Holyrood Day Nursery Salford
Good★ 4.4 on GoogleBirth to 5Open for decades
A day nursery in Salford for children from birth to 5, open 07:00 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 June 2023. Open since 2008, with 79 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
M6 8ALWhat 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.
- 3 September 2026 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
- 26 February 2026 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
- 29 August 2025 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
- 2 June 2025 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 26 June 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are confident and settle quickly into their nursery routines. They form warm and trusting bonds with staff who are kind and caring. Staff offer flexible settling-in sessions and gather pertinent information from parents. They offer an abundance of cuddles and reassurance which helps new children to feel safe and secure. Children are happy and clearly enjoy their time at nursery. Young children welcome the inspector with huge smiles. Older children demonstrate their impressive communication skills as they share resources with the inspector and explain what they love doing at nursery. Children are engaged, motivated and enthused to learn.
The nursery's unique and ambitious curriculum is appropriately sequenced to help all children to make good progress. 'My mind, my body and my world' underpins children's learning and the array of experiences and opportunities planned.
Children eagerly participate in the 'daily mile', which ensures they partake in daily exercise. Babies and toddlers develop essential skills as they learn to crawl, stand, climb and balance. Children participate in carefully considered activities to help them to recognise and celebrate their own uniqueness and that of others. This prepares them well for life in modern Britain, and helps children to understand their place in society.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- support staff to help children develop an understanding of why some behaviours are unwanted and the consequences of their actions n consider children's access to books and the presentation of these, especially within the younger children's playrooms, so that they are easily accessible to promote an independent love of literacy n strengthen existing arrangements for supervision so staff are clear on their targets to help improve practice and knowledge.
- 26 June 2023Good
- 20 March 2018Good
- 14 September 2015Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Holyrood Day Nursery Salford
- 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
This one is first. Tick it and one or two others to see them side by side.