Small World Nurseries Ltd
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Rochdale for babies from 9 months up to school age, open 07:00 to 17:00, 5 days a week. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in July 2022. Open since 2001, with 94 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
Funded sessions for children aged 9 months to 4 year olds (where eligible).
What childcare usually costs in Rochdale
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Rochdale 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
OL11 3ADWhat 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.
- 12 November 2024 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 20 July 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are curious, motivated learners. They eagerly access all areas of the environment and enjoy play with their peers and the staff. They show high levels of confidence and make assured choices about how their individual days will go.
Children relish the regular outdoor play and the vast amount of resources on offer for them to access. Children behave well. They demonstrate warm, genuine bonds with their friends and the staff team. Staff have high expectations for every child and this reflects in their continuing progress and development.
Babies gaze in awe and wonder during 'Baby Moves' classes. They lie under large foil blankets as staff float them up and down and make crinkling noises. They giggle and are transfixed by this new texture to explore. Toddlers make foam cupcakes for their friends and laugh as they manipulate the material with their fingers. Happy sounds fill the air. Pre-school children brim with pride and selfassurance as they perform their upcoming graduation songs for the inspector.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- consider ways to organise transitions within nursery more effectively, in order to help children feel more prepared and assured during these periods - consider how to streamline staff communication with the management team, so messages are quickly received and actioned, for instance, when more staff are needed in a room to meet children's needs.
- 20 July 2022Good
- 3 February 2022Inadequate
- 16 March 2017Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Small World Nurseries Ltd
- 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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