Bowden House Day Nursery

About this day nursery

Bowden House Day Nursery, located in Marple, Stockport, provides childcare for children aged 0 to 4 years. The nursery operates from 8am until 6pm, Monday to Friday, all year round except for bank holidays, and offers funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children.

The latest Ofsted inspection, on 2 August 2023, rated the nursery as 'Good' in overall effectiveness, the quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, and leadership and management. Children at Bowden House Day Nursery are noted for entering ready to play and learn, feeling safe and happy with familiar adults.

They benefit from interesting outdoor spaces where they explore nature, observe small creatures, and develop an understanding of the world around them, supported by staff who extend their knowledge. The nursery is well organised with clear daily routines, and children are encouraged to be noisy outdoors while understanding the need for quiet indoors.

Parents report positive relationships with the nursery team and particularly praise the sensitive support during transitions. Managers and staff are ambitious for children's achievement, undertaking training to continuously improve the quality of play and interactions.

Children make good progress in their learning, with a focus on literacy through daily stories and books.

Our ethos

Our Montessori ethos is that we give every child, ‘Time, Respect and Trust’. In a Montessori nursery school, children are treated respectfully as unique individuals. Their social and emotional development is essential to their education. Emphasis is not on what is to be learnt but how. Children are naturally interested in the world around them, they choose what to learn and at Dove Tree we help them to find the best way of learning. Our trained teachers guide them in using their own abilities and with specially designed Montessori materials.

What it's like

Children enter the nursery ready to play and learn, feeling safe and happy with familiar adults. They engage in interesting outdoor activities, exploring nature and developing an understanding of the world around them. Children make good progress in their learning.

Pricing & funding

Fees are structured around funded and non-funded sessions, with fully funded 10-hour days offered on Mondays and Fridays. A daily consumable fee applies to funded hours to cover meals and hygiene items, though parents can opt out. Parents must supply their own nappies, nappy cream, and formula.