Amaryllis Preschool
GoodBirth to 5Long established
A pre-school in Manchester for children from birth to 5, open sessions in term time, often mornings. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in June 2022. Open since 2014, with 20 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 Trafford
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Trafford 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
M16 0GRWhat 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, 23 June 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are warmly welcomed by staff. As a result, they enter the pre-school with confidence and quickly settle to play. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, parents no longer enter the setting. Despite this, children separate from their parents well.
Children have warm relationships with staff. They encourage children to take part in their favourite activities, such as playing with the role-play or small-world toys.
Children are eager learners. For example, they join in with planned activities or play independently. Children have freedom to explore the well-resourced environments, both indoors and outdoors, as they follow their own interests. This helps to keep them engaged and busy as they navigate around the setting.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- organise group-time activities so that children benefit fully from these learning opportunities.
- 23 June 2022Good
- 25 February 2016Outstanding
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Amaryllis Preschool
- 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.
Pre-schools within a couple of miles
This one is first. Tick it and one or two others to see them side by side.