Mulberry Bush Nursery Whitefield
GoodTakes funded hours★ 4.6 on GoogleBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Manchester for babies from 9 months up to school age, open 8am to 6pm. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in May 2022. Open since 2010, with 56 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
M45 7ETWhat 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, 16 May 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children enjoy playing and learning at this setting. They form strong attachments with their key person which helps them to feel safe and settled. Children of all ages develop their knowledge and skills as they explore the well-resourced environments. Babies develop their fine-motor skills as they explore baskets of everyday objects. Pre-school children develop their imaginations through craft activities. Children access the outdoor area daily where they have opportunities to develop their physical skills. For example, children build obstacle courses, dig in sand and dance with ribbons. Children benefit from positive interactions with staff and make good progress in their learning.
All children are encouraged to make their own choices. For example, babies select which resources they would like to add to the water tray, beaming as they choose a rubber duck. Pre-school children vote on which rhyme or story they would like to read each day. This helps to build children's confidence and encourages a love of reading.
Children behave well. They know the rules and what is expected of them. For example, children pass around a small toy to show that it is their turn to speak, listening intently to one another. Staff have high expectations of all children. They give children responsibilities, such as being a lunchtime helper. This helps to develop children's self-esteem.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- consider how staff manage the environment during transitions so that all children are able to focus fully on their learning n further promote children's independence skills by allowing them more opportunities to carry out tasks by themselves.
- 16 May 2022Good
- 15 January 2016Outstanding
- 8 September 2011Outstanding
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Mulberry Bush Nursery Whitefield
- 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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