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.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Minimum 2 days a week.
| Age | Full day | Session | Weekly | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
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.
Places, hours and the day
Who they take, when they are open, and what a day there includes.
Where it is
OL12 9LHWhat 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.
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Some of this is above, from the setting or from parents, and it can go out of date.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.
Day nurseries within a couple of miles
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