Heathcot Pre-School Ltd
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 5Open for decades
A day nursery in Oldham for children from birth to 5, open 8am to 6pm. £36.00 a day for 2 Years, and they take the funded hours. Rated Good by Ofsted in July 2022. Open since 2000, with 40 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Price list dated May 2026.
| Age | Full day | Weekly | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 2 Yearsbirth to 2y | £56.001 Full Day | £84.003s (Monday–Wednesday) £140.005s (Monday–Friday) | |
| 2 Years2y to 3y | £36.001 Full Day | £90.005s (Monday–Friday) | |
| 3–4 Years3y to 4y | £32.001 Full Day | £80.005s (Monday–Friday) |
What a funded hour still costs
Funded hours cover the childcare. These are charged alongside them.
- £16.00 to £28.00 a week 3 Full Days (Monday–Wednesday)15 Hours Funded Childcare
- £80.00 to £90.00 a week 5 Full Days (Monday–Friday)15 Hours Funded Childcare
Funded hours
30 Hours Free Childcare, 15 Hours Free Childcare.
Worth knowing. Children eligible for 30 Hours Free Childcare may attend Monday to Friday (5 Full Days) with no additional charge. Children eligible for 15 Hours Free Childcare can attend additional sessions at the following weekly rates.
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
OL8 1RPWhat 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, 8 July 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children eagerly engage in exciting and varied self-initiated play. For example, children watch as cars go down a track. Without the need for adult interaction, they take turns, saying 'It's you next, then me'. Behaviour is very good. Excited children confidently tell staff they are looking for treasure as they recall a previous activity making treasure maps. This shows that children are developing good recall and memory skills. Managers and staff are ambitious for children's progress and build effective challenge into the curriculum. They ably use routines to develop key skills. For example, children use songs to learn the days of the week and months of the year. Older pre-school children confidently find the words 'Friday' and 'July' to add to the board. Children engage well in adult-led activities, building skills they will need for future learning and in readiness for school.
Children learn to play safely and are encouraged to consider other children. For example, children using a ribbon stick are gently reminded to use a space and consider each other's safety. Children listen well and respond to instructions.
The promotion of children's speech and emerging literacy is noticeably effective.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- develop staff's knowledge in the area of mathematics so this is as strongly embedded as other areas of learning, to further enhance children's development.
- 8 July 2022Good
- 30 September 2015Outstanding
- 26 June 2012Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Heathcot Pre-School Ltd
- Youngest age taken
- Meals
- Nappies
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.
- Is £36.00 a day still the rate? 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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