Little Panda's Pre-School
GoodBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Ashton Under Lyne for children from birth to 8+, open 08:30 to 15:30, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in January 2023. Open since 2012, with 48 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 8RSWhat 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, 30 January 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children arrive confidently and are greeted by friendly staff who know them well.
They demonstrate high levels of confidence as they approach visitors and talk about what they enjoy at nursery. Children show great pride in their achievements.
When they recognise numbers to 10, they pat themselves on the back and say,
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- provide staff with more targeted performance feedback to raise the quality of their teaching to the highest level n focus on what observations show about children's interests so that teaching can be adapted to support children's levels of engagement and to ensure they make optimum progress.
- 30 January 2023Good
- 13 May 2022Needs improvement
- 20 January 2017Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Little Panda's Pre-School
- 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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