Aunt Mary's
Good★ 5.0 on GoogleBirth to 5Open for decades
A day nursery in Rochdale for children from birth to 5, open 07:00 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in November 2024. Open since 2010, with 45 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
OL12 6BGWhat 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, 14 November 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
The motto to be 'brilliant, daring and unique' is truly embedded across this nurturing setting. Staff are caring towards children and are good role models.
Children know what staff expect of them and they behave well. They show kindness towards others and develop secure friendships with their peers. Staff support children's emotional well-being incredibly well. They spend time getting to know children during the settling-in period. Children have a strong sense of belonging. They are self-assured and confident individuals.
Staff provide children with a broad curriculum that keeps them interested to learn.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- help staff to reflect on how they can improve their practice to help to keep children better engaged in their learning n strengthen information sharing with parents to keep them better informed of their children's level of development.
- 14 November 2024Good
- 3 June 2024Needs improvement
- 30 November 2018Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Aunt Mary's
- 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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