Channings Childcare Ltd Newhey
GoodTakes funded hours★ 2.7 on GoogleBirth to 5Open for decades
A day nursery in Rochdale for children from birth to 5, open 07:15 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in November 2022. Open since 1989, with 72 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
15 and 30 hours for 2, 3 and 4 year olds.
Worth knowing. At Newhey and Royton funding is stretched over 50 weeks of the year. All additional private paid hours are charged at £10 per hour.
What childcare usually costs in Rochdale
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Rochdale 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
OL16 3RNWhat 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, 21 November 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children develop positive relationships with the adults who care for them. Staff warmly embrace babies as they awake from sleep. This promotes babies'
socialisation skills. Children's self-confidence is developing well. Children talk enthusiastically about their favourite stories. Children are learning to make sense of their world from the basis of trusting relationships. As a result of knowing children well, staff plan meaningful learning opportunities. Pre-school children learn about where food comes from as they play alongside an adult who explains how wheat is grown. Toddlers become fascinated in stirring marbling inks into water to learn how marks can be made. Children build up knowledge and skills that prepare them well for their life ahead.
Staff are good role models. They teach children to use 'kind hands'. Children behave well; they gently say their friends name and tap them on the arm to get their attention. The expectations for children to become independent learners are high. Toddlers beam with pride as they set out cups for lunchtime. Older children exclaim, 'I've done it, I eat it!', as they persevere chopping carrots up to make
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- further enhance teaching to ensure that all children benefit from consistently high levels of interaction n develop the outdoor provision so that children benefit from a range of learning opportunities outside.
- 21 November 2022Good
- 26 November 2021Needs improvement
- 19 July 2017Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Channings Childcare Ltd Newhey
- What it costs
- 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
Some of this is above, from the setting or from parents, and it can go out of date. The rest is in no dataset anywhere. Either way it is worth ten minutes on the phone.
- What does it cost, all in? What is on top: meals, nappies, late pick-up, and what happens if you are late.
- How do you apply my funded hours? 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.
Day nurseries within a couple of miles
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