The Railway House
GoodTakes funded hoursBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Littleborough for children from birth to 8+, open 07:30 to 17:30, 5 days a week. £75.00 a day for babies and children under 3 years old, and they take the funded hours. Rated Good by Ofsted in June 2024. Open since 2021, with 30 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
| Age | Full day | Hourly | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Babies and children under 3 years oldbirth to 3y | £45.00Short day £75.00Long day | £7.50Per hour for others | |
| 3 to 4 years3y to 4y | £36.00Short day £60.00Long day | £6.00Per hour for others | |
| All ages | £24.00Holiday club short day £30.00Holiday club long day | – |
Extras
Charged on top of the session rate.
- £5.00 a day Late payment charge
- £5.00 per 15 minutes Late pickup charge
- £7.00 a day Breakfast clubincludes breakfast
- £10.00 a day Teatime clubincludes a cooked meal
Funded hours
30 hours funding for eligible 9 month olds and 2 year olds; 15 hours funding for the universal 3 - 4 year olds with the option to access the extended 15 hours (30 hours in total if eligible).
Worth knowing. We do not charge for consumables. A FREE place is a FREE place.
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 8AGWhat 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, 21 June 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Staff have created a learning environment for children that oozes awe and wonder.
The atmosphere buzzes with children's excitement and eagerness to explore. Staff know children exceptionally well. They understand the small steps of knowledge that children should learn and in which order this should be. Consequently, children receive an ambitious curriculum that keeps them motivated to learn. Staff are good role models. They teach children about being kind and provide clear expectations for their behaviour. Children are polite and courteous. They are caring towards others and regularly embrace their friends with cuddles.
Staff support children's individual creativity well. They provide opportunities for children to express themselves through dancing, singing and painting. Children relish these experiences. Babies are encapsulated in their creativity while exploring paint with their hands and feet. Toddlers sing their favourite songs. Pre-school children move their bodies to music. Staff support children well for their eventual move on to school. They help children to develop their self-help skills. For example, children help to tidy toys away, they put their own coats on and help to set play equipment up to use at the local gym. Children enjoy having visits from their new teachers. They talk about their classrooms and what they are looking forward to about school. Children develop good skills in readiness for their next steps in learning.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- help staff to better support children's understanding of people and communities beyond their own experiences n embed further the arrangements for staff's coaching and mentoring, to help to raise their practice.
- 21 June 2024Good
- 28 June 2023Needs improvement
Rated Good or Outstanding at 1 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for The Railway House
- Youngest age taken
- 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.
- Is £75.00 a day still the rate? 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
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