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Day nursery in Rochdale

Little Sparks Wardle

GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 8+Long established

A day nursery in Rochdale for babies from 3 months up to school age, open 07:30 to 18:00, 5 days a week. £65.00 a day, and they take the funded hours. Rated Good by Ofsted in July 2022. Open since 2019, with 45 places.

Call 01706 377087Their website

Cost

What it costs

Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.

Minimum 2 days a week.

AgeFull daySessionWeekly
All ages
£65.00
£43.50Half Day
£295.00Full Week (Mon–Fri)

What a funded hour still costs

Funded hours cover the childcare. These are charged alongside them.

  • £7.75 to £15.50 a half day All-Inclusive Contribution Fee for Funded Days - Under 2svoluntary, includes meals, snacks, nappies, wipes, sun cream, and
  • £6.25 to £12.50 a half day All-Inclusive Contribution Fee for Funded Days - Over 2svoluntary, includes meals, snacks, nappies, wipes, sun cream, and

Funded hours

15 or 30 hours funding for eligible working parents with children aged 9 months and over; Universal 15-hour funding for all 3- and 4-year-olds, starting the term after their third birthday.

Worth knowing. Optional all-inclusive contribution fee for funded days: Over 2s £12.50 full day, £6.25 half day; Under 2s £15.50 full day, £7.75 half day. These contributions are voluntary.

What childcare usually costs in Rochdale

£5.75an hour, typical for a 2 years old
£5.50an hour, typical for a 3 and 4 years old

This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Rochdale from the Department for Education's 2025 provider survey. No national data holds what an individual nursery charges, so ring and ask.

The basics

Places, hours and the day

Who they take, when they are open, and what a day there includes.

Who they can take
Babies from 3 months, up to school ageRegistered with Ofsted for birth to 8+.
When it's open
07:30 to 18:00, 5 days a weekFrom their Google listing
Funded hours
Takes them
Meals
Includedrolling breakfast, lunch, afternoon snack and tea; all meals come with fruit, salad or vegetables; milk and water available
Nappies
Included
Outdoor space
Yes
How many children
45 placesMedium for England
How long open
7 yearsLong established
Address
415 Birch Road, Wardle, Rochdale, OL12 9LH

Where it is

OL12 9LH
Ofsted URN 2544769On the register since 28 November 2019
The rating

What Ofsted said

Last inspected on 19 July 2022.

Good

Ofsted's expected standard. Most settings in England are rated Good.

Still missing for Little Sparks Wardle

  • Waiting list

No dataset holds any of this. Two parents telling us the same thing puts it on the page for whoever looks next.

Before you ring

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.

  • Is £65.00 a day still the rate? 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.
  • Do you have a place for a child of my age now? 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.
Compare

Day nurseries within a couple of miles

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Little Sparks Wardle

Day nursery · 415 Birch Road, Wardle, Rochdale, OL12 9LH

GoodTakes funded hours£65.00 a dayBirth to 8+Babies from 3 months07:30 to 18:00, 5 days a week45 placesLong established

The Old Library

Day nursery · Wardle Road, Rochdale, OL12 9ER

GoodBirth to 8+07:30 to 17:00, 5 days a week★ 3.2 Google, 670 placesOpen for decades
0.5 mi
10 min walk
01706 649 430

Tinkerbell Private Nursery

Day nursery · William Street, Littleborough, Rochdale, OL15 8JP

GoodBirth to 8+07:30 to 17:30, 5 days a week★ 4.6 Google, 960 placesOpen for decades
1.2 mi
23 min walk
01706 377800

The Railway House

Day nursery · 1a Railway Street, Littleborough, OL15 8AG

GoodTakes funded hours£75.00 a dayBirth to 8+07:30 to 17:30, 5 days a week30 placesLong established
1.5 mi
4 min drive
07769260251Their website

Little Stars Pre-School

Day nursery · Unit A16, Fieldhouse Industrial Estate, Rochdale, OL12 0AA

Report card Jan 2026Birth to 8+09:30 to 14:30, 4 days a week34 placesLong established
1.5 mi
4 min drive
01706525345

Pick two or three to compare.

Everything here comes from Ofsted's published childcare register, under the Open Government Licence. Ratings are quoted exactly as Ofsted gave them, with their dates. Read the full Ofsted reports · How we put this together.

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