Merseybank Nursery
GoodBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Glossop for children from birth to 8+, open 07:30 to 17:45, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in February 2024. Open since 2016, with 71 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 Derbyshire
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Derbyshire 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
SK13 1PGWhat 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, 21 February 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are happy and enjoy spending time at this home-from-home nursery.
Children and parents are warmly greeted by staff as they arrive. Staff spend quality time with the children to get to know them and build close relationships. This helps children to feel safe and secure in their care.
Children develop good physical skills. They do this as they safely explore the wellequipped and exciting outdoor space. Children develop their large-muscle skills as they jump up and down and splash in puddles. They use giant chalk to make marks on the ground. Staff ask the children to think about what is happening to the colours as they get wet. Children confidently feed sweetcorn to the nursery chickens. This helps the children learn how to care for living things.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- provide consistent opportunities for children to develop and use their independence skills n improve staff practice when questioning children to give them sufficient time to think and respond.
- 21 February 2024Good
- 11 April 2018Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Merseybank Nursery
- 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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