TicTots Day Nursery & Creche Bolton

Within Total Fitness, Waters Meeting Road, Bolton BL1 8TT
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  • TicTots Day Nursery & Creche Bolton, Bolton
TicTots Day Nursery & Creche, in Bolton, employs a qualified team who are committed to focusing on the whole child. Tailored and focused learning is practised to suit educational and social development, with age-appropriate play areas that include a baby unit.

They deliver the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) to help children develop both educationally and personally, placing great importance on the individuality of each child. Progress for all is very important and the team focus on ensuring that all additional needs are focused on to ensure that children reach their full potential.

Many activities are child led and the team are up-to-date with the key goals of the Early Years Foundation Stage. All parents are kept up-to-date with progress and able to discuss with friendly carers.

Care Provided by TicTots Day Nursery & Creche Bolton

  • Type of Service
  • Day Nursery – Privately Owned
  • Open all year
  • Full Day Care
  • Sessional Day Care

Good to Know

  • Person in charge
  • Charlotte Kenyon (Nursery Manager)
  • Number of Childcare Staff
  • 12
  • Total Places for Children
  • 88
  • Age Range
    • from 0 years 3 months
    • to 4 years 11 months
  • Opening Times
  • Monday 07:30-17:30
    Tuesday 07:30-17:30
    Wednesday 07:30-17:30
    Thursday 07:30-17:30
    Friday 07:30-17:30
  • When Closed
  • Bank Holidays & 2 weeks at Christmas

Funding & Fees Guide for TicTots Day Nursery & Creche Bolton

  • £7.30 per hour - we have 15 booking options ranging from different lengths of time from a minimum of 5 hours up to 10 hours.


  • Hourly charges, min booking 5 hours, T&Cs, bespoke booking.
    No charge for up to 12 weeks of holidays and reward scheme for on time in full payment.


  • Parking
  • Parking is available for nursery customers, don't forget to park appropriately to avoid a parking ticket.


TicTots Day Nursery & Creche Bolton Reviews (7)

8.5

TicTots Day Nursery & Creche Bolton has a Review Score of 8.5 (8.533) out of 10, based on 6 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time TicTots Day Nursery & Creche Bolton has 7 reviews.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Amazing nursery, my son loves his key carer! He's learnt so much since being here, it's now been 2 years! Management are super accommodating and really do help you out when needed, very easy to communicate too which is always a bonus! Thank you to everyone.

Reply from Kirstie Hookins, Customer Service at TicTots Day Nursery & Creche Bolton

Thank you so much for your lovely comments and we really appreciate you taking the time to review us! We really enjoy looking after your son and love seeing how happy he is coming into nursery each day! We are looking forward to seeing him continue to learn and develop!


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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

As a mum, I feel comfortable sending my son to this nursery. The staff are lovely and caring and ensure they are well looked after. I was supported when potty training my son and when I was worried about his eating habits. Overall the nursery is great and has great facilities, the only I would like
to see improve is better communication regarding your child's progression and regular updates or
meetings with your child's key carer. I also find it can be difficult sometimes to get hold of team leaders for queries etc.

Reply from Kirstie Hookins, Customer Service at TicTots Day Nursery & Creche Bolton

Really happy to hear all of the positives! Please remember that between the hours of 9:30-3:30 we are very busy with the children, doing hands on activities, daily miles, welcome time, dinner and snacks. We are one of the only nurseries that do daily targeted communication activities and SEN interventions, all of those activities require the staff to be hands-on with the children at all times and we pride ourselves on our quality teaching. If you leave a voicemail one of the team will get back to you as soon as they can, we always check our voicemail messages after 3:30 pm and reply within the day!


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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

TicTots Bolton is excellent value for money and the setting is very flexible taking into consideration children's sickness/absence etc. The environment is open and welcoming making it comfortable for me as a parent to ask questions about my child. I do feel though the daily forms are not bespoke to
each child which doesn't provide much of an insight. I feel my child has developed really well and the staff takes ownership for this. Just a shame as a parent I've not been provided with the opportunity and been declined when I asked for a sit down and chat to understand my child's development areas and strong areas, even though this opportunity was told to me when initially having viewing. Overall TicTots Bolton is a place I have and will continue to recommend. I feel comfortable dropping my child off there and feel the staff have her best interest. Just hope I'm the near future the couple of areas I've highlighted are reviewed and fixed.

Reply from Deborah Thompson, Owner at TicTots Day Nursery & Creche Bolton

Thank you for taking time to provide feedback. I will be happy to sit down and discuss your experience and the progress of your child, please contact me to make arrangements. I will be happy to help you learn how to use the system so you are not only looking at the basic summaries you get as a report on email to give an overview but to help you log in for the in-depth and particular/specific information added for your child which you can access at any time 24-7.


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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

I feel the nursery is very caring and supportive. It could improve in the reports element as sometimes they have not been accurate. Overall I feel my son's development has excelled due to the nursery environment and support.

Reply from Deborah Thompson, Owner at TicTots Day Nursery & Creche Bolton

Thank you for your comments and for taking the time to give feedback, we will bring the accuracy of reports into our next staff meeting and make sure this is taken on board by the whole team. Thank you for taking the time to give us a review.


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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

From start to finish absolutely amazing friendly staff, settled my child in so well showing so much care and support every day. From potty training to daily activities. Clean and organised rooms with a wonderful nutritious food menu. Can’t fault it in any way. Would recommend it to friends and family.
Thank you to all the wonderful staff.

Reply from Deborah Thompson, Owner at TicTots Day Nursery & Creche Bolton

Thank you so much for your lovely review, our Bolton team is amazing and they really do care for all our children. We love supporting children and families and are so glad that you have been pleased with what we do, thank you for taking the time to write a review, we appreciate it. Thank you.


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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Outstanding service from all colleagues. I feel comfortable leaving our child in their capable hands week after week. They ensure that the kids are looked after and do plenty of activities to keep them engaged. At the end of all sessions, I’m given a full overview of how their day went, including their
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My 2 year old daughter has been attending this Nursery since December 2014. This nursery offers huge flexibility offering both fixed days which can be pre booked as well as the chance to drop her off at other times, eg. popping to the gym for a class, a change in my or my partners working shifts or
an appointment which may not be suitable for our daughters to attend. This is a unique and fantastic service. TicTots is a very reasonable rate with everything included - nappies and food as well as swimming lessons once per week.
Our older daughter (7years) also likes to attend the Nursery in school holidays for holiday club.I cannot recommend TicTots enough - they are constantly improving and have just opened a new pre school which looks like it will be another asset.


Well Done TicTots Bolton. You have most certainly got it right on ALL levels.


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Current Review Score: 8.5 (8.533)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 8.5 (8.533) out of 10 for TicTots Day Nursery & Creche Bolton is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  • a) The Average Rating is 4.6 out of 5 from 6 Reviews in the last 24 months.

  • b) The score for the number of positive Reviews is 3.9 out of 5 from 6 positive Reviews in the last 24 months.

Detailed Breakdown of Review Score

The maximum Review Score for a Day Nursery is 10, which is made up from the Average Rating of Reviews (maximum of 5 points) and the Number of Reviews (maximum of 5 points) in the last 24 months:

  • a) 5 Points are available for the Average Rating from all Reviews in the last 24 months.

    The Average Rating of 4.592 for TicTots Day Nursery & Creche Bolton is calculated as follows: ( (47 Excellents x 5) + (20 Goods x 4) + (3 Satisfactorys x 3) + (1 Poors x 2) ) ÷ 71 Ratings = 4.592

  • b) 5 Points are available for the number of Positive Reviews in the last 24 months. A Positive Review is defined as any Review with an 'Overall Experience' of '4' or '5' (out of a max rating '5').

    The 3.941 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for TicTots Day Nursery & Creche Bolton is based on 6 positive Reviews in the last 24 months and is calculated as per below:

    The 5 points available are broken down as follows:

    • i) 4 points are available for the first 10 Positive Reviews in the last 24 months; 3 points for the first Positive Review, and then 0.125 Points for each of the next four Positive Reviews and then 0.1 Points for the next five Positive Reviews. (1st = 3.000, 2nd = 0.125, 3rd = 0.125, 4th = 0.125, 5th = 0.125, 6th = 0.100, 7th = 0.100, 8th = 0.100, 9th = 0.100, 10th = 0.100) 3 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.1 = 3.6

    • ii) 1 point is available for the number of Positive Reviews reaching 20% of the number of registered child places in the last 24 months. If this number is partially reached, then that proportion of 1 point is given. eg a Day Nursery registered for a maximum of 50 child places has to reach 10 Positive Reviews to receive 1 point, if it has 7 reviews it will receive 0.7 points. 20% of the 88 number of registered child places is 17.6. 6 Positive Reviews ÷ 17.6 = 0.341

  • When a Review is submitted by someone who has previously submitted a Review, only the latest Review will count towards the Review Score.

  • If a Day Nursery does not have a review in the last 24 months, then it will not have a Review Score.

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Meet the Team (9)

Deborah

Deborah Thompson

Job Title: Nursery Operator

Joined: 2008

Deborah has been running the TicTots Partnership since February 2008. Working across all three sites, she is a qualified teacher leading and supporting the Senior staff team in building their knowledge to ensure the provision of high-quality childcare and education through informed observation. It is Deborah's passion that assessment and planning take place for all children ensuring they progress in an environment of fun learning with stretch and challenge.


Aaliyah

Aaliyah Adam

Job Title: Designated Under 2's Nursery Manager

Joined: 2017

I joined TicTots Bolton in December 2017 as a key carer I have worked in babies, toddlers and preschool throughout the years. I love working in the early years as it makes me happy watching the children grow up, I love supporting them through the different age groups while they are learning new skills, and meeting their goals and milestones.


One of my favourite things about TicTots is that we are key carers for the same group of children from the start of babies all the way to preschool.


I love working alongside families through the different transitions and supporting them to get their children school-ready.


Favourite story book: The Gruffalo


Favourite song: I Had a Tiny Turtle


Early years goal and aspiration: Achieve my Level Five qualification and deepen my safeguarding knowledge to support families.


Shannon

Shannon Woods

Job Title: Early Years Educator

Joined: 2022

I joined the TicTots team in April 2022, ambitious to start my level 2 apprenticeship. I have taught in toddlers and preschool


I enjoy working in the early years because I love to support children in learning and growing, watching them grow into their own little characters and becoming independent as they transition through the years.


I love working with children with SEND, supporting them through difficult times and encouraging them to want to set and achieve goals for themselves whilst growing in confidence.


In my spare time, I love to meet up with family and friends, making new memories whilst having lots of fun and giggles.


Favourite story book: The Princess and the Wizard


Favourite song: Miss Polly had a Dolly


Early years goals and aspirations: To complete studies to further expand early years knowledge.


Kulsum

Kulsum Khushi

Job Title: Early Years Educator

Joined: 2021

I joined the TicTots team in 2021 as a key carer and started in the baby room.


I studied early years as I enjoy learning about child development and how to support babies and young children. I am fascinated by reading about theories and the reasons behind their studies, especially attachment.


Favourite story book: Monkey Puzzle


My favourite song: I Had a Tiny Turtle


Early years goals and aspirations: Gain the skills to make my Level Three Qualification full & relevant & consolidate what I've learned.


Dawn

Dawn Butler

Job Title: Early Years Educator

Joined: 2020

I have been working at TicTots for almost 3 years now, at both Bolton and Strand enjoying working as part of the team at both sites.


I have been a nursery practitioner for up to 30 years in a selection of private and charity-run nurseries. I am eager to continually update my knowledge and understanding of how to provide the best possible start to the children in my care. At the moment I am a level 5 in leadership in child care.

I have a love of bringing music and songs to the children due to the fact that they can bring so much enjoyment and learning into young lives. As well as my love of the outdoors letting me be the outdoor champion. I love the way that TicTots really care for the family by assigning a key worker to a child as they start their journey with us. Then both stay together all the way through allowing such a stronger bond to form between the family and the setting.


Favourite story book: Charlies Favourite Book


Favourite song: 5 Little Men in a Flying Saucer


Early Years goals and aspirations: I am now completing my Early Years Professional Development Program


Aasiya

Aasiya Patel

Job Title: Early Years Educator

Joined: 2018

Hi, my name is Aasiya & I am married and a mother to three little ones. That certainly keeps me busy.


In my spare time, I like to hike, exercise and go on family day trips. I have been working in childcare for over 10 years and joined the TicTots team in 2018.


From a young age, I had aspirations of working with children and that’s why I have been working hard to become a “Communication Champion” and completed an LQA in “relationship with children and the wider community”-this is so I can support you the parents and journey with you as your little ones hit their developmental milestones.


Favourite story book: Going on a Bear Hunt


Favourite song: Hickory-dickory-dock


Early years goals and aspirations: To be the best Communication Champion I can be


Natasha

Natasha Haslam

Job Title: Early Year Educator

Joined: 2023

Natasha joined the Bolton team in the Summer of 2023.


Sana

Sana Umerji

Job Title: Early Years Educator

Joined: 2024

Hi, my name is Sana. I enjoy working with children because I get to help each child discover their own strengths and talents. I have always wanted to work in childcare because working with babies and children can be an incredibly rewarding job. My hobbies and interests are spending time with family and friends, I also like going out to eat and exploring different types of foods. I go to the gym every week as it makes me feel better and boosts my confidence.


My favourite book to read is Dear Zoo. My favourite song is Incy Winsy Spider. I aim to complete my Level 3 Early Years Educator Apprenticeship.


Phoebe

Phoebe

Job Title: Early Years Educator

Joined: 2024

Phoebe has joined the TicTots Bolton team as an Early Years Educator.


Frequently Asked Questions about TicTots Day Nursery & Creche Bolton

What is the Age Range of Children that TicTots Day Nursery & Creche Bolton accepts?

TicTots Day Nursery & Creche Bolton accepts Children aged from 0 years 3 months to 4 years 11 months.

What Days & Hours is TicTots Day Nursery & Creche Bolton Open?

TicTots Day Nursery & Creche Bolton is open: Monday 07:30-17:30, Tuesday 07:30-17:30, Wednesday 07:30-17:30, Thursday 07:30-17:30, Friday 07:30-17:30.

How many Children does TicTots Day Nursery & Creche Bolton have capacity for?

TicTots Day Nursery & Creche Bolton has capacity for a total of 88 Children.

How far is TicTots Day Nursery & Creche Bolton to the centre of Bolton?

1.0 mile(s) as the crow flies, distance by road may be significantly further.