Lemon Tree Manchester Ltd
GoodTakes funded hours★ 5.0 on GoogleBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Manchester for children from birth to 8+, open 08:00 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in September 2023. Open since 2015, with 56 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
30 hours free childcare for 3 & 4 years child.
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
M12 4QNWhat 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, 5 September 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are greeted warmly by staff. Staff are reassuring and attentive to children's needs. They ensure that children feel a strong sense of belonging in the nursery by, for example, working hard to develop trusting relationships with children and parents. This helps children to build close bonds with staff. Children quickly develop the confidence they need to explore and learn.
Children's independence skills are supported well within the nursery. Children can select from a variety of inviting activities that inspire them to have a go. Children respond to instructions, such as helping to tidy up before lunch and using the
'cleaning station' to help to clean tables after eating. They are encouraged to wash their hands and wipe their own noses. They demonstrate good levels of confidence at this nursery and behave well.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- develop supervision meetings to support staff to develop their understanding of the curriculum n build on staff's questioning techniques to allow children time to think and respond to any instructions.
- 5 September 2023Good
- 26 September 2017Outstanding
- 29 September 2016Needs improvement
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Lemon Tree Manchester Ltd
- What it costs
- 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
Some of this is above, from the setting or from parents, and it can go out of date. The rest is in no dataset anywhere. Either way it is worth ten minutes on the phone.
- What does it cost, all in? What is on top: meals, nappies, late pick-up, and what happens if you are late.
- How do you apply my funded hours? 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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