Bowdon Nursery School
Outstanding★ 5.0 on GoogleBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Altrincham for children from birth to 8+, open 07:30 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted in May 2023. Open since 2015, with 30 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
WA14 3EXWhat 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, 24 May 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children thrive in this exceptionally well-planned and well-resourced indoor and outdoor learning environment. Staff offer children a warm greeting as they arrive and show genuine interest as they ask how they are. Children run into the setting with confidence and delight ready to start their day. The quality of education is outstanding. Children benefit greatly from a rich and highly ambitious curriculum that continually builds on their skills, knowledge and ability. They demonstrate their learning as they recall prior knowledge about life-cycle stages when releasing butterflies into their garden. Children use words such as 'spinning', 'cocoon' and
'chrysalis'. They handle the butterflies with great delicacy and are happy to see them fly away, expressing how they hope to see them again soon. Later, children create colourful symmetrical butterfly paintings, building on their knowledge and skills effectively.
Personal development and healthy lifestyles are a strength at this setting. Children develop great physical stamina as they participate in a daily mile walk around the track. They show excellent ability to manage their own safety as they pick up their sun hats from the box to protect themselves from the sun. Children return invigorated and full of chatter. Children conduct their own risk assessments as they identify possible hazards and place laminated warning signs to keep their friends safe. Furthermore, children enjoy healthy foods and snacks and use real food in the role-play area to make healthy soups and salads. These activities support them in forming healthy habits for their future. Children are highly respectful of each other and demonstrate consistently positive attitudes towards learning. They work incredibly hard to build a tall tower of bricks. When finished, they place a 'work in progress' sign in front of their tower, where it remains untouched for several hours.
- 24 May 2023Outstanding
- 27 June 2017Outstanding
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Bowdon Nursery 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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