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Kids Planet Hale

Ofsted: Expected standard·
3.6(5 parent reviews) ·187 Hale Road, Hale, ALTRINCHAM, WA15 8DG · Trafford
Number of places
75 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Feb 2026
Local authority
Trafford

About this day nursery

Kids Planet Hale, established in 2010, is a childcare setting for children aged 0-4 years, located in Altrincham. The nursery has received an 'Outstanding' rating from Ofsted, following its latest inspection on 11 February 2026.

The staff at Kids Planet Hale are committed to providing a nurturing environment where children can thrive, offering a carefully sequenced curriculum that focuses on individual progress. This includes comprehensive support for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), with staff proactively identifying needs, monitoring progress, and adapting provision in collaboration with parents and external professionals.

Daily opportunities for active play, such as 'POW' activities (Purposeful Physical Exertion), help children develop physical skills, while indoor activities foster confidence and social awareness. The nursery maintains strong partnerships with parents, ensuring open communication and collaborative support for children's learning and development.

Leaders also prioritise staff well-being, fostering a supportive team culture that contributes to high-quality provision. The nursery's operating hours are Monday to Friday, from 07:30 to 18:30, and it operates all year round.

What it's like

Warm relationships with staff help children to feel safe and secure, allowing them to explore, take risks, and flourish in their learning. Staff use their professional knowledge to deliver a sequential and meaningful curriculum, enabling children to make clear progress in their skills, knowledge, and behaviour.

Outstanding ratingStrong SEND supportActive physical playStrong parent partnershipsDedicated staff

Key facts

Opening hours

Monday,Tuesday,Wednesday,Thursday,Friday : 07:30 - 18:30

Term time / All Year

All_year

Established

2010

Ofsted Inspection — new report card

Expected standard

Last inspected Feb 2026

Headline: Expected standard

Grade summary

Exceptional
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Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
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Urgent improvement
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Each dot represents one of the six inspection categories. Headline is the average of the six grades, rounded up.

Category grades

AchievementExpected standard
Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routinesExpected standard
Children's welfare and wellbeingExpected standard
Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
InclusionStrong standard
Leadership and governanceExpected standard
Age range
0 to 4
Registers
Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register
Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Kids Planet Hale

Last inspected 11 February 2026 · Karen Cox

Safeguarding effective

What it's like to attend

Warm relationships with staff help children to feel safe and secure, allowing them to explore, take risks, and flourish in their learning. Staff use their professional knowledge to deliver a sequential and meaningful curriculum, enabling children to make clear progress in their skills, knowledge, and behaviour.

Inspector highlights

  • Leaders and staff work thoroughly and consistently to ensure that children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) receive timely observations, carefully tailored support plans and responsive interventions.
  • Children develop their physical skills through daily opportunities for active play, including purposeful physical exertion activities known as 'POW'.
  • The curriculum is carefully sequenced and understood by staff, building progressively on children’s existing knowledge and skills.
  • Partnerships with parents are a particular strength of the nursery, with open and frequent communication.
  • Leaders prioritise staff wellbeing, fostering a supportive team culture and encouraging open communication.

Areas to develop

  • 1Leaders should review how effectively staff support children to understand the consequences of their actions, including the clarity and consistency of explanations given when behaviour is unwanted.
  • 2Leaders should evaluate staff's understanding of the impact of prolonged dummy use on children's developing speaking skills.
Inspection #10109814 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Leaders and staff work thoroughly and consistently to ensure that children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) receive timely observations, carefully tailored support plans and responsive interventions. Staff identify needs early, monitor progress closely and adapt provision swiftly, working proactively with parents and external professionals to review outcomes and refine strategies. Staff demonstrate a clear commitment to inclusion by attending additional training sessions, including learning sign language.

Outdoor space

Children develop their physical skills through daily opportunities for active play. They participate in purposeful physical exertion activities known as 'POW' that focus on children's pulse, getting out of breath and being warm. Children create obstacle courses and operate wheeled toys with confidence.

Parent Reviews of Kids Planet Hale

3.6
(5)
Seema
4 years ago

Kids planet was great for my daughter and she really enjoyed her time there. Unfortunately when my son had went we only ever received negative feedback they had failed to pick up on his speech , learning and social delay. It's only when we had moved out of the area at his new nursery they had picked up he actually had autism. I still have the feedback ringing in my ears from this nursery unfortunately. That he is 'naughty' and 'doesnt listen'. This was in 2017 so hopefully they have better training in this for future children.

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holly merrick
4 years ago

We moved our 2 year old to this nursery after our nursery closed down. The initially show around was excellent, however once our daughter started we feel she received poor care. Within the month we had moved her to a new setting which was stressful and unsettling for our child. Thankfully, they are now having a fantastic experience at Hale Day nursery. There seemed to be a revolving door of staff in the toddlers room that were not welcoming, seemed uninterested in being there and gave generic handovers. We had to ask multiple times for a key worker. When they were assigned it was a staff member who did not work at times when we would be picking up/dropping off. She did not contact us to introduce herself or learn about our child. In the response to our feed back, which we eventually got after chasing, we were told it was actually a different staff member. I had to chase logon details for the ParentZone app. When we did get this it was rarely updated. There was an incident when we picked up our child and she was using another child’s dummy. No apology was given. We specified we did not want her to have a dummy at any other time than nap time and this is also concerning in the times of covid. A sensitive but important issue, our child’s clothes often came home smelling of body odour and the nursery often smelt at pick up and drop off. This did not make us confident the staff could teach our child about important life skills like that their personal care. I was disappointed that after leaving I had to chase what was done about our feedback and we were referred to the resolutions team about a bill we had not paid because it was incorrect and we had queried it but not had any response. Kids planet seems like the Amazon of nurseries and it not the home from home that you want for your child.

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Sam Mohammed
3 years ago

My daughter has improved greatly in her speech, her eating and her overall development and I have to say it's mostly thanks to the kind and sweet staff at kids planet... I have had a great experience and would recommend anyone to go here...

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Inspection history

Date: December 2011

The most recent inspection point has been hidden because the parsed entry didn't match the headline Ofsted rating (Outstanding). We're re-checking it against the original report.

  • May 2020Outstanding
  • July 2013Outstanding
  • December 2011Good

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