Mulberry Bush Nursery Dumers Lane
GoodTakes funded hours★ 4.8 on GoogleBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Radcliffe for babies from 9 months up to school age, open 07:30 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in September 2025. Open since 2015, with 122 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
All three and four-year-old children are entitled to claim 15 funded hours per week for 38 weeks of the year, amounting to 570 hours per year. In addition, children of working families aged nine months upwards are entitled to 30 funded hours per week for 38 weeks of the year.
Worth knowing. During funded weeks at Mulberry Bush, if children are entitled to 15 funded hours per week, they will access 12 funded hours per week, 6 per day, based on a minimum attendance of two days per week. If children are entitled to 30 funded hours per week, they will access 24 funded hours per week, 8 per day, based on a minimum attendance of three days per week. We do not charge any extra for meals, drink or snacks, or for the consumable items which we provide as part of our service, including nappie.
What childcare usually costs in Bury
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Bury 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
M26 2ADWhat 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, 29 September 2025 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children flourish in this setting and are cared for by a well-organised staff team who understand their roles and responsibilities. They are happy and secure, with staff providing responsive and nurturing care, cuddling younger children when needed and following their individual routines. Transitions are managed effectively, helping children settle confidently. Staff act as calm and consistent role models, supporting children to play cooperatively, take turns on outdoor equipment and build together with soft bricks. Younger children are encouraged to use their manners and are supported to manage their emotions and show kindness to others. As a result, children behave well and have a real sense of belonging.
Leaders create an ambitious and broad curriculum that has a strong focus on children's emotional well-being. Staff carry out regular progress checks to identify next steps in learning. Children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) receive experiences tailored to their needs. Staff work closely with external professionals where required. As a result, children make very good progress and are well prepared for their next stage of learning.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- support staff to monitor the use of dummies to promote children's developing speech n build on already good teaching to ensure adult-led activities consistently support all children to remain fully engaged and benefit from the intended learning n strengthen hygiene practices to help children understand the importance of good hygiene and develop consistently positive habits.
- 29 September 2025Good Safeguarding: Yes
- 31 January 2020Outstanding
- 28 January 2016Outstanding
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Mulberry Bush Nursery Dumers Lane
- What it costs
- 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.
- What does it cost, all in? 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.
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