Carisbrook Day Nursery
Good★ 5.0 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 January 2023. Open since 2013, with 80 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
M9 5UXWhat 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, 9 January 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are happy and settled. The manager and staff have worked hard to create an environment which is purposeful and inviting for the children. The staff ethos is for children to be happy and have fun while learning. Children throughout the nursery beam with confidence. This demonstrates that children feel safe and secure.
The setting has created a well-sequenced curriculum which supports children to develop the skills they need for school. The manager's passion goes into everything she does. She has high expectations for children to achieve their learning outcomes. Children are eager to join in experiences set out for them. They are developing positive attitudes to learning.
Children have the opportunity to lead their own play. They test out their own ideas and are encouraged to problem solve. Babies can be found entranced in engaging story times with staff. Toddlers enjoy running freely outside and developing their fine motor skills, as they squeeze the spray bottle's trigger to paint plastic wrap.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should: - enhance children's speaking skills even further by improving opportunities for them to hear precise speech sounds and the correct pronunciation of words n clarify the use of circle-time sessions and share this with staff, so that the development of every child's listening and attention skills is well supported.
- 9 January 2023Good
- 28 June 2022Needs improvement
- 9 February 2022Inadequate
- 4 August 2017Outstanding
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 4 graded inspections.
Still missing for Carisbrook 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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