Swans Care and Education
GoodBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Manchester for children from birth to 8+, open 07:30 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 August 2023. Open since 2014, with 52 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 Bury
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Bury 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
M25 1FXWhat 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, 9 August 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children dance into the setting happy and confident to start their day. Staff form remarkably strong bonds with children. They provide even the youngest children with ample opportunities to make independent choices. For example, they consult children before completing any personal care. All children, including children with special educational needs and/or disabilities, demonstrate that they feel highly valued and secure in this setting. Staff create a learning environment where parents state that all children thrive. Staff's enthusiasm and love for the children help them to peak children's interest in every opportunity they provide for them. As soon as a member of staff takes a book off the shelf, babies eagerly sit to listen to the story. Children are keen and develop positive attitudes to learning. Staff spend quality time teaching children to be respectful of others. For example, when children are struggling to express their thoughts and emotions, staff work with them to think about how to best approach the situation. Children are developing skills such as empathy and respect.
Staff provide children with a variety of awe-provoking experiences. Children in the under-twos room enthusiastically interact with staff as they play in the sand and fill containers, pretending to serve drinks. Older children excitedly make planets using papier mâché as staff build on the children's prior learning of the solar system.
Staff skilfully support children in all areas of their learning.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- support staff to consistently implement the curriculum for communication and language to help further develop children's speaking skills.
- 9 August 2023Good
- 15 August 2017Good
- 14 December 2016Needs improvement
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Swans Care and Education
- 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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