Tiddlywinks Day Nursery
Good★ 4.8 on GoogleBirth to 8+Long established
A day nursery in Bury 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 October 2023. Open since 2017, with 80 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
BL9 0TBWhat 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, 3 October 2023 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Leaders and staff are passionate, dedicated and committed to providing highquality care and learning for all children. Leaders and staff work together to provide children with an ambitious and exciting curriculum. This takes account of the skills that children have on entry and is carefully sequenced throughout the provision to help children achieve their full potential. All children, including those who are funded and children with special educational needs and/or disabilities, are gaining the skills they need to be ready for school.
Leaders have high expectations for all children. They are aware that some children's starting points may vary depending on their individual experiences. In addition, leaders have carefully considered how to deliver the curriculum for children in receipt of early years funding. This intuitive, reflective practice has enabled leaders to make changes to ensure the curriculum benefits all. As a result, all children make the progress they are capable of.
Staff gleefully greet children at the door as they arrive. Staff show a genuine interest in children and talk to them about what they have been doing at home.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- provide greater support for staff so they are more confident and able to respond to the individual needs and wishes of children.
- 3 October 2023Good
- 12 June 2019Outstanding
Rated Good or Outstanding at 2 of the last 2 graded inspections.
Still missing for Tiddlywinks 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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