVgwaFhWazFuVUdvNWNtNHdUR0pzYURKbWQxRRAB!2m1!1s0x487ba7af91482b57:0x3438d719cd26c6e2) ![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/a/ACg8ocKa1HsWPYw8GpzfZvK7J3hC1vhBniacsHeaTeNH3cr3EHB7Mw=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo) Malakai Montrose 10 months ago My daughter went to this nursery and one of the staff member Grace thornley her child pushed my child 3 times whilst she was watching her child do it I went up n told the staff to tell her kid to please stop pushing my child and she the proceeds to say she feels threatened and I end up being told to leave the nursery because the staff members felt threatened at me telling her to tell her child to stop so I will not be sending my child back to this nursery if the staff members can’t keep their kids from putting hands on other children and then proceed to kick the parents out who’s child has be hit n pushed this nursery isn’t a good nursery I wouldn’t advice sending your children their for anyone who reads this ? [Read on Google](https://www.google.com/maps/reviews/data=!4m6!14m5!1m4!2m3!1sCi9DQUlRQUNvZENodHljRjlvT200MWQxbFlkRzlUT0daTGJERmtUSE4wVUZkQmFFRRAB!2m1!1s0x487ba7af91482b57:0x3438d719cd26c6e2) ![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/a/ACg8ocIHsFf7csb4ziF6jB0OdBfPY97SW6Dz93jd9ykUha2RgO8-5g=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo) Sarah Smedley a year ago My son loves coming here, the staff are very friendly, lots of activities for the children to do, great place for the kids, my son settled in on the first day. [Read on Google](https://www.google.com/maps/reviews/data=!4m6!14m5!1m4!2m3!1sChZDSUhNMG9nS0VJQ0FnTUNBOXZtZUJ3EAE!2m1!1s0x487ba7af91482b57:0x3438d719cd26c6e2) ![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/a-/ALV-UjWMK1Lhx4gH8tf3mPZwRg7sKfZIaHGMRFAAS51bmRVJcRJGE91Y=s128-c0x00000000-cc-rp-mo) Samira Dinath 2 years ago [Read on Google](https://www.google.com/maps/reviews/data=!4m6!14m5!1m4!2m3!1sChdDSUhNMG9nS0VJQ0FnSURGcC1YOHVRRRAB!2m1!1s0x487ba7af91482b57:0x3438d719cd26c6e2) Reviews from Google for Early Years And Pre-School Centre. [See all on Google Maps](https://maps.google.com/?cid=3762993994484074210&g_mp=CiVnb29nbGUubWFwcy5wbGFjZXMudjEuUGxhY2VzLkdldFBsYWNlEAIYBCAA) Inspection history Most recent inspection 9 September 2022 Good Only one graded inspection on record — a trend chart will appear here once a second graded report is published. [View full Ofsted report](https://files.ofsted.gov.uk/v1/file/50195623) ## Frequently asked about Early Years And Pre-School Centre ### How was Early Years And Pre-School Centre rated by Ofsted? ### What do parents say about the nursery? ### What outdoor activities are available at Early Years And Pre-School Centre? ### Which funded places does Early Years And Pre-School Centre accept? ### Where is Early Years And Pre-School Centre located? ## Nearby day nurseries in Bolton Other Ofsted-registered day nurseries close to Early Years And Pre-School Centre. - [ Ofsted: Good 0.4 mi ### Zahra Day Nursery Bolton · BL3 5LE ](/nursery/zahra-day-nursery-bl3-5le-2682833) - [ Awaiting first inspection 0.4 mi ### Shining Stars Nursery Bolton · BL3 6SA 4.0(9 reviews) ](/nursery/shining-stars-nursery-bl3-6sa-2828128) - [ Ofsted: Good 0.5 mi ### Bright Horizons Bolton Day Nursery And Preschool Bolton · BL1 4AL 4.0(13 reviews) ](/nursery/bright-horizons-bolton-day-nursery-and-preschool-bl1-4al-2565023) - [ Ofsted: Good 0.6 mi ### Gaskells Private Day Nursery Bolton · BL1 2QU 3.8(15 reviews) ](/nursery/gaskells-private-day-nursery-bl1-2qu-ey390813) - [ Provider closed 0.8 mi ### Haven Daycare Bolton · BL2 1HT ](/nursery/haven-daycare-limited-bl2-1ht-2863075) - [ Ofsted: Good 0.8 mi ### Bolton School Infant and Nursery School Bolton · BL1 4PA ](/nursery/bolton-school-infant-and-nursery-school-bl1-4pa-2772364) [See all nurseries in Bolton →](/search?q=Bolton) ### Are you the owner of this nursery? 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