Media City Nature Kindergarten
Good★ 4.6 on GoogleBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Salford for children from birth to 8+, open 08:00 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in February 2023. Open since 2011, 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 Salford
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Salford 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
M50 2GTWhat 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.
- 6 July 2026 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
- 6 January 2026 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
- 21 June 2024 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 13 February 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children blossom in this caring and nurturing nursery where their needs always come first. Children arrive happy to start the day as they are greeted by the warmhearted staff team. All children are well supported to develop their independence.
Toddlers serve their own breakfast and babies confidently feed themselves. Preschool children are skilled at putting on their shoes and coats before they play outside. All children show great confidence as they explore the sizeable inner city oasis of the nursery's outdoor space. Babies become accustomed to the feel of grass and soil. Toddlers dig for insects, carefully capture them in containers and observe them before letting them go. Pre-school children clamber onto tree trunks, demonstrating their balance as they walk end to end before leaping to the ground.
Children create their own obstacle courses which challenge their coordination. They keep trying even if they find it difficult. All of this helps to ensure that children's health is very well supported.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- develop staff practice so that correct speech is consistently modelled to children.
- 13 February 2023Good
- 24 July 2017Good
- 10 May 2016Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Media City Nature Kindergarten
- 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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