Opening hours
Monday to Friday, all year round, from 8am to 6pm.
Merry Kidz Day Nursery
Ofsted: Strong standard·
5.0(30 parent reviews)
·The Pineapple, Garratt Way, Manchester, M18 8HE · Manchester
Number of places
75 places
Age range
—
Last inspected
Apr 2026
Local authority
Manchester
About this day nursery
The latest Ofsted inspection on 29th May 2025 rated the nursery as "Requires Improvement" overall, highlighting areas such as the key-person system and record-keeping for medical care plans. Despite these areas for development, children are happy and settled in a nurturing environment, with particular praise for the staff caring for the youngest children.
The nursery excels in promoting physical development, with older children enjoying outdoor activities like riding bicycles and climbing. Leaders and staff are committed to the children's well-being and independence, supporting healthy lifestyles and encouraging good oral hygiene.
The nursery also provides a diverse range of experiences, including local community projects and exposure to different cultural cuisines, fostering an understanding of their local and wider world.
What it's like
The nursery requires improvement because the provider has not reflected carefully on its organisation, leading to weaknesses in effective management and the key-person system. Records on children's medical care needs are not consistently up-to-date, and while a curriculum intent is in place, not all children's learning is consistently well supported, particularly in communication and language. Despite these areas for improvement, children are happy and settled in a nurturing environment where staff support their independence and physical development.
Happy & settled childrenNurturing environmentStrong physical development curriculumSupports healthy lifestylesGood behaviour management
Pricing & funding
Charges are applied for optional dinner money when accessing free entitlement, with rates scaled according to whether a child receives 15 or 30 funded hours. Parents also have the option to send their child with a packed lunch instead.
Funding accepted
15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)30 hours — working parents (3–4 yrs)Tax-Free Childcare15 hours — working parents (9 months–2 yrs)
Good to know
- Dinner money is charged for funded hours, with a packed lunch option available as an alternative.
Key facts
Term time / All Year
All_year
Established
2018
Ofsted Inspection — new report card
Strong standard
Last inspected Apr 2026
Grade summary
Exceptional
—
Strong standard
Expected standard
—
Needs attention
—
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
AchievementStrong standard
Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routinesStrong standard
Children's welfare and wellbeingStrong standard
Curriculum and teachingStrong standard
InclusionStrong standard
Leadership and governanceStrong standard
Age range
8 to 55
Registers
Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted rating for Merry Kidz Day Nursery
Last inspected 14 April 2026 · Kelly Little
Actions the provider must take
- Implement an effective key-person system to ensure that all children are allocated a key person who understands their individual needs and supports their emotional health and development by 13/06/2025.
- Implement robust systems to obtain information about a child's needs for medicines and for keeping this information up to date by 13/06/2025.
What it's like to attend
The nursery requires improvement because the provider has not reflected carefully on its organisation, leading to weaknesses in effective management and the key-person system. Records on children's medical care needs are not consistently up-to-date, and while a curriculum intent is in place, not all children's learning is consistently well supported, particularly in communication and language. Despite these areas for improvement, children are happy and settled in a nurturing environment where staff support their independence and physical development.
Inspector highlights
- Children are happy and settled at this welcoming nursery.
- Staff working with the youngest children are particularly nurturing.
- Leaders and staff have a clear vision about what they want children to achieve.
- The curriculum for physical development is a strength.
- Staff support children to learn about healthy lifestyles.
- Staff manage children's behaviour well.
- The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.
- Leaders focus very well on staff's well-being and continuous professional development.
Areas to develop
- 1Strengthen the implementation of the communication and language curriculum, with particular regard to enhancing children's critical thinking skills.
Inspection #10396843 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report
Inclusion & environment
How they support every child
SEND provision
The report notes that the key-person system does not fully support children's individual needs, and that required records such as children's individual medical care plans have not been consistently maintained, which hinders the quality of care some children receive.
Outdoor space
Older children enjoy spending time in the garden riding bicycles and climbing to develop their large muscles, contributing to the development of both small and large muscles through a variety of learning opportunities.
EAL / language support
The report does not provide specific details on EAL support, but does note that staff support older children in expanding their vocabulary with new words such as 'spiky' and 'press'.
Parent Reviews of Merry Kidz Day Nursery
5.0
(30)
Aiysha Yasin
7 months ago
We’ve had such a wonderful experience at Merry Kidz Nursery! The staff are caring, patient, and truly love what they do. Our child has grown so much in confidence and communication since joining. The environment is clean, welcoming, and full of creative activities every day. We feel lucky to have found such a nurturing place!
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chichi mary
3 years ago
Great and special school. My daughter loves it at MKDN, always exited to go in every morning .They made her feel so loved. The staffs are very kind, friendly and helpful and have great rapport with the children. We have been given daily feedback regarding eating habits, toilet training, playtime, what she finds interesting, and areas she needs improvement, which is great. They care so much about children’s learning and development and also ensure parents are involved too. Administration teams are efficient and wonderful. Always updating parents with the required information in due time. I would definitely recommend Merry Kidz Day Nursery to anyone considering a Nursery in the area. We will really miss you all. Thank You Merry Kidz Day Nursery
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Iqra Mueez
6 months ago
Absolutely amazing nursery with wonderful caring staff" or "The staff are hardworking and friendly". 100% recommend
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Maria Grazia Sette
2 years ago
my son started this nursery when he was 6 months old, very small, and has left now after 3 years. from the first day they always took care of him, especially Alina who followed my son at every step he took, even when she was no longer in his room. For 3 years my son left them happy and with a smile every day and this is important for a parent. he did many activities and learned many things together with them. thanks again. Gabriel will miss you so much. obviously I recommend this nursery for your child.
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Olu Fat
4 years ago
Merry Kidz has helped in the growth and development of our Princess. The management is top notch and staffs are professional and keeps us updated of child's progress. The environment is very good atmosphere for the children to learn and make friends. There is transparency of the activities done and we have log in to see the activities both inside and outside classroom. We will definitely recommend Merry kidz to friends and families.
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Inspection history
Date: September 2019
The most recent inspection point has been hidden because the parsed entry didn't match the headline Ofsted rating (Requires improvement). We're re-checking it against the original report.
- July 2025Requires improvement
- May 2025Requires improvement
- May 2020Good
- March 2020Good
- October 2019Requires improvement
- September 2019Requires improvement
Frequently asked about Merry Kidz Day Nursery
About the setting
Merry Kidz Day Nursery registered in 2018 and is located in Gorton, Manchester. It operates Monday to Friday, all year round, from 8am to 6pm, and provides government-funded early education. The nursery employs nine childcare staff members, with varied qualifications, including one early years teacher.
- URN
- EY554651
- Registered person
- Merry Kidz Childcare Limited
- Day care type
- Full day care
- Register
- Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register
- Establishment type
- Childcare on non-domestic premises
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