Kidz Corner Childcare Limited
GoodBirth to 8+Long established
A pre-school in Salford for children from birth to 8+, open 08:00 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 October 2021, though that is 5 years ago now. Open since 2015, with 44 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
M5 3NDWhat 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, 13 October 2021 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children develop positive relationships with the friendly staff team. Although many of the children have not been in attendance for long, staff know them well. Staff gather detailed information from parents on entry, such as children's likes, interests and prior achievements. This, along with the attentive nature of the staff, means that children are supported effectively to settle quickly in the welcoming setting.
Staff understand that the COVID-19 pandemic has had an impact on children's progress. They focus their attention on supporting children to develop their personal, social and emotional skills to help to prepare them for their future learning. Children are independent and make choices about what they would like to play with. Children as young as two years of age are encouraged to solve their own simple problems. For example, staff encourage children to turn the pieces of a jigsaw puzzle and to keep on trying until they fit.
Children are happy, safe and behave well. They confidently talk to authorised visitors and invite them to join in with their play. For example, children excitedly talked to the inspector about the building work they can see in progress in their local community. They pointed out the different machinery they can see and delighted in discussing what it is used for.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- assist staff to understand the importance of pronouncing the sounds that letters represent in spoken words correctly in order to support older children's developing communication and language skills n strengthen professional development to include precise targets for staff, to help to improve the quality of practice to the highest level.
- 13 October 2021Good
- 1 October 2019Good
- 27 June 2019Inadequate
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Kidz Corner Childcare Limited
- 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.
Pre-schools within a couple of miles
This one is first. Tick it and one or two others to see them side by side.