The Ark Nursery Littleborough And Space Out-Of-School Club
Good★ 4.6 on GoogleBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Littleborough for children from birth to 8+, open 07:15 to 18:15, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in March 2023. Open since 2017, with 125 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 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
OL15 8DHWhat 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.
- 24 June 2026 — Concern: actions taken what Ofsted published
Ofsted inspector, 21 March 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children enjoy the company of the caring staff and other children as they play at this nursery. Children scream with excitement as the room fills with bubbles, and they excitedly pop them with their friends. They invite staff to join them in their imaginative play. Children act out making 'tea' in the home corner and share it with their friends and staff and say 'it is hot'. Children have established secure and trusting relationships with staff.
Children are curious and engage in a wide range of experiences as they busily explore, indoors and outdoors. Leaders are aware of the impact the COVID-19
pandemic has had on children's development, and they focus on improving children's communication and language skills. Staff join in with children's play and model language well. Children enjoy interactions with their key person as they change their nappy. Older children confidently talk in larger groups and to visitors.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- consider the organisation of daily routines so that all staff are deployed effectively to further promote children's learning.
- 21 March 2023Good
- 8 July 2019Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for The Ark Nursery Littleborough And Space Out-Of-School Club
- 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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