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Didsbury Village Day Nursery

Ofsted: Good
(Aug 2025)
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3.7(9 Google reviews) ·1 Moorland Road, MANCHESTER, M20 6BB · Manchester
Number of places
89 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Aug 2025
Local authority
Manchester

About this day nursery

Didsbury Village Day Nursery, operating from a converted Victorian house in Didsbury, South Manchester, has been providing childcare on non-domestic premises since 1995. 30pm, for 51 weeks of the year, catering to children aged 0 to 4 years.

The latest Ofsted inspection, on 28th August 2025, rated the nursery as 'Good' in overall effectiveness, quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, and leadership and management. Staff at Didsbury Village Day Nursery are known to be kind and caring, prioritising children's emotional and physical well-being.

They deliver a curriculum designed to extend all children's learning, closely following children's interests and providing engaging problem-solving tasks. The inspector observed that children are actively engaged, making good progress, and exhibiting positive attitudes, curiosity, and confidence in their learning journey.

The nursery also provides individualised support for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) and those learning English as an additional language, using appropriate vocabulary and visual aids to enhance understanding. The quality of education is observed both indoors and outdoors, highlighting the nursery's commitment to a broad learning environment.

Staff effectively collaborate with parents and other professionals to ensure children receive consistent and appropriate support.

What it's like

Staff are kind and caring, supporting children's emotional and physical well-being. They deliver a curriculum that extends all children's learning by following their interests and providing problem-solving tasks. Children are engaged, make good progress, and demonstrate positive attitudes, curiosity, and confidence.

Kind and caring staffChild-focused curriculumIndividual SEND supportOutdoor learning opportunitiesPositive attitudes fosteredStrong parent partnership

Pricing & funding

Funding accepted

15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)

Key facts

Opening hours

Monday to Friday, from 7.30am to 6.30pm, for 51 weeks of the year.

Registered with Ofsted

1995

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Didsbury Village Day Nursery

Last inspected 28 August 2025

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

Staff are kind and caring, supporting children's emotional and physical well-being. They deliver a curriculum that extends all children's learning by following their interests and providing problem-solving tasks. Children are engaged, make good progress, and demonstrate positive attitudes, curiosity, and confidence.

Inspector highlights

  • Staff are kind and caring and support children's emotional and physical well-being effectively.
  • Staff deliver a curriculum that extends all children's learning, following their interests and providing problem-solving tasks.
  • Staff provide individual support for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) and those learning English as an additional language.
  • Staff offer a wide range of educational opportunities, including visits to local places and experiments.
  • Staff implement a secure educational programme to develop children's physical skills and collaborate effectively with parents and other professionals.

Areas to develop

  • 1strengthen the monitoring of staff's practice to ensure that teaching is consistently effective
  • 2extend opportunities for children to think about the questions they are asked and give children time to reply.
Inspection #10407596 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Staff provide individual support for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) and children who are learning English as an additional language. They use appropriate vocabulary and visual prompts to help improve children's understanding and support children who require extra help well. Staff speak to inspectors about how they support children with SEND.

Outdoor space

The inspector observed the quality of education being provided, indoors and outdoors, and assessed the impact on children's learning.

Google Reviews of Didsbury Village Day Nursery

3.7
(9 Google reviews)
Laureen Pattison
9 years ago

Both my sons attend this nursery and love it. The staff are great and there is a real 'homley' feel about it. The kids get to do so much, including extra activities such as football lessons, singing and dancing lessons on top of all the early years learning and arts and crafts.

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Colin Telford
7 years ago

Amazing nursey. Both our kids went right through their nursery phase and got great care. Sheila and the staff worked tirelessly for the kids and both had many years of happiness there. Highly recommended.

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Helen Rocca
9 years ago

Rang to inquire re a placement staff were rude didn't return calls and when I finally got hold of someone was told I could but my name down but will probably not be possible for my child to attend with this In mind I was enquiring for a child not yet born and over a year notice wouldn't rewthis nursery as don't even have professionalism to return emails or calls poor business approach

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Inspection history

Date: June 2008

  • August 2025Good
  • January 2020Good
  • March 2016Good
  • November 2011Outstanding
  • June 2008Outstanding

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