Tiny Steps Nursery
OutstandingTakes funded hours★ 4.5 on GoogleBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Manchester for babies from 9 months up to school age, open 07:30 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They take the funded hours. They do not publish prices, so ask. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted in May 2022. Open since 2022, with 96 places.
What it costs
Prices change without notice. Treat these as what to ask about, not a quote.
Funded hours
15 and 30 hours of government-funded childcare; 15 hours for all 3 & 4 year olds, 15 hours for eligible 2 year olds, 30 hours for eligible working families from 9 months.
Worth knowing. Usually 30 hours across 38 weeks.
What childcare usually costs in Manchester
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Manchester 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
M13 0YGWhat 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, 24 May 2022 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children thrive and make exceptional progress in this truly inspiring, language-rich environment. They benefit immensely from the support given by the highly professional, dedicated and knowledgeable staff who have successfully maintained their excellent practice. Staff know the children exceptionally well and have wonderfully high expectations of what they need to achieve next. They are very aware of the potential impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and have quickly adjusted their teaching to ensure that no child is left behind. The curriculum is captivating and ensures that children truly benefit from meaningful experiences that build sequentially on their existing skills and knowledge. For example, children follow a carefully constructed 'scissor curriculum'. This ensures that children develop their skills coherently to achieve their ultimate goal of using scissors confidently.
Children are highly motivated. They are absorbed in the array of activities provided and show fierce determination and perseverance.
Children's behaviour is exemplary. Babies follow simple rules about listening and being kind to others. Toddlers enhance their knowledge to include expectations of sharing and taking turns. Pre-school children eagerly recite 'hocus pocus, everybody focus' as they listen intently to instructions given by staff. Children show an awareness and concern for one another. For instance, when enjoying physical movement in the pre-school room, they instinctively know they must not stamp their feet too loudly so they do not wake up the babies. Rhymes such as 'we have two hands, we have two feet, we have to sit down when we eat' further enhance children's impeccable understanding of what is expected of them.
- 24 May 2022Outstanding
Still missing for Tiny Steps Nursery
- What it costs
- 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
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.
- What does it cost, all in? 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.
- Do you have a place for a child of my age now? 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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