Schools Out Northwest Limited
GoodBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Salford for children from birth to 8+, open 8am to 6pm. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in October 2022. Open since 2018, with 77 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 Salford
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Salford 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
M5 4BSWhat 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, 4 October 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are welcomed warmly when they arrive at the nursery. They have formed strong and secure relationships with the staff and will often seek them out for support and reassurance. Staff are extremely loving and caring towards the children, who run over to them excitedly for cuddles. This results in children feeling safe and secure. Children enjoy exploring the environment and have continuous access to both the indoor and outdoor environments. Staff implement the intent to focus on children's language, physical and personal development well. They understand how to further children's development and plan activities based on their interests. This helps children's engagement and concentration.
Children are well behaved. This is supported effectively by staff who are very calm and caring towards children. They continuously develop children's understanding of how to manage their own behaviour through positive reinforcement and praising children on their achievements. Children can be observed exploring their environment through their senses. For example, children enjoy building sandcastles in the outdoor sandpit. They explore paint with their whole bodies on large pieces of paper on the floor in the nursery classroom.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- further develop staff understanding of children's communication and language development and provide children with more time to respond when spoken to n support staff to provide more opportunities to develop children's independence.
- 4 October 2022Good
- 21 October 2021Needs improvement
Rated Good or Outstanding at 1 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Schools Out Northwest Limited
- 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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