Bpcs Creche
GoodBirth to 5Long established
A pre-school in Salford 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 May 2022. Open since 2017, with 13 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 Salford
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Salford 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
M7 4FFWhat 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.
- 3 October 2023 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 19 May 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children arrive at the setting with beaming smiles when greeted by the staff team.
They reach out their arms to hug the staff as they are passed over by their parents. Children enjoy the independence of selecting the toys and resources they use. Boys select multicultural dolls as they role play being a parent. Mornings are filled with song. Children listen intently to morning prayer, which teaches them about their cultural heritage. Children also celebrate the diverse community in which they live as they create artwork relating to the Queen's Jubilee. They join in enthusiastically as they sing along to traditional nursery rhymes and copy the actions of staff.
Children delight in the time they spend playing outside. They pour water into small buckets and pretend to paint outdoor furniture. In the dappled shade, children learn how to make the correct shape with their mouths to blow bubbles in the breeze. This helps support their emerging speech. This is developed further as children pick their favourite books to be read to them. Children practice turning pages and explore the textures on the page. They say the repeated words in the text without prompting, and gleefully identify the animals in the book by saying 'It's a lion'. Other children develop their balance and coordination as they play hopscotch, while correctly identifying numbers up to 10. Children show their creative skills as they create works of art on the large outdoor chalkboard.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- enhance partnerships with parents further, so that children's health is even better supported through healthier food choices in packed lunches n provide staff with more incisive and individual feedback in order to raise the quality of education to the highest level, to better support children's independence.
- 19 May 2022Good
- 13 March 2020Needs improvement
Rated Good or Outstanding at 1 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Bpcs Creche
- 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
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