A-Star Kids
Good★ 5.0 on GoogleBirth to 5Open a few years
A day nursery in Oldham for children from birth to 5, open 07:30 to 15:45, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in June 2024. Open since 2022, with 68 places.
What you might pay
This setting does not publish its fees, and no national dataset holds them. This is what childcare costs across the council, as a starting point for the call.
What childcare usually costs in Oldham
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Oldham from the Department for Education's 2025 provider survey. No national data holds what an individual nursery charges, so ring and ask.
Places, hours and the day
Who they take, when they are open, and what a day there includes.
Where it is
OL4 1JWWhat the inspector found
One grade is one visit. A run of them tells you whether it has been good for years or has only just got there.
Ofsted inspector, 20 June 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
The setting has successfully addressed the actions set at the previous inspection.
Leaders have embraced the support and advice from the local authority and other local settings. This has impacted positively on the standards throughout the nursery. The setting's risk assessment procedures have improved to ensure a safe environment for children. Leaders have increased the oversight of food hygiene procedures to ensure that there are suitable facilities for the preparation and storage of food. Improvements to the organisation of the key-person system have had a positive impact on children. Children arrive happily and have established loving bonds with staff, who know them well. The setting's routines and expectations are understood by the children, who use lovely manners and show kind behaviours. Children enjoy the time they spend interacting with staff and each other. They shout to their friends 'let's play together' as they play hide and seek.
They take turns to count and hide. Children behave well and learn how to play cooperatively with each other.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- target existing support for staff to help specifically build on their individual skills and knowledge over time n support staff to implement the intended curriculum consistently.
- 20 June 2024Good
- 12 March 2024Inadequate
- 2 October 2023Needs improvement
Rated Good or Outstanding at 1 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for A-Star Kids
- What it costs
- Funded hours
- Youngest age taken
- Meals
- Nappies
- Waiting list
No dataset holds any of this. Two parents telling us the same thing puts it on the page for whoever looks next.
What to ask them
None of this is in any national dataset and this setting has not published it, which is exactly why it is worth asking.
- What does it cost, all in? What is on top: meals, nappies, late pick-up, and what happens if you are late.
- Can I use my funded hours here? Whether they stretch them over the year, and the minimum days you have to book.
- Is there a place for my child's age? Baby rooms fill first and waiting lists are common.
- Who would my child's key person be? And how long have the staff been there. No dataset holds this and it matters more than anything above.
- Can I visit at a busy time? Mid-morning on a weekday tells you far more than an empty room after hours.
Day nurseries within a couple of miles
This one is first. Tick it and one or two others to see them side by side.