Bright Horizons Astley Nursery and Preschool
GoodBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Manchester for children from birth to 8+, open 07:15 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 February 2024. Open since 2013, with 75 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 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
M29 7HQWhat 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.
- 14 September 2026 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 20 February 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Managers are ambitious for children. They have developed a curriculum that promotes children's 'confidence, curiosity and builds their love for learning'. Staff plan activities for children to explore and investigate. For example, children are delighted as they roll a mixture into a ball. They watch in wonder as the mixture becomes runny and drips from their fingers. Children are absorbed in their play and they develop positive attitudes to learning.
Managers and staff have created ample opportunities for children to develop their physical skills. These are sequenced well to promote progress as children move through the setting. For example, babies practise their first steps and toddlers master walking up ramps and climbing through tunnels. Older children become skilled at climbing, balancing and using wheeled toys. Children are busy and they behave well. For example, they turn-take independently and they speak to each other using lovely manners.
The key-person system is well embedded and staff work hard to build secure bonds with children. As a result, children arrive happily and they run into the welcoming arms of staff. Children feel secure and ready to learn.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- increase support for less experienced staff, to help embed teaching securely and consistently in all rooms, particularly in babies and toddlers n support staff to allow time for younger children to think and respond in conversation, to help enhance their thinking and speaking skills.
- 20 February 2024Good
- 22 February 2018Good
- 1 July 2014Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Bright Horizons Astley Nursery and Preschool
- 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.
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