Greenacres Laugh 'N' Learn
GoodBirth to 8+Open for decades
A pre-school in Oldham for children from birth to 8+, open 07:30 to 17:45, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in March 2024. Open since 2007, with 40 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 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
OL4 3EUWhat 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, 25 March 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Staff build warm and caring relationships with the children. They know the children well and work closely with parents to ensure that children feel confident in the environment. Children run into the setting excited to start their day, and settle extremely quickly. Children of all ages feel safe and secure.
Staff help children to learn about and understand their emotions. During the day, staff provide children with opportunities to express how they are feeling and understand what these emotions mean. Consequently, children show respect for how others feel. For example, children realise when they may have upset their friends and take it upon themselves to reassure them and put things right.
Staff provide learning experiences that ignite children's enthusiasm to learn. Young children explore real plants as they learn about different textures and how plants grow. Older children immerse themselves in a junk modelling activity, and staff encourage them to use their imagination and creative skills. All children are making good progress in their development.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- support staff in implementing the curriculum for mathematics to help children to build on their prior knowledge n support staff to provide a consistent approach to behaviour management to better help children to understand how their behaviour and actions impact others.
- 25 March 2024Good
- 2 May 2018Good
- 13 May 2015Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Greenacres Laugh 'N' Learn
- 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
This one is first. Tick it and one or two others to see them side by side.