Opening hours
Monday to Friday. Sessions are from 7.30am to 6pm.
Little Lambs Nursery in Bolton
Ofsted: Outstanding
(Jun 2022)
Number of places
50 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Jun 2022
Local authority
Bolton
About this day nursery
Little Lambs Nursery, situated in a large detached family home in Bolton's Sharples area, offers exceptional childcare for children aged 0-4. As part of a group of nurseries, Little Lambs shares a common ethos of providing safe, loving environments where children can flourish.
The nursery focuses on high-quality learning opportunities, both indoors and outdoors, and offers a Forest School programme to foster confidence and independence. Their curriculum is designed to be rich, diverse, and play-based, catering to each child's individual interests.
The dedicated team, led by manager Alice Walsh, is committed to creating a nurturing, home-from-home atmosphere where children, families, and staff feel secure, supported, and valued. The nursery prioritises open communication with parents and aims to instil a love of learning and essential life skills from a young age, preparing children for their future endeavours.
Little Lambs Nursery has been recognised for its commitment to excellence, receiving an 'Outstanding' rating from Ofsted.
Our ethos
The nursery is committed to providing safe, loving environments that foster children's flourishing through high-quality, play-based learning opportunities. They offer a Forest School programme to build confidence and independence, aiming to instil a love of learning and life skills in a nurturing, home-from-home atmosphere.
What it's like
Children show extremely high levels of interest and joy, quickly becoming engrossed in stimulating experiences and making rapid progress in their all-round development. They demonstrate determination, problem-solving skills, and gain historical knowledge while asking intellectual questions. Children also have secure bonds with staff and peers, are confident and emotionally secure, and regularly participate in mindfulness sessions, leading to a calm learning environment where they flourish and gain abundant knowledge and skills for their future.
Outdoors LearningForest School ProgrammeOfsted Outstanding
Pricing & funding
Funding accepted
15 hours — working parents (9 months–2 yrs)30 hours — working parents (3–4 yrs)Tax-Free Childcare
Pricing on request
This nursery doesn't publish its fees online. Contact them directly for an up-to-date price list and availability.
Key facts
Age range
0-4
Established
2018
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted rating for Little Lambs Nursery
Last inspected 8 June 2022
Overall effectiveness
Outstanding
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
What it's like to attend
Children show extremely high levels of interest and joy, quickly becoming engrossed in stimulating experiences and making rapid progress in their all-round development. They demonstrate determination, problem-solving skills, and gain historical knowledge while asking intellectual questions. Children also have secure bonds with staff and peers, are confident and emotionally secure, and regularly participate in mindfulness sessions, leading to a calm learning environment where they flourish and gain abundant knowledge and skills for their future.
Inspector highlights
- Children make rapid progress in their all-round development, demonstrating determination and problem-solving skills.
- Staff's enthusiastic modelling of words and grammar helps children develop immense clarity and depth in their speech.
- Children show impressive literacy skills through intricate model building and confident discussions about their creations.
- Leaders and staff are highly skilled and use superb teaching strategies to provide stimulating and challenging activities.
- Parents are heavily involved in their children's development journey and are overwhelmingly positive about the support and care received.
Inspection #10235536 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report
Inclusion & environment
How they support every child
SEND provision
Staff swiftly help children with developmental delays to catch up. For example, they found that since the COVID-19 pandemic, younger children
Outdoor space
Children learn how to manage their own risk and gain confidence to attempt new tasks safely. For example, they identify and remove trip hazards in the outdoor area.
Parent Reviews of Little Lambs Nursery
4.6
(10)
Sharon Ahern
a year ago
I am a nana my granddaughter attends this nursery I have little experience of nurseries been a long time. I was apprehensive but the staff were amazing with me and grandad. We are blown away with how kind the staff are. The things she is being involved in is amazing thank you so much
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paige cutler
3 years ago
A nursery that goes above and beyond for every single child. Each staff member is a credit to little lambs, always happy, compassionate, caring and so attentive. Communication is great I always feel I know what they have been up to at nursery. They cater their learning for each child’s interests and development stages which really keeps the children engaged and happy. Dan the chef is so lovely and has been so amazing creating healthy and nutritious vegan meals for my vegan children with no fuss at all. They also create taste safe vegan sensory play for the kids so they don’t miss out and when they do baking they always make sure there is vegan ingredients. Always help with any new learning/transition stages at home and in nursery like potty training/removing dummies/nap changes etc and I would feel very happy and comfortable to be able to discuss any issues or queries I had with any of the girls. They are outstanding for a reason , really amazing nursery xx
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Micra Sheep
9 years ago
Just driven past this place to be met with people walking in the road. Clearly the nursery are having some kind of power washing service which consists of a transit and trailer/power washing unit, both of which are parked on and blocking the entire pavement. There are no cones or safety measures in place to assist pedestrians on getting past the unit and van and for those walking toward bolton, no way of seeing what it's oncoming as they step into the road to walk round it, worsened by the fact there is a bend so neither on coming traffic nor the pedestrian can see.
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Angela Thomas
10 months ago
My grandson went there from being 6months old to last year when he left for school, he loved being at the nursery x
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Kelly Dagger
8 years ago
My little girl loves it, I would recommend been going for over a year and been very happy with every thing. Thankyou to all the lovely staff
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Inspection history
Improved from Good → Outstanding in 2022
Date: February 2012
- June 2022Outstanding
- December 2016Good
- June 2013Good
- February 2012Good
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