Kids Planet Christie Fields
Good★ 4.7 on GoogleBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Manchester for children from birth to 8+, open 07:30 to 18:30, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in January 2022. Open since 2020, with 245 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 Manchester
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Manchester 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
M21 7QYWhat 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, 18 January 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children's safety and well-being are fully assured at the nursery. All children, including babies, settle with ease and build trusting relationships with staff.
Children know that staff care for them. As such, they approach staff freely for cuddles and happily wave 'bye bye' to their parents and carers. Children are extremely contented.
Leaders and managers want children to have the best experiences possible, so that they are ready for school. Children embrace these experiences as they take part in a wide range of exciting activities which bring their learning to life. For example, using one of their favourite stories, young children and staff embark on a 'bear hunt', using the nursery's well-resourced outdoor spaces. They learn new words as they 'squelch' through the 'thick oozy mud' and squeal with delight as they 'swirl'
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- provide greater depth in the curriculum to help maximise children's learning n encourage younger children to do things by themselves.
- 18 January 2022Good
- 18 June 2021Inadequate
Rated Good or Outstanding at 1 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Kids Planet Christie Fields
- 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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