St. Anne's Pre-School, Royton Oldham Limited
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Royton for children from birth to 8+, open 8am to 6pm. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in June 2023. Open since 2008, with 32 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
15 hours fully funded places.
Worth knowing. We do not currently offer any additional hours. Parents are required to provide any snacks & consumables required.
What childcare usually costs in Oldham
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Oldham 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
OL2 5DHWhat 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, 20 June 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children arrive excitedly to this caring nursery. They form loving bonds with staff, who place the children at the heart of everything they do. Children invite staff to join in with their play. They use their imagination as they make 'tea' with the roleplay food. Staff name the items and show genuine interest as they pretend to eat the food they make. Children are consulted as staff show them a nappy in advance of changing them. These respectful and nurturing relationships help children to feel safe and secure.
Children have fun in the care of consistent, professional staff. Younger children shake instruments along to their favourite nursery rhymes. Older children concentrate when they are sticking and gluing. They use their fine motor skills to spread glue carefully and accurately use scissors to snip paper. Children stretch their bodies as they take part in a yoga session. They excitedly demonstrate the stretches they have remembered. Children show a positive attitude to learning and make good progress from their starting points.
Children are supported by calm staff, who encourage them to share, take turns and use their manners. Older children pass plates and cups to the younger children at snack time. When children arrive, they welcome each other with a smile and a wave. As children create pictures, other children praise their efforts and shout,
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- support staff to understand what they intend children to learn and how to consistently promote progress through embracing learning opportunities as they occur n strengthen the monitoring arrangements to raise staff practice to a consistently high level.
- 20 June 2023Good
- 30 June 2017Outstanding
- 25 April 2014Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for St. Anne's Pre-School, Royton Oldham Limited
- What it costs
- Youngest age taken
- Meals
- Nappies
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.
- 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
This one is first. Tick it and one or two others to see them side by side.