Tiny Turtles Daycare
Good★ 5.0 on GoogleBirth to 8+Open a few years
A day nursery in Stockport for children from birth to 8+, open 07:00 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 They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask.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 2024. Open since 2022, with 70 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 Stockport
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Stockport 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
SK4 1JGWhat 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, 23 October 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
A headline strength of this nursery is the kind and caring staff. Children flourish in their emotional security. To illustrate, babies laugh wholeheartedly when they are tickled. Older children are reassured by holding hands with familiar staff. This nurturing approach to children's care helps to foster children's happiness and wellbeing. Staff offer children a warm welcome when they arrive, and they quickly settle. Children are encouraged to share their opinions. Staff regularly ask them what they wish to play with. Children choose their toys and games with careful thought. There are always plenty of fun activities on offer, which helps to enthuse and excite children in their play. Children are helpful and enjoy undertaking small responsibilities. For instance, at lunchtime they help to prepare the table with cutlery and cups. They are proud of their contribution to this routine and show confidence and a self-assured attitude. Children listen to instructions and understand what to do and how to behave. Simple rules are discussed with children each day to reinforce boundaries. Praise is regularly offered, and staff reward children with star stickers to recognise and celebrate achievements.
Children learn right from wrong and cooperate well.
Staff make good use of spontaneous opportunities, as these arise, to extend children's learning. For example, children notice an aeroplane flying overhead. Staff encourage them to discuss transport and to think about what destinations they may be travelling to. This supports children's imagination. Visitors to the setting help to enrich children's learning experiences. For example, there is a flurry of excitement when a visiting police vehicle sounds their siren. Children learn in very hands-on ways about emergency services and people who help us. This helps to develop children's appreciation of the wider world around them. Children benefit from learning outside in the garden. They explore an outdoor water station.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- develop staff's skills to engage children in two-way conversations, pausing and allowing children time to think and respond to questions n help staff to be more aware of distractions in the environment to enable children to concentrate and focus more.
- 23 October 2024Good
- 15 November 2023Needs improvement
- 26 May 2023Inadequate
Rated Good or Outstanding at 1 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for Tiny Turtles Daycare
- 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
This one is first. Tick it and one or two others to see them side by side.