Cosy Toes Nursery
GoodTakes funded hours★ 4.0 on GoogleBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Middleton for children from birth to 8+, open 07:00 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in May 2023. Open since 2005, with 70 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
Free government-funded hours and tax-free childcare.
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
M24 1RDWhat 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, 19 May 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
The philosophy of this nursery, 'whoever knocks on our door is nurtured', is what makes it so special. At the heart of its success is the support that is in place for children's personal, social and emotional well-being. Children form strong attachments and have a warm and affectionate bond with staff. They spend quality time with their key person when settling in at the nursery. This supports their selfesteem and confidence very well. The children demonstrate that they feel safe and secure as they laugh and giggle and get lots of love and cuddles.
Children show positive attitudes towards their learning and behave well. Staff working with the babies are gentle and nurturing in their approach. Babies enjoy exploring in the paint and laugh as the staff sing nursery rhymes to them. Children have the opportunity to develop good physical skills. For example, they strengthen their small-muscle skills as they scoop and pour sensory materials. The daily routine for children in the tweenies room includes exercise such as dance and yoga sessions. The children move confidently and are learning how to use their bodies in different ways. Children in the nursery room are learning the sounds that letters represent.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- strengthen staff knowledge of how to teach children about differences and similarities, with particular reference to different families.
- 19 May 2023Good
- 27 September 2017Good
- 15 July 2016Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Cosy Toes Nursery
- What it costs
- Youngest age taken
- 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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