Kids Planet School House
Good★ 4.7 on GoogleBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Manchester for children from birth to 8+, open 07:30 to 18:00, 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 2016, with 110 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
M24 6DUWhat 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, 12 March 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Staff create a warm, friendly and nurturing environment. They plan exciting learning experiences for children that are centred around the 'book of the week'.
Toddlers watch in amazement at the fizzing reactions between ingredients outdoors. Pre-school children chop and taste a range of fruits, such as mangos, lemons and oranges. Babies show high levels of engagement as they scoop coloured sand into cups using spoons. Children show a thirst for learning from a young age.
Staff have created secure bonds with children. They recognise when children are hungry, tired or unwell and respond appropriately to meet their needs. Children are happy and confident. They enjoy spending time with staff and their peers. Staff stay close to children and provide reassurance for those who need it. They have high expectations of children and are positive role models. For example, staff remind children to use good manners and have 'kind hands'. Children make good levels of progress from their starting points.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- improve the curriculum planning and implementation so that learning experiences are well sequenced and children's prior knowledge is always built on n consider how to support children's growing awareness of how to safely use technology and the internet.
- 12 March 2024Good
- 23 May 2018Outstanding
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Kids Planet School House
- 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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