Opening hours
Monday to Friday, 07:30 - 18:00, 51 weeks of the year
Kids Planet Stalybridge
Ofsted: Good
(Sept 2025)
Number of places
116 places
Age range
1–3 yrs
Last inspected
Sept 2025
Local authority
Tameside
About this day nursery
Kids Planet Stalybridge offers a nurturing and stimulating environment for children's growth and learning, conveniently located near Stalybridge town centre. The nursery is dedicated to providing high-quality early education and care within thoughtfully designed indoor and outdoor spaces that encourage exploration and build confidence.
Kids Planet Stalybridge prioritises family involvement and support, aiming to extend children's development beyond the nursery with a lending library and home learning initiatives in their reception area. The nursery has earned Inspire Accreditation and is embarking on a Udeskole journey, which will introduce more outdoor, hands-on learning experiences.
A long-standing team of highly qualified and passionate educators is committed to fostering each child's potential and helping them achieve individual goals within a caring, community-oriented setting. The nursery also provides a 5% NHS discount and a 10% sibling discount, and offers an early start option from 7 am at an additional cost.
The facility operates 51 weeks a year, closing for one week over the Christmas period. The manager, Hayley Lawlor, has over 10 years of experience in childcare and holds a Level 5 qualification in Children and Young People, with a focus on maintaining high standards of care and education, and supporting children with SEND.
Our ethos
Kids Planet Stalybridge provides a warm, nurturing, and inspiring environment where children can grow, learn, and thrive, focusing on exploration, curiosity, and confidence within beautifully designed indoor and outdoor spaces. They are dedicated to nurturing every child’s potential and helping them achieve their individual goals in a caring, community-focused environment.
What it's like
The quality of the education and care has improved significantly since the last inspection. Leaders ensure that the premises are safe and suitable. Children are well supervised by attentive staff during their play and learning, which contributes to children's good well-being and development.
High-quality early educationIndoor and outdoor learningFamily involvementInspire AccreditationUdeskole journey (outdoor learning)
Pricing & funding
Pricing on request
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Term time / All Year
All Year
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted rating for Kids Planet Stalybridge
Last inspected 1 September 2025
Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
What it's like to attend
The quality of the education and care has improved significantly since the last inspection. Leaders ensure that the premises are safe and suitable. Children are well supervised by attentive staff during their play and learning, which contributes to children's good well-being and development.
Inspector highlights
- The quality of the education and care has improved significantly since the last inspection.
- Leaders have worked hard to address the weaknesses identified at the last inspection and have high standards.
- Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities and disadvantaged children receive good support.
- Staff model the behaviours they expect from children and use manners readily.
- Staff promote children's physical development well and have created a physical development breakout area for children.
Areas to develop
- 1enhance the information shared with parents to help them to understand their children's progress clearly
- 2strengthen professional development opportunities for less-experienced staff to help them deliver the curriculum more consistently.
Inspection #10417199 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report
Inclusion & environment
How they support every child
SEND provision
Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities and disadvantaged children receive good support. Staff quickly identify when children may have additional needs. They engage parents and other professionals in jointly assessing, planning and revisiting individual targets for children.
Outdoor space
Children develop their gross motor skills as they take appropriate risks, such as by clambering up climbing slopes, balancing on stepping stones and digging in soil. Consequently, children develop confidence in physical activity that has a positive impact on their development.
Parent Reviews of Kids Planet Stalybridge
3.7
(3)
Connor Darrell
10 months ago
Our youngest has been coming here for around a year & he's graduated into primary school! Over this year, Katie & Kayleigh (& other members of the team) have worked with him to help him with education, communication, confidence, speech, toilet training & much more. All of this hard work has paid off. He is a confident, smart little boy who is ready for his next steps in life. We appreciate you all so much. He might not miss you, but we will. Hayley, you have a wonderful team. They deserve the world! Thank you ✌️
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samantha B
8 months ago
I wouldn’t have even give one star for this establishment if it was possible to do so and I would encourage anyone who has any affiliation or interest with the nursery to read the latest Ofsted report. I’m shocked and concerned for the welfare of the children who still attend this place. It clearly states how basic level of hygiene, care and safeguarding aspects are completely disregarded, which in turn puts these children at risk of harm, not to mention the absolute lack of structure in learning to help develop these children academically, in fact stating they are negatively impacted by the learning standards at this nursery. I’ve pulled my son out and I write this as any parent has the right to know what level of care, or lack of in this matter, is being provided.
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Sallie Matley
9 months ago
Never doubt Hayley and her staff, my little boys come out smiling every day
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Inspection history
Improved from Inadequate → Good in 2025
Date: June 2024
- September 2025Good
- June 2025Inadequate
- June 2024Requires improvement
Frequently asked about Kids Planet Stalybridge
About the setting
Kids Planet Stalybridge registered in 2023 and is situated in Stalybridge, Tameside. The nursery employs 19 members of childcare staff, with 16 holding appropriate early years qualifications at level 2 or above. The nursery provides government-funded childcare.
- URN
- 2743557
- Registered person
- Kids Planet Day Nurseries Limited
- Day care type
- Full day care
- Register
- Early Years Register
- Establishment type
- Childcare on non-domestic premises
- Previous rating
- Inadequate
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