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Little Learners Day Nursery in Manchester

Ofsted: Good
(Sept 2022)
·57 Edge Lane, Stretford, MANCHESTER, M32 8PA · Trafford
Number of places
94 places
Age range
0–3 yrs
Last inspected
Sept 2022
Local authority
Trafford

About this day nursery

Little Learners Day Nursery in Stretford, Manchester, offers exceptional childcare within a nurturing and stimulating environment. Housed in a charming detached Victorian building, the nursery is dedicated to fostering a love for learning and supporting a smooth transition to school life.

The experienced team provides a warm and inviting atmosphere where curiosity flourishes, friendships are made, and every child feels valued. The nursery focuses on child-led learning, with various age-appropriate activities and rich play experiences that encourage imagination, exploration, and joy.

Their well-rounded curriculum supports language acquisition, motor skills, creative expression, and cognitive, social, and emotional development. Little Learners Day Nursery works in partnership with families, ensuring each child's unique journey is supported to build confidence and a lifelong love of learning.

What it's like

Children are happy and confidently engage in a wide range of activities, settling quickly and showing high levels of self-esteem as they carry out self-care tasks. Staff interactions effectively support children's learning, motivating them to explore their environment and fostering good behaviour and respectful interactions among peers. The newly appointed manager actively identifies strengths and areas for development, implementing new strategies to enhance the nursery's operations. Consequently, children are well-prepared with essential skills for their transition to the next room or school.

Victorian settingChild-led learningExperienced educatorsAge-appropriate activities

Pricing & funding

Funding accepted

15 hours — working parents (9 months–2 yrs)15 hours — eligible 2-year-olds15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)30 hours — working parents (3–4 yrs)Tax-Free Childcare
Pricing on request

This nursery doesn't publish its fees online. Contact them directly for an up-to-date price list and availability.

Key facts

Opening hours

Monday to Friday, 8am to 6pm

Term time / All Year

All Year

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Little Learners Day Nursery

Last inspected 6 September 2022

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

Children are happy and confidently engage in a wide range of activities, settling quickly and showing high levels of self-esteem as they carry out self-care tasks. Staff interactions effectively support children's learning, motivating them to explore their environment and fostering good behaviour and respectful interactions among peers. The newly appointed manager actively identifies strengths and areas for development, implementing new strategies to enhance the nursery's operations. Consequently, children are well-prepared with essential skills for their transition to the next room or school.

Inspector highlights

  • Babies enjoy a wide range of sensory experiences which staff use to promote other learning, supporting their communication skills.
  • Staff place great significance on getting to know the children's individual needs, working effectively with parents to ensure children feel safe and seek out key staff for comfort.
  • Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities are supported well through close collaboration with parents and professionals, and strategies like sign language to help close learning gaps.
  • Staff are skilled communicators, engaging children in conversations and using effective questions to encourage critical thinking and predictions.
  • Songs and rhymes are an integral part of most activities, used to help children understand routines and introduce new vocabulary to extend their learning.

Areas to develop

  • 1support staff to firmly embed the new curriculum so that they can focus more clearly on what children need to learn next and help them to gain the most from the available learning opportunities
  • 2encourage staff to share their skills and good practice with each other to build on the quality of education throughout the nursery.
Inspection #10243970 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Children with special educational needs and/or disabilities are supported well. Staff work closely with parents and professionals to ensure that children's needs are met. Staff implement strategies to help close any gaps in children's learning. For example, they use sign language to help non-verbal children to communicate.

Outdoor space

Older children talk animatedly about different buildings, how they are constructed and the materials used. They use this information to create their own buildings outside.

Inspection history
Improved from Inadequate → Good in 2022

Date: November 2009

  • September 2022Good
  • April 2022Inadequate
  • June 2017Good
  • April 2013Good
  • November 2009Good

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