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Barton Moss Nursery

Ofsted: Good
(Feb 2025)
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4.5(6 parent reviews) ·Barton Moss C Of E Primary School, Trippier Road, Manchester, M30 7PT · Salford
Number of places
60 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Feb 2025
Local authority
Salford

About this day nursery

Barton Moss Nursery, located in a quiet suburb of Eccles, offers a nurturing environment for children with three dedicated playrooms, a spacious outdoor play area, and a forest school. The nursery embraces a "curiosity approach" to learning, focusing on sustainability and providing natural, open-ended resources to encourage exploration and development.

They frequently host forest school sessions, fostering a communication-friendly setting where every child feels included and welcome. The experienced team, with over 25 years in childcare, is committed to continuous professional development to cater to the diverse needs of the children in their care.

The nursery is situated on Trippier Road, Eccles, Manchester, M30 7PT. They offer various attendance options including full-time, full-day, and half-day sessions, with different fee structures based on the child's age.

Barton Moss Nursery also supports families by providing fully-funded places for 3 and 4-year-olds through the 30 hours funded childcare scheme for working families, and informs parents about other government support for childcare costs, encouraging prospective families to book a visit to learn more.

Our ethos

We have a curiosity approach to learning and pride ourselves on being very sustainable with natural and open-ended resources available for the children, we have frequent forest school sessions which promotes a communication friendly setting. The inclusive nature of the nursery ensures everyone is made to feel welcome.

What it's like

Leaders have created a lively, exciting and nurturing environment which enables children to grow and develop. Children arrive happy and eager to learn, and are soon absorbed in activities with their friends. Staff build positive relationships and create individual learning plans, helping each child to succeed. Children are active and interested learners, exploring and playing outdoors, which builds a solid foundation for further learning.

Curiosity ApproachForest SchoolSustainable ResourcesExperienced Team

Pricing & funding

Fees are structured by child age bands (0-2 years, 2-3 years, and 3+ years). The nursery offers full-time weekly enrolment, full-day sessions, and half-day morning or afternoon sessions.

Funding accepted

30 hours — working parents (3–4 yrs)

Good to know

  • Full-time care runs Monday to Friday, from 8am to 6pm.
  • Full day sessions run from 8am to 6pm.
  • Half day sessions are available from 8am to 1pm, or 1pm to 6pm.

Key facts

Opening hours

Monday to Friday from 8am until 6pm

Age range

0 to 3+

Session types

Full time, Full day, Half day

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Barton Moss Nursery

Last inspected 17 February 2025 · Chris Scully

Safeguarding effective
Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good

What it's like to attend

Leaders have created a lively, exciting and nurturing environment which enables children to grow and develop. Children arrive happy and eager to learn, and are soon absorbed in activities with their friends. Staff build positive relationships and create individual learning plans, helping each child to succeed. Children are active and interested learners, exploring and playing outdoors, which builds a solid foundation for further learning.

Inspector highlights

  • Leaders have clear oversight of the setting, and staff are provided with supervision and training to support their personal development.
  • Support for children with SEND is a key strength, with creative approaches and collaboration with other professionals.
  • Staff provide a language-rich environment with songs, rhymes, and stories that spark creativity and imagination.
  • Children develop a "can-do" attitude and confidence in their abilities through activities like manoeuvring wheelbarrows and pouring drinks.
  • Forest school activities provide opportunities for children to engage with the world around them and learn about recycling, sustainability, and wildlife.

Areas to develop

  • 1strengthen staff's understanding of the curriculum so that it is consistently applied, and children get the most out of the intended learning
  • 2support staff to give children sufficient time to answer questions.
Inspection #10388143 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

All children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), develop confidence in their own abilities. Support for children with SEND is a key strength of the setting. Staff are creative in their approach to helping children, having created bespoke 'calming bags' to assist children when they are anxious and collaborating with other professionals to ensure children get the right support. Consequently, the setting is helping to narrow the gap in children's development.

Outdoor space

Older children thoroughly enjoy playing outdoors. They are keen to explore and see what they can find. They proudly show staff their treasures which are treated with reverence. Forest school activities provide opportunities for the children to engage with the world around them.

Parent Reviews of Barton Moss Nursery

4.5
(6)
Paula Connaughton
6 months ago

My granddaughter did not thrive here as a SEND child. We were told she would never go to mainstream school at 3years old by her nursery worker because she "couldn't follow instructions". As a non-verbal child she was separated from verbal children and thereafter we watched her become unhappy going to nursery. After changing nursery where SEND were not separated, she began to thrive. The nursery instantly recognised her "as a very clever child" who loves numbers and letters. This had not been spotted previously. One year on and she is at mainstream and doing very well - where the support is amazing. She is developing her speech and doing exceptional in her learning in comparison to her peers, while her communication is improving. She has had no problems transitioning from nursery to school, and looks forward to after-school club. Her peers are amazing, too, always wanting to join her in - a reflection of the inclusive environment. I feel its been important to do this review because we now have hope whereas Barton Moss took this away. Lesson learned is to never write off an early years child!

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Libby Mulholland
5 months ago

If anyone is looking for a nursery for their little one...please take a trip down and meet the team! My little boy has been attending here since he was 9 months old hes now currently 2 years old, I honestly cant praise this nursery enough! The atmosphere here is nothing more than welcoming and warm and all the staff are incredible, you can tell everyone is just a massive family! They go above and beyond, they do incredible things with all the children, they give daily updates. It truly is an outstanding nursery.

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Rebecca Ard
10 months ago

Little one loves the staff and his little friends. It's also very affordable.

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The Jones’s X
3 years ago

Amazing nursery team! Hard working and dedicated! Fantastic learning environment too! :)

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Rafael Rodrigues Piai
3 years ago

Expertise, professionalism and excellent care. Recommend 🫶🏻

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Inspection history

Date: February 2013

  • February 2025Good
  • September 2019Good
  • December 2013Outstanding
  • February 2013Outstanding

Frequently asked about Barton Moss Nursery

About the setting

Barton Moss Children's Centre Nursery registered in 2009 and is located in Eccles, Manchester. The nursery employs 16 members of childcare staff, with various qualification levels from Level 2 to Level 6. The nursery opens Monday to Friday from 8am until 6pm, closing for bank holidays and one week at Christmas. It offers government-funded places for children aged two to four years, as well as places for children in receipt of funding for disadvantage.

URN
EY375536
Registered person
Salford City Council
Day care type
Full day care
Register
Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register
Establishment type
Childcare on non-domestic premises
Previous rating
Good

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