Building Blocks Day Nursery
Good★ 4.6 on GoogleBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Manchester 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 Good by Ofsted in November 2023. Open since 2017, with 102 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 Manchester
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Manchester 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
M40 5RTWhat 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, 27 November 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Staff place an importance on supporting children to feel safe and secure in the setting. Staff give younger babies lots of cuddles and know all children well. This helps children to feel happy and gives them a sense of belonging. Staff have high expectations of what children are able to achieve. Staff and children enjoy reading stories together. Staff use a range of language, and children undertake actions and count objects. This helps children to make good progress in their learning and development.
Staff are good role models for children and support them to learn new skills. For example, staff show children how to use tweezers to pick up objects and put the correct colour and number of objects in pots. The engaging activities support children to demonstrate positive attitudes to learning, and they have good levels of concentration. Children engage in practices that promote good hygiene, and staff use these opportunities to educate children. For example, staff talk to children about how washing their hands helps them to get rid of germs. This supports children to learn about how to keep themselves healthy.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- improve the arrangements for monitoring the quality of staff interactions with children to help strengthen the delivery of the curriculum.
- 27 November 2023Good
- 27 March 2018Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Building Blocks Day Nursery
- 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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