Paintpots (Manchester) LTD
Good★ 5.0 on GoogleBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Charles Street 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 March 2023. Open since 2007, with 85 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 Manchester
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Manchester 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
M1 7BDWhat 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.
- 28 November 2023 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 16 March 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children arrive at the setting happy and settle quickly. Friendly and enthusiastic staff welcome them as they arrive. Children form strong bonds with the staff.
Throughout the nursery you can hear the laughter of children as they play. Staff support children's emotional well-being. They provide cuddles and positive words of encouragement. Children demonstrate confidence and security as they freely explore the environment.
The manager has clear intentions for what she wants children to learn. Staff demonstrate a good understanding of the areas of learning and development and how they implement these. Babies develop their small and large muscles as they explore the ball pit with enthusiasm. Toddlers develop early writing skills as they mark make in sand. Pre-school children begin to learn about the world around them by looking at non-fiction books with staff. Children make good progress in their development.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- support staff to focus more precisely on individual children's next steps when planning activities, to help children make even better progress n develop staff's understanding of children's communication and language development further, to provide children with more time to respond.
- 16 March 2023Good
- 9 January 2018Good
- 16 October 2014Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Paintpots (Manchester) LTD
- 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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