Thorley Day Nursery
Good★ 4.8 on GoogleBirth to 5Open for decades
A day nursery in Altrincham for children from birth to 5, open 8am to 6pm. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in May 2024. Open since 2009, with 22 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 Trafford
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Trafford 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
WA15 7ALWhat 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, 1 May 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children within this homely setting benefit from staff who are passionate about providing quality early learning opportunities. They are well cared for by the nurturing and friendly staff, who know them well. Staff observe children as they play and evaluate their observations. This supports them to identify where children are in their learning and what they need to do to promote their continuing progress. Staff plan and provide a wide range of activities that support children across all areas of learning. The curriculum is based on children's interests. It builds on what they know and what they need to learn next. Children are happy, highly engaged and show confidence safely navigating between activities and experiences.
Children have positive attitudes to learning. They play imaginatively with the quality resources that staff make available to them. Babies joyfully explore home-made food paint and water using all their senses. They move their bodies to make large marks. They discover the textures and smells of the materials they encounter.
Older children use their imagination when painting on containers and egg boxes.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- focus professional development opportunities more precisely to develop all staff's knowledge and understanding of teaching and learning.
- 1 May 2024Good
- 6 June 2018Good
- 5 February 2013Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Thorley Day Nursery
- 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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