Higher Broughton Children's Centre
GoodBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Higher Broughton, Salford for children from birth to 8+, open 08:00 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 December 2022. Open since 2001, with 62 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 Salford
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Salford 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
M7 4BQWhat 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.
- 14 January 2026 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 9 December 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are happy and safe at this child-centred and friendly nursery. Staff get to know children well when they first start during the settling-in process. This helps children to settle and to develop a strong sense of belonging. They know where to put their coats and independently get their scarves from their own pegs. Staff build nurturing relationships with children. For example, babies snuggle up comfortably as staff gently rock them to sleep.
Children are positive about their learning. They enjoy spending time in the outdoor area, building up their large-muscle skills, while riding on tricycles and walking up and down steps. Children show curiosity about the world around them. They become fascinated while searching for bugs under logs. Children notice the frost and say that the 'ice is cold'. They develop their imaginations while going on an imaginary 'bear hunt'. Indoors, children practise their small-muscle skills while snipping wrapping paper using scissors, and by rolling out play dough. Babies enjoy sensory activities, such as exploring the texture of oats. They show perseverance and develop their strength as they climb up onto low-level apparatus.
Babies are enthralled while reaching up to pop bubbles. They giggle with delight and ask for 'more bubbles'.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- support staff to develop their practice to a consistently high level, so that children always engage in purposeful learning n strengthen staff's interactions with children, so that children consistently make as much progress that they are capable of making.
- 9 December 2022Good
- 29 November 2016Outstanding
- 8 October 2013Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Higher Broughton Children's Centre
- 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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