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Ardwick Day Nursery

Ofsted: Urgent improvement·
4.4(14 Google reviews) ·116 Hyde Road, MANCHESTER, M12 5AR · Manchester
Number of places
56 places
Age range
0–5 yrs
Last inspected
May 2026
Local authority
Manchester

About this day nursery

Ardwick Day Nursery, situated in the heart of Ardwick, Manchester, provides a warm, friendly, and professional childcare environment for children aged 6 weeks to 5 years. The nursery focuses on supporting children to grow, learn, and thrive within a safe and nurturing setting.

Their philosophy is rooted in the belief that play, creativity, and exploration are fundamental to learning. An experienced team collaborates closely with families to deliver a curriculum tailored to each child's individual learning journey, aiming to build confidence, develop new skills, and prepare them for future stages of education.

The nursery is a 56-place private day nursery and preschool, thoughtfully designed to cater to various stages of early development. It features a welcoming Baby Room for children from 6 weeks to 2 years, a large Toddler Room for ages 2-3 years that promotes independence, and a vibrant Preschool Room for 3-5 year olds, concentrating on school readiness.

A spacious outdoor play area is also available for daily physical activity. Ardwick Day Nursery prioritises a safe, inclusive, and stimulating learning environment where children are encouraged to explore, make friends, and build essential confidence.

They provide fresh, healthy meals prepared daily on-site by an experienced chef and maintain high hygiene standards with regular professional cleaning. The nursery adheres to the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) framework and offers flexible childcare options to accommodate parents' and carers' needs.

Embracing its multicultural setting, the nursery welcomes diverse families and boasts a staff team that reflects the community it serves, fostering inclusion, respect, and positive relationships with every family. They also collaborate with local childcare services and community partners across areas like Gorton, Beswick, Longsight, and Central Manchester to ensure families receive comprehensive support.

Our ethos

At Ardwick Day Nursery, our mission is simple: to provide children with a safe, loving, and stimulating environment where they can grow with confidence. We believe in the power of play as a foundation for learning. Every day, our children explore, discover, and learn new skills through fun and engaging activities, guided by our caring and qualified early years educators.

EYFS CurriculumHealthy Meals ProvidedMulticultural SettingFlexible Childcare

Pricing & funding

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Key facts

Opening hours

Not specified on the provided pages, but mentioned as a FAQ item.

Session types

Baby Room (6 weeks – 2 years), Toddler Room (2–3 years), Preschool Room (3–5 years), Holiday Club

Food

Fresh, healthy meals prepared daily on site by an experienced nursery chef.

Age range

6 weeks to 5 years

Google Reviews of Ardwick Day Nursery

4.4
(14 Google reviews)
Ioanna Antoniou
4 months ago

Don’t even bother. I booked a tour and was greeted by a very rude woman who clearly had no idea about the tour. When she asked if I had booked online and I confirmed, she sarcastically said, “Ha, let me have a look,” closed the door behind her, and left us standing outside in the rain without saying anything else. Waited outside and then left. I certainly wouldn’t feel comfortable leaving my child in the care of people who behave like this. Shocking

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Kirstie Porter
9 months ago

My SEN son attended this Nursery, and the staff here are absolutely amazing, supported my son and me majorly (even with my own personal health issues). I know its hard for early learners and us mums navigating them in the correct childcare setting and ensuring our kids are safe and getting the same level of care, love, nurturing as the next. The staff were absolutely brilliant working with me and my son and despite him having really difficult days and lashing out some times with his autism and struggling to communicate, they handled things professionally and to the best of Camerons needs EVERYTIME! I cant thank you all enough, your efforts with Cam haven't got unnoticed and Im so thankful from the bottom of my heart. He loved his time at nursery and his journeys there were mostly full of excitement and it made me beam being able to see how much he actually loved his time there. Big love you all and we will miss you lots. Kirstie & Cameron Porter xxx

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Daniel Woodhead
a year ago

Our daughter had a wonderful time here, and the staff were brilliant and accommodating.

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Andrea Alvarez
4 years ago

My daughter is in her first days of nursery and all the staff are very kind and patient with her, I am very happy

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Inspection history

Most recent inspection

8 May 2026

Urgent improvement

Only one graded inspection on record — a trend chart will appear here once a second graded report is published.

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