Abracadabra Pre-School
GoodBirth to 5Open for decades
A day nursery in Rochdale for children from birth to 5, open 08:30 to 16:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in July 2025. Open since 1997, with 26 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 Rochdale
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Rochdale 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
OL16 4LDWhat 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, 9 July 2025 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Staff effectively support children's emotional well-being. They establish caring and nurturing relationships. Children feel happy and secure in the pre-school. Staff use a visual feelings board where children can express and change their emotions throughout the day. Children are confident to talk about how they feel. Staff promote children's physical well-being. They offer a wide range of indoor and outdoor activities. Children ride two-wheeled bikes, climb on tyres and balance on beams to build strength and coordination. Children develop good physical skills and enjoy being active.
Staff in the pre-school provide an ambitious curriculum that meets the needs of all children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities and children who speak English as an additional language. Staff adapt activities to fully involve children who require extra help. Children make good progress from their starting points. Staff promote positive attitudes to learning by following children's interests and encouraging independence. They support children to lead their own play, such as creating junk models or exploring the mud kitchen. Children are curious, motivated and enjoy investigating.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- strengthen staff's understanding of how to identify and extend learning for more able children, so they are consistently challenged and supported to reach their full potential.
- 9 July 2025Good Safeguarding: Yes
- 3 October 2019Good
- 30 March 2015Outstanding
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Abracadabra Pre-School
- 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
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