Kids Planet Stalybridge
Good★ 4.8 on GoogleBirth to 5Open a few years
A day nursery in Stalybridge 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 September 2025. Open since 2023, with 116 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 Tameside
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Tameside 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
SK15 2PTWhat 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.
- 12 June 2026 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
- 27 August 2025 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 1 September 2025 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
The quality of the education and care has improved significantly since the last inspection. Leaders ensure that the premises are safe and suitable. Children are well supervised by attentive staff during their play and learning. This contributes to children's good well-being and development. The provider has focused on training staff to develop knowledge and skills relating to safeguarding and welfare. Staff know how to create a safe, warm and nurturing environment. Children learn to separate from their parents and/or carers with support from the kind staff, who understand their individual needs.
Over time, children develop a range of skills and knowledge in the prime areas of learning and development. This is because the curriculum is planned well to ensure that children build their learning. Leaders have a focus on supporting children's communication and language development. For instance, staff plan activities to support children to develop their understanding of language and use it in an ageappropriate way. Children learn to listen to stories and readily describe the play dough they make as 'dry' and 'sticky'. The curriculum is well sequenced. For instance, children gradually gain the skills and coordination to use a knife and fork competently because they begin learning the steps towards this at a young age.
Staff foster a calm environment, where children learn to play alongside one another harmoniously.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- enhance the information shared with parents to help them to understand their children's progress clearly n strengthen professional development opportunities for less-experienced staff to help them deliver the curriculum more consistently.
- 1 September 2025Good Safeguarding: Yes
- 20 June 2025Inadequate
- 25 June 2024Needs improvement
Rated Good or Outstanding at 1 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Kids Planet Stalybridge
- 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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