Session types
Full Day, Morning Session (8:00 am - 1:00 pm), Afternoon Session (1:00 pm - 6:00 pm), Morning Funding Session (9:00 am - 12:00 pm), Afternoon Funding Session (12:00 pm - 3:00 pm), Afternoon Funding Session (1:00 pm - 6:00 pm)
Adorable steps childcare
Ofsted: Good
(Mar 2025)
Number of places
28 places
Age range
2–4 yrs
Last inspected
Mar 2025
Local authority
Oldham
About this day nursery
Adorable Steps Childcare Limited is a privately owned day nursery situated in the Marlborough Street Community Centre in Oldham, conveniently located near Oldham Library and Green Hill Academy. The nursery is registered with OFSTED and offers high-quality childcare for children aged two to five years, along with after-school and holiday clubs.
A dedicated on-site chef prepares fresh meals, accommodating all dietary needs. The nursery is purpose-built to provide a safe, stimulating, and nurturing environment, ensuring each child's individual needs are met.
The staff at Adorable Steps Day Nursery are committed to helping children reach their full potential, working closely with parents to facilitate a smooth transition from home routines to nursery life. The facilities, both indoor and outdoor, are designed to be homely and exciting, with a well-resourced outdoor play area featuring climbing frames, slides, and sand pits to encourage physical activity, socialisation, and exploration of the natural environment.
The nursery’s philosophy centres on fostering natural curiosity and a love of learning through a curriculum that promotes exploration, creativity, independence, social-emotional growth, and academic readiness.
Our ethos
The nursery's philosophy centres on fostering natural curiosity and a love of learning through a curriculum that promotes exploration, creativity, independence, social-emotional growth, and academic readiness. They are committed to helping children reach their full potential.
What it's like
Staff create a nurturing environment where children feel safe, valued and supported; children are confident, well-behaved and enjoy exploring sensory activities. Staff promote physical skills through dance classes and outdoor play, and provide an ambitious curriculum that supports children, including those from disadvantaged backgrounds and with SEND, to make good progress.
After School ClubHoliday ClubOn-site Chef
Pricing & funding
- Weekly fee£262.50 / week
- Daily rate£58.50 / day
- Half day£40.00 / session
- Meals£9.00 / week
- Snack£5.00 / week
Key facts
Opening hours
Monday to Friday, 08:00 am - 06:00 pm, excluding Bank Holidays.
Food
On-site chef prepares meals from fresh groceries, considering all dietary requirements.
Age range
2 to 5 years old
Term time / All Year
All Year
Established
2022
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted rating for Adorable steps childcare
Last inspected 10 March 2025 · Joanne Ryan
Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
What it's like to attend
Staff create a nurturing environment where children feel safe, valued and supported; children are confident, well-behaved and enjoy exploring sensory activities. Staff promote physical skills through dance classes and outdoor play, and provide an ambitious curriculum that supports children, including those from disadvantaged backgrounds and with SEND, to make good progress.
Inspector highlights
- Nurturing environment where children feel safe and supported
- Strong focus on physical development (dance classes, bikes, scooters, climbing frames)
- Ambitious curriculum supporting disadvantaged children and those with SEND
- Good support for language development, including collaboration with speech and language therapists
- Staff promote independence and build strong relationships with parents
Areas to develop
- 1extend opportunities to increase children's levels of understanding.
Inspection #10376303 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report
Inclusion & environment
How they support every child
SEND provision
Staff provide an ambitious curriculum that supports children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) to make good progress. Staff understand individual needs, adapt their interactions, and work closely with speech and language therapists and other professionals to provide targeted interventions.
Outdoor space
Staff promote children's physical development; children engage in regular dance classes and use bikes, scooters and climbing frames outdoors, learning to control their bodies.
EAL / language support
Staff help children, including those with English as an additional language, to develop their speech by engaging them in stories and using language to connect words to objects.
Parent Reviews of Adorable steps childcare
4.4
(7)
Moynul Haque
10 months ago
I was looking for a nursery around my area and this stood out for me. The manager at the nursery invited me in with my child to come and have a feel of the place and took me by surprise it was quite pleasing really. I felt ease and comfortable taking my child there. The staffs are brilliant and very informative. My child wasn’t very comfortable with speaking and engaging and this nursery has definitely played part in building confidence in child. I will absolutely recommend other parents to bring their children in this nursery. The nursery is of diverse environment. My child loves going to the nursery.
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Z Aaaa
8 months ago
DO NOT SEND YOUR CHILD HERE!! Awful establishment, worst nursery ever. The management is awful and she has no idea what to do. No proper care for SEND children. Hires workers with little to no qualifications. No SEN worker who is experienced to deal with special needs. Workers are treated awfully and disrespected. Children are not no.1 priority in managements eyes.
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Mehwish
5 years ago
My son's first nursery and he likes it. The website doesn't do the justice as the nursery is really big inside with 2 deceptively spacious rooms. Soooo many educational resources for children to play with. Would recommend to anyone who wants good childcare for their children. Loving staff and neat, clean equipment for children to play with as the nursery is new.
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Adebowale Oladipo Talabi
3 years ago
Excellent child care delivery.
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sara yaz
2 years ago
Great staff and highly recommended childcare
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Inspection history
Most recent inspection
10 March 2025
Only one graded inspection on record — a trend chart will appear here once a second graded report is published.
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