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Noddy's Private Day Nursery

Ofsted: Good
(Apr 2025)
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4.0(4 parent reviews) ·111 Firbank Road, Newall Green, Wythenshawe, M23 2ZN · Manchester
Number of places
28 places
Age range
1–4 yrs
Last inspected
Apr 2025
Local authority
Manchester

About this day nursery

Noddy's Private Day Nursery, located in Wythenshawe, Manchester, was registered in 2011 and provides full-day care. The nursery operates year-round, closing only for bank holidays and one week at Christmas.

Staff at the nursery demonstrate strong teamwork and foster a respectful environment, which children learn from and mimic in their own interactions. They are particularly adept at supporting children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), implementing early intervention plans with clear and simple targets to help children flourish.

The nursery also excels in its settling-in procedures, providing ample time for children and parents to familiarise themselves, leading to happy and settled children who form trusting bonds with staff. Children benefit from a curriculum that is varied, fun, and engaging, often led by their own interests, ensuring they remain continually occupied and make good progress.

What it's like

Staff at Noddy's Private Day Nursery encourage children to be physically active, with a wonderfully enabling outdoor environment that supports excellent physical development. They enrich children's language through regular singing and music, helping them learn new words and understand sentence structure. Leaders and staff have strengthened the curriculum to ensure activities are stimulating and extend children's learning, with children thriving due to their strong teamwork, effective SEND support, and seamless settling-in procedures.

Strong teamworkEffective SEND supportSeamless settling-inEngaging curriculumExcellent physical development

Pricing & funding

Funding accepted

Tax-Free Childcare

Key facts

Opening hours

Monday to Friday, all year round, except for bank holidays and one week at Christmas. Sessions are from 7.45am until 4pm on Monday and Friday, and from 8am to 5.30pm on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.

Term time / All Year

All_year

Established

2011

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Noddy's Private Day Nursery

Last inspected 15 April 2025

Overall effectiveness
Good

What it's like to attend

Staff at Noddy's Private Day Nursery encourage children to be physically active, with a wonderfully enabling outdoor environment that supports excellent physical development. They enrich children's language through regular singing and music, helping them learn new words and understand sentence structure. Leaders and staff have strengthened the curriculum to ensure activities are stimulating and extend children's learning, with children thriving due to their strong teamwork, effective SEND support, and seamless settling-in procedures.

Inspector highlights

  • Staff encourage children to be physically active, with babies crawling, climbing, and navigating an obstacle course, and older children refining muscle strength and coordination.
  • Staff enrich children's language through regular singing and music, helping them learn new words, understand sentence structure, and improve pronunciation.
  • Leaders and staff have strengthened the overall curriculum, ensuring activities remain stimulating and extend children's learning, such as threading beads to build perseverance and hand-eye coordination.
  • Strong teamwork among staff fosters a respectful environment, which children learn from, leading to quick responses to children's needs.
  • Managers and staff effectively identify and support children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) with clear early intervention plans.
  • Gradual settling-in procedures ensure children and parents feel welcome and comfortable, helping children form trusting bonds with staff.
  • Children's health is promoted through handwashing, dental hygiene, and daily outdoor play in a well-equipped area.
  • Staff promote a love of literacy from an early age, delivering animated stories and helping children recognise their names and understand print.
  • Staff are kind and gentle, fostering positive attachments with children and offering reassuring cuddles, ensuring children are emotionally supported and thrive.
  • Staff plan a varied, fun, and engaging curriculum led by children's interests, ensuring children remain occupied and make good progress.

Areas to develop

  • 1Focus professional development in areas such as planning for children's next steps to improve teaching precision and accelerate progress.
Inspection #10358058 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Managers and staff identify children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) early. They take swift and decisive action to support children with SEND. Some children have early intervention plans in place, which stipulate clear and simple targets. This system helps to focus staff's interactions and helps children to thrive.

Outdoor space

The wonderfully enabling outdoor environment, coupled with strong teaching, helps to support children's excellent physical development, allowing children to enjoy fresh air every day during play in the large and well-equipped play area.

Parent Reviews of Noddy's Private Day Nursery

4.0
(4)
David Copeland
3 years ago

My daughter went here I was more then happy great care and communication. I’ve recommended to friends and family since and of all been very happy too. Thanks Laura

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Inspection history
Improved from Requires improvement → Good in 2025

Date: February 2012

  • April 2025Good
  • June 2024Requires improvement
  • February 2018Inadequate
  • November 2014Good
  • February 2012Good

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