Heald Green Methodist Pre-School
Good★ 4.4 on GoogleBirth to 5Open for decades
A day nursery in Cheadle for children from birth to 5, open 08:00 to 15:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in January 2023. Open since 1992, with 36 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 Stockport
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Stockport 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
SK8 3RRWhat 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, 6 January 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children love attending this nurturing and supportive pre-school. They benefit from building secure and caring relationships with staff. For example, as children enter the pre-school, they part from their parents with ease and are greeted with a warm welcome from staff. They settle quickly and are excited to play with their friends.
The leaders' vision is for children to be 'happy, independent, respectful and confident learners'. Throughout the pre-school, children have positive attitudes to their learning and play well together. For instance, children smile and work alongside each other as they squish the jelly through their fingers. They describe the texture with words such as 'slimy'. Children make their own choices about what activity to engage in and take pride in the work they create. For example, children burst with pride as they use the camera to take a picture of their work and showcase it to others.
Children benefit from lots of opportunities to develop their physical skills.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- enhance the curriculum for mathematics, to fully promote children's counting and develop problem-solving skills n improve the organisation of transitions from play time to mealtimes, to better support children's engagement.
- 6 January 2023Good
- 22 June 2017Good
- 6 January 2015Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Heald Green Methodist Pre-School
- 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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