King David Nursery
GoodBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Manchester for children from birth to 8+, open 09:00 to 17:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in July 2023. Open since 1995, with 134 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 Manchester
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Manchester 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
M8 5DYWhat 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, 27 July 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children arrive happily and with confidence into the nursery. They greet staff with cuddles and excitedly share stories from home. Children have secure relationships with their key person and show bonds with their peers. They talk to each other and play cooperatively. Children's communication and language skills are good. They sit outside in the hut and retell their favourite stories. Additionally, younger children and babies join in with familiar songs and fill in the missing words as staff sing to them. Babies giggle and babble throughout their play. They are extremely content and enjoy warm interactions from the staff that care for them.
All children benefit from a range of experiences in the broad curriculum that is planned for them. They make good progress from the start and are supported to catch up if any delays in development are spotted. In the main, staff effectively support children's individual needs and interests during their teaching. Children behave well throughout the day and follow daily routines and self-care tasks with ease. They push each other around the outdoor playground on bicycles and help negotiate space together. Children love spending time in the garden, where they climb, run and make cakes in the mud kitchen. They have well-developed physical skills.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To meet the requirements of the early years foundation stage, the provider must: consistently complete and document the required progress check for children aged between two and three years. (by 30/10/2023)
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should: - strengthen supervision and coaching systems to help all staff improve and implement new skills and knowledge to help support even better outcomes for children n implement consistent strategies that help all parents know how to help continue their children's learning and development at home.
- 27 July 2023Good
- 23 January 2018Outstanding
- 22 August 2013Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for King David 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.
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