Atherton Pre-School Day Care Limited
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 5Long established
A day nursery in Manchester for from 2 years up to 5 year olds, open 08:00 to 17:00, 5 days a week. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in June 2025. Open since 2012, with 60 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
We have places available for 15 hours and 30 hours funding.
What childcare usually costs in Wigan
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Wigan 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
M46 9PTWhat 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, 3 June 2025 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children arrive at the pre-school happy and settled. Staff's warm smiles and positive attitudes help to create a welcoming environment. Children are eager to come into the pre-school and confidently explore their surroundings. The keyperson system is well established, and staff know children and their families well.
Children demonstrate they feel safe and secure. In the main, leaders and staff plan an ambitious curriculum with a focus on encouraging children to become independent and confident communicators. They plan fun and exciting play opportunities to support this. For example, children enjoy cutting up vegetables and exploring the new textures and colours.
Staff support children to lead healthy lifestyles. They provide nutritious and healthy snacks. Staff have supported parents and carers to develop their knowledge about healthy lunch box ideas for their children. Children enjoy lots of opportunities to balance on low-level equipment and regularly access the large outdoor environment. These opportunities support children's physical development. Children behave well and show a positive attitude to their learning. For example, they enjoy ring games with the pre-school's 'friendship ring'. This supports children to participate in large-group activities and develop their social skills.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- strengthen the curriculum for mathematics in order to help children to build a secure knowledge of early mathematical skills n enhance the support and ideas given to parents for children's learning at home, to extend children's development further.
- 3 June 2025Good Safeguarding: Yes
- 1 October 2019Good
- 7 February 2013Outstanding
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Atherton Pre-School Day Care Limited
- What it costs
- 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.
- What does it cost, all in? 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.
- Do you have a place for a child of my age now? 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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