Kids Planet Gables
Good★ 4.6 on GoogleBirth to 5Open for decades
A day nursery in Rochdale for children from birth to 5, open 07:30 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 49 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 Rochdale
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Rochdale 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
OL11 5XTWhat 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, 19 December 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are exceptionally calm and relaxed. The atmosphere throughout the nursery is inviting and peaceful. Soothing music, low lighting and warmth helps to set a serene and tranquil ambiance. Children behave well, they are helpful, cooperative and settled. Laughter is heard frequently and children often seek out familiar adults and friends to join in their games. Children grow in confidence and become progressively more independent. This is predominantly because staff are nurturing and supportive in their continual encouragement of children. Praise, such as 'wow' and 'amazing', is readily offered by friendly and animated staff. This is a happy nursery and children flourish in their emotional development.
Children enjoy a broad and varied curriculum. They experience a range of exciting activities. For example, children talk with enthusiasm about recent forest school sessions they have attended. They enthusiastically recall climbing trees and exploring nature, learning about the wider world around them in practical hands-on ways. There is a buzz of excitement, when children take care of the nursery pet snails 'Meg and Mog'. They learn empathy, responsibility and kindness as they help to feed and tend to animals. Children are interested to learn new things. They explore with intrigue and enthusiasm, fuelled by curiosity and excitement. This positive attitude to learning creates a cornerstone to their good progress. For example, babies and young children explore dough using their senses. They knead dough, extending early physical coordination and strength. Staff provide ongoing narration as children play. Children learn new words and phrases and begin to understand how conversations ebb and flow from a very early age. The ongoing impact from the COVID-19 pandemic and recent restrictions are understood by staff. They strive to provide children with a nurturing and caring environment, where they can resume their learning journey after restrictions were lifted.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- strengthen the organisation of group activities to ensure all children are fully engaged and able to join in n extend children's understanding of the importance of handwashing and the most effective time for this task to be undertaken.
- 19 December 2022Good
- 22 November 2019Outstanding
- 10 September 2013Outstanding
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Kids Planet Gables
- 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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