Alkrington Pre-School CIC
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 5Long established
A pre-school in Manchester for children from birth to 5, open 09:00 to 15:10, 5 days a week. £123.75 a week for 2 and 3-year-olds, and they take the funded hours. Rated Good by Ofsted in June 2023. Open since 2015, with 30 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
(Top up to full time for only £123.75 per week)
One published rate. What you pay depends on the days you need and the funded hours you can claim.
Funded hours
Working families may be entitled to 30 hours free; All families entitled to 15 hours free.
Worth knowing. Top up to full time for only £123.75 per week (Rising 3's); Top up to full time for only £85.50 per week (Nursery).
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
M24 1GDWhat 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, 21 June 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children arrive excited to start their day at this preschool. Staff chat with parents and greet children warmly. Children rush in to hang their belongings on their pegs and find their friends. They eagerly explore the nursery environment. Children engage in the activities that have been carefully planned and set out for them.
Staff know what and how each child learns best. Children investigate the outdoor areas with interest. They work together and discover that they can create a giant marble run from gutter pipes and tubes. Younger children show curiosity as they mix herbs in the mud kitchen. Older children enjoy picking strawberries and other fruit they have grown. Children choose what to do based on their interests. Staff use their experience and skills to make sure children build on what they already know and can do.
Children demonstrate very good behaviour. This is because staff model respectful communication and encourage turn-taking in conversations. Staff listen to children and give them time to think and respond. As a result of this, children learn to listen to each other. Children feel safe here. They show confidence while at pre-school.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- support staff to develop opportunities for children to build their independence, at all times throughout the day n help staff to organise activities and learning with minimum distractions to ensure that children maintain concentration and know what to do next.
- 21 June 2023Good
- 2 November 2017Outstanding
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Alkrington Pre-School CIC
- 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
Some of this is above, from the setting or from parents, and it can go out of date. The rest is in no dataset anywhere. Either way it is worth ten minutes on the phone.
- Is £123.75 a week still the rate? What is on top: meals, nappies, late pick-up, and what happens if you are late.
- How do you apply my funded hours? 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.
Pre-schools within a couple of miles
This one is first. Tick it and one or two others to see them side by side.