Bramhall Methodist Church Pre-School
GoodBirth to 8+Open for decades
A pre-school in Stockport for children from birth to 8+, 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 February 2024. Open since 2007, with 50 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 Stockport
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Stockport 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
SK7 1ALWhat 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, 2 February 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
The setting's core values to be respectful, independent, responsible, challenged and kind are what makes this setting so special. Staff are good role models and show children genuine love and care. They greet children at the front door and embrace them with hugs. Children's laughter and excitement is truly palpable across the setting. They look at photographs of staff when they were children themselves and discuss how they look different. Children show great levels of participation in interactive games. Staff teach children how to skilfully blend letter sounds together to attempt to read. Children gain a good understanding that print carries meaning. Staff support children's independence well. They encourage children to take care of their belongings. Children put their own coats on and tend to their own physical needs. This helps children to develop good skills in readiness for their eventual move on to school.
Children thoroughly enjoy their time at this vibrant setting. Staff provide children with a well-sequenced curriculum that builds on what children already know and can do. They enjoy making models from dough and count wooden blocks. Children use props with staff to enact characters from stories. They learn rhymes and move their bodies while dancing. Children behave well and show positive attitudes towards their learning. Older children learn about living things. Younger children take care of fish and discuss how they can help wildlife outdoors. Children gain a good understanding of the world that they live in.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- provide staff with even more incisive feedback about their interactions with children, to help raise their practice further.
- 2 February 2024Good
- 9 February 2018Outstanding
- 2 December 2014Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Bramhall Methodist Church Pre-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.
Pre-schools within a couple of miles
This one is first. Tick it and one or two others to see them side by side.