Old Crofts Bank Nursery School
Good★ 4.6 on GoogleBirth to 5Open for decades
A day nursery in Manchester for children from birth to 5, open 07:30 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 June 2023. Open since 2023, with 86 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 Trafford
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Trafford 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
M41 7AAWhat 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 June 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children happily enter this warm and welcoming nursery. They are pleased to see their friends and are quickly absorbed into their play. Children are extremely well behaved. They are kind and polite to staff and their friends. This is because staff are positive role models, who treat the children with respect. Children are inquisitive and have a thirst for learning. They show curiosity as they explore the good range of activities on offer. Babies thoroughly enjoy sitting with staff as they explore books. Older children sit beside their friends to read together. They learn that books are for gathering information, as well as for telling stories. Pre-school children are keen to search for insects in the garden. Children are then challenged by staff to relate what they find to an earlier story.
Children are safe here because staff build positive relationships with them. Babies go to staff for comfort when they feel unsettled. Children learn to be independent from an early age. Older children see to their own toileting needs and help to set the table for lunch. This independence helps them prepare for the next stage of their learning. Children enjoy spending time with their friends. They work collaboratively to build the train track, providing guidance on the design to their friends.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- strengthen staff's understanding of how to consistently support children's communication and language development through high-quality interactions n plan ways to ensure the specific learning needs of the youngest children continue to be met when in larger groups.
- 21 June 2023Good
Still missing for Old Crofts Bank Nursery School
- 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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