Gillitots Day Nursery
GoodBirth to 8+Open for decades
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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 June 2022. Open since 2007, with 30 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 Trafford
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Trafford 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
M31 4NRWhat 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, 13 June 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are very firmly at the heart of everything that happens at this warm and inclusive nursery. They are warmly welcomed by enthusiastic and dedicated staff.
Children eagerly settle to a wide range of opportunities that reflect their unique interests and encompass possibilities to practise new skills, particularly in the wellresourced garden areas. Babies delight in confidently exploring. They learn to balance and take their first steps with confidence. Older children skilfully use real tools, under the close supervision of the provider. They are exceptionally mindful of their own and each other's safety as they hammer and screw to attach cardboard boxes.
Children's laughter and chatter can be heard throughout the nursery as they play together, taking turns and sharing. They understand the high expectations staff have for them. Children are encouraged to join in and explain their thinking. This enables staff to identify what children need to learn next and build coherently on their learning. Children of all ages make good progress.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- enhance the existing monitoring and support to staff and focus staff supervision more precisely on raising the quality of teaching to a consistently high level n build upon the already good partnerships with parents and embed the use of the recently introduced methods to enhance communication even further.
- 13 June 2022Good
- 4 March 2016Outstanding
- 23 November 2011Outstanding
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Gillitots 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.
Day nurseries within a couple of miles
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