Richmond House Kindergarten
OutstandingTakes funded hoursBirth to 5Open for decades
A day nursery in Altrincham for babies from 6 months up to 5 year olds, open 07:30 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted in August 2022. Open since 2004, with 60 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
Funded places from 9 months old.
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
WA15 9SRWhat 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.
- 22 November 2023 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 11 August 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Enthusiasm and excitement shines from children's faces as they eagerly delve into activities. Inside and outside, the children are engrossed in ambitious activities, concentrating, exploring and investigating. Young children have beaming smiles as their feet slip and slide in paint; they manage to stay balanced as they feel the texture under their toes. Caring staff are nearby to reassure and offer new language, such as 'slip', 'glide' and slide'. Children feel safe in this homely and welcoming setting and they make excellent progress.
Children behave extremely well as they are engrossed in inspiring and captivating activities. Older children model turn taking, and they gently remind younger children to say 'please' and 'thank you'. They show care when passing younger children their water bottles. Highly trained and motivated staff have ambitious expectations for all children. This means activities are extremely challenging. For example, children concentrate hard to open scoops in the rice tray, developing their fine-motor skills. Staff skilfully support as children learn to squeeze the sun lotion onto dolls. Children eagerly explain that this is to keep the babies safe from the sun. They give the dolls water to keep them hydrated. Children are learning the importance of keeping themselves safe and healthy. Parents and carers are enthusiastic and give examples of how their children learn and progress. They explain the 'welcoming bubble' they feel and they value highly the professionalism, expertise, friendliness and 'incredible support' they receive from managers and the staff team.
- 11 August 2022Outstanding
- 4 February 2016Outstanding
- 5 August 2009Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Richmond House Kindergarten
- What it costs
- 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
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.
Day nurseries within a couple of miles
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