Opening hours
Monday-Friday: 8am-6pm. Closed on Saturdays, Sundays, and Bank Holidays.
Merry Kidz Day Nursery Beswick
Ofsted: Good
(Jan 2025)
Number of places
65 places
Age range
1–4 yrs
Last inspected
Jan 2025
Local authority
Manchester
About this day nursery
Merry Kidz Day Nursery Beswick operates with the core belief that every child deserves to reach their full potential. They are dedicated to supporting each child's development by providing a safe, secure, and stimulating environment.
The nursery prioritises meeting individual needs at every stage of a child's growth, guided by a team of committed staff and experienced management. This collaborative approach ensures a nurturing atmosphere where children can thrive.
The nursery also places importance on inclusivity, diversity, and equality, alongside rigorous safeguarding practices and a focus on wellbeing and engagement. They offer both all-year-round and emergency childcare contracts.
Meals, snacks, and refreshments are included in the fees. The nursery can accommodate children with various food allergies, including coeliac, dairy intolerance, and lactose intolerance, as long as it is physically feasible within their setting.
After-school care and pick-ups are available exclusively at their Beswick location. They also provide comprehensive settling-in sessions over three days to help children adjust comfortably.
What it's like
Children are confident and happy in this safe and welcoming setting. They are eager to arrive, greeting staff with smiles before running to join in their friends' play. Children are settled and they feel secure in the care of the nurturing staff.
Support for every stage of child developmentSafe, secure, and stimulating environmentDedicated and experienced teamInclusion, diversity, and equality focusAfter-school care and pick-ups available
Pricing & funding
Charges are applied for dinner money when accessing free entitlement hours. Parents also have the option to provide a packed lunch instead of paying the dinner fee.
Funding accepted
15 hours — working parents (9 months–2 yrs)15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)30 hours — working parents (3–4 yrs)Tax-Free Childcare
Good to know
- Parents have the option to provide a packed lunch.
Key facts
Session types
Term time only contracts, All year round contracts, Emergency childcare
Food
All food, snacks, and refreshments are included in the fees. Accommodates most allergies if physically possible.
Term time / All Year
All Year
Established
2023
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted rating for Merry Kidz Day Nursery Beswick
Last inspected 14 January 2025 · Lynn Richards
Overall effectiveness
Good
What it's like to attend
Children are confident and happy in this safe and welcoming setting. They are eager to arrive, greeting staff with smiles before running to join in their friends' play. Children are settled and they feel secure in the care of the nurturing staff.
Inspector highlights
- Managers and staff share a clear vision to support all children in making progress from their individual starting points.
- Managers have a robust recruitment and induction process.
- The setting is working hard to establish itself in the local community.
- Children have good opportunities to practise and develop their physical skills.
- Additional training has been accessed by some staff to help them support children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).
Areas to develop
- 1strengthen feedback to staff and precisely identify individual targets, to support ongoing improvements in the quality of teaching
- 2sharply focus planning, so that teaching is tailored to individual children's needs to support their continual progress
- 3help children to understand what they are receiving praise in order to help extend their understanding of good behaviour.
Inspection #10374391 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report
Inclusion & environment
How they support every child
SEND provision
Additional training has been accessed by some staff to help them support children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). This helps staff to quickly identify gaps in learning. They act swiftly to offer support strategies and where appropriate make referrals for specialist advice. Close partnership working with parents and specialist services, help children, including those with SEND, to make good progress from their starting points.
Outdoor space
Children have good opportunities to practise and develop their physical skills. Staff plan outdoor experiences for children to run, climb and ride wheeled toys. Children have a tremendous time as they jump in and out of hoops.
EAL / language support
Children, including children who speak English as an additional language, make good progress in developing their speaking and listening skills.
Parent Reviews of Merry Kidz Day Nursery Beswick
5.0
(6)
Youmen Sawaf
8 months ago
The nursery is a clean, safe, and excellent learning environment. The staff are very kind, helpful, and attentive, and the management is outstanding. My grandson has made great progress since joining, and we are very happy with the care and education he receives.
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Kidist Assefa
2 years ago
The nursery manager and staff are incredibly warm and caring. My son loves going to this nursery. The communication between the staff and parents is excellent, providing regular updates on my child's progress and activities, which gave me great peace of mind. I highly recommend this nursery to any parent looking for a nurturing, clean, and supportive environment for their child. The caring staff, helpful manager, and pristine surroundings make it a priority for kids.
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Kayin Lam
a year ago
A really good nursery, my daughter improved massively from when she first started and finished her time here. The managers and all the staff at this nursery are hands on and brilliant! Would recommend!
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Denice Mayes
2 years ago
My son joined here about 8 weeks ago and he absolutely loved it. He was so happy here and loved the staff so much. He settled in very well and very quickly. The staff were always detailed about what he did in his day and happy to see him. His development has come on leaps and bounds since he started. I reluctantly had to move him to the Gorton branch due to me moving addresses but the move was smooth and he is settling in to Gorton very well but I know he will miss the beswick staff very much.
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Pegasus Wong
2 years ago
5 stars for Merry Kidz nursery. The staff offer a friendly, caring approach to looking after my daughter. She is always happy to be dropped off. Highly recommend!
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Inspection history
Date: January 2025
- February 2025Good
- January 2025Good
Frequently asked about Merry Kidz Day Nursery Beswick
About the setting
The setting registered in 2023 and is located in Beswick, Manchester. The nursery employs seven members of childcare staff, of whom one holds an appropriate early years qualification with Qualified Teacher Status, one at level 6 and 5 at level 3. The setting provides funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children.
- URN
- 2728326
- Registered person
- Merry Kidz Childcare Limited
- Day care type
- Full day care
- Register
- Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register
- Establishment type
- Childcare on non-domestic premises
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