Heyside Pre-school
GoodBirth to 5Open for decades
A day nursery in Heyside 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 March 2024. Open since 1995, with 35 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
OL2 6LYWhat 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, 1 March 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Staff create a home-from-home environment where children feel happy and safe.
Children wave their parents off at the front door and greet staff with cuddles. They cannot contain their excitement to play with their friends. Children show high levels of confidence and have a strong sense of belonging. Staff support children's personal, social and emotional development well. They are good role models and spend time helping children to manage their own feelings and emotions. Children talk about what makes them feel happy and excited. They look at books that reflect different feelings and they explain how to be a kind friend. Children behave well and show positive attitudes towards their learning.
Staff have high expectations for children's achievements. They provide children with an ambitious curriculum, that builds on what they know and can do. Older children immerse themselves into deep imagination while enacting the roles of chefs. They pretend to make food and discuss the ingredients. Younger children search for bugs outdoors and giggle while splashing in water. Staff encourage children to be independent. They help children to practise putting on their own coats. Children help to tidy toys away and take care of their belongings. They develop good skills in readiness for their next steps in learning, including their eventual move on to school.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- refine the implementation of the curriculum, to broaden children's understanding of mathematical concepts n provide children with more time to think and respond to questions, to better support their communication and language skills.
- 1 March 2024Good
- 19 April 2018Good
- 20 March 2015Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Heyside 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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