Elm Street Pre-School Community Interest Company
GoodBirth to 5Long established
A pre-school in Manchester for children from birth to 5, open 09:00 to 13:30, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in September 2023. Open since 2015, with 32 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 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 2EGWhat 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, 14 September 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Staff provide children with a home-from-home experience at this intimate preschool. Children arrive confident, happy and ready to learn due to the warm welcome they receive from the nurturing staff team. Staff have carefully considered the individual interests and needs of children in their care. This means they can provide bespoke learning experiences. For example, they go above and beyond in helping children to immerse themselves in sensory activities. This helps children to become comfortable to experiment with different textures and experience different temperatures as part of their play. Staff recognise the importance of physical play and ensure that it is a feature of the curriculum. Staff model how to use the wheeled toys outside and encourage children to have a go, even when it is tricky.
They celebrate children's success when they eventually manage to pedal a tricycle, acknowledging their resilience and desire to persevere.
Staff help children to settle quickly. They ensure there is lots of purposeful time spent helping them to learn through play. Consistent routines and expectations provide children with the structure they need to become more confident. Staff help children learn through demonstration and discuss the importance of turn-taking, sharing and kind hands. As a result, children are considerate of their friends in their play. Staff encourage children through activities such as manipulating dough to develop the small muscles in their hands needed for later writing. Staff introduce new words to children. For instance, they discuss the recent change in seasons.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should: - strengthen the current arrangements for staff's professional development to help them deliver all aspects of the intended curriculum to the highest standards.
- 14 September 2023Good
- 30 November 2017Outstanding
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Elm Street Pre-School Community Interest Company
- 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.
Pre-schools within a couple of miles
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