Channings Childcare Ltd Royton
GoodTakes funded hours★ 3.4 on GoogleBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Oldham for children from birth to 8+, 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 They do not publish prices, so ask.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 January 2025. Open since 1997, with 60 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 Oldham
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Oldham 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
OL2 6TUWhat 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, 23 January 2025 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
The motto of providing children with a 'warm, nurturing, enjoyable and secure environment' is truly embedded across this wonderful setting. Staff's energy and eagerness to greet children on their arrival is palpable. Children arrive with a huge smile on their face and are keen to embrace staff with a cuddle. Staff are good role models. They provide children with clear expectations for their behaviour. Children are courteous towards others. They know what is expected of them and they behave well.
In the main, staff provide children with a broad curriculum that builds on what they already know and can do. For example, children show interest in cooking. Staff take children to the local supermarket to purchase vegetables to make soup.
Children learn how vegetables are grown and are excited to take soup home that they have made to share with their families. Staff encourage children to be creative. Babies babble with delight while exploring paint. Toddlers enjoy making creative collages. Pre-school children become enthralled while making 'magical potions' while playing in water.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- support staff to better understand what leaders intend children to learn n provide children with more time to respond to questions to better support their communication and language skills.
- 23 January 2025Good Safeguarding: Yes
- 25 February 2019Good
- 10 July 2018Needs improvement
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Channings Childcare Ltd Royton
- 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.
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