Kidzstop Day Nursery
GoodBirth to 8+Open a few years
A pre-school in Ashton-Under-Lyne for children from birth to 8+, open 07:00 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 February 2025. Open since 2022, with 100 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
OL6 7ASWhat 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.
- 26 March 2026 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 12 February 2025 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children enjoy their time at this friendly nursery. They are welcomed by enthusiastic staff who value what they have to say. Staff respond as babies use simple signs and gestures to communicate. They play peepo with babies and offer lots of cuddles. This supports children to develop strong bonds with staff. Staff support children to share and play together collaboratively. They have embedded consistent routines that children follow eagerly. Staff use a range of strategies to support children's understanding of changes in routines, such as the use of a bell and visual aids. At tidy up time, children eagerly work together to tidy away the toys. Staff then offer reassurance as to what will happen next. This helps children to feel safe and secure and to understand the expectations.
Leaders and staff have devised a clear curriculum. They know the needs of the community and the families and place a strong focus on providing children with a set of experiences that build on what they have experienced at home. Staff use children's interests well to help children build positive attitudes to learning. Children express themselves as they play instruments together. Lots of giggling can be heard as staff encourage them to play the instruments slow then fast. Children are eager learners who make good progress in their development.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- strengthen systems for using evaluations and monitoring of the provision to bring about positive change and improvements n support staff to adapt activities to meet all children's learning needs and help them to remain engaged.
- 12 February 2025Good Safeguarding: Yes
- 20 September 2024Inadequate
Rated Good or Outstanding at 1 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Kidzstop Day Nursery
- 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.