Opening hours
07:30 – 18:00 (Closed Bank Holidays)
Nurturing Hands Childcare
Ofsted: Good
(Jan 2024)
Number of places
90 places
Age range
1–3 yrs
Last inspected
Jan 2024
Local authority
Salford
About this day nursery
Nurturing Hands Childcare, a family-operated establishment in Little Hulton, Manchester, provides a nurturing and engaging environment for young children. Committed to fostering creativity, building confidence, and supporting early learning milestones, the nursery offers flexible childcare solutions for local families.
They collaborate closely with parents and the community to create a welcoming and inclusive space where children feel secure, valued, and inspired. The dedicated team focuses on providing high-quality, personalised care through stimulating activities and play, aiming to give every child the best start in life.
Nurturing Hands Childcare actively supports government-funded childcare schemes to ease financial burdens for families, ensuring access to early education. Parents are encouraged to visit and experience the nursery's approach firsthand, and the team is available to guide them through the funding application process.
The nursery aims to provide a secure and stimulating setting where children can thrive and grow.
What it's like
Children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), experience a safe and settled start to their education because the provider and staff want the best for children. Children are happy and love coming to the nursery and exploring both indoors and outdoors, which builds their confidence and independence.
Family-runGovernment-funded childcare acceptedFocus on early years development
Pricing & funding
This nursery charges set rates for full-day and half-day sessions for non-funded children. Additional fees apply for meals and extracurricular activities. Funded session prices are available upon direct contact.
Funding accepted
15 hours — working parents (9 months–2 yrs)30 hours — working parents (3–4 yrs)15 hours — eligible 2-year-olds15 hours — universal (3–4 yrs)
Good to know
- Offers a range of different sessions for funded places.
- Contact the nursery directly for funding place prices.
- Lunch, snacks, water, and milk are charged separately.
- Extra-curricular activities like multi-sports incur an additional charge.
Key facts
Term time / All Year
All Year
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted rating for Nurturing Hands Childcare
Last inspected 22 January 2024
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, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), experience a safe and settled start to their education because the provider and staff want the best for children. Children are happy and love coming to the nursery and exploring both indoors and outdoors, which builds their confidence and independence.
Inspector highlights
- Leaders have devised clear aims for their curriculum, focusing on supporting children's physical, social and language development.
- The provider ensures that staff give children with SEND the best possible assistance with their learning.
- Leaders improve the work of staff carefully, including by using training and guidance from external experts, which helps children to think deeply and talk with confidence.
- Staff have high expectations for children's behaviour, teaching them to act responsibly and take care of the nursery's resources.
- Staff help children to learn about being healthy, ensuring they exercise often and offering healthy meals and snacks.
Areas to develop
- 1monitor more closely the quality of the delivery of the curriculum for communication and language to identify weaknesses in staff's practice
- 2help staff to make the most of opportunities that arise in the day to help children learn.
Inspection #10325880 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report
Inclusion & environment
How they support every child
SEND provision
Children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), experience a safe and settled start to their education. The provider ensures that staff give children with SEND the best possible assistance with their learning, utilising information from parents about their previous experiences, strengths, interests and needs to support their development effectively.
Outdoor space
Staff encourage children to explore the nursery, indoors and outdoors, to build their confidence and independence when choosing how to play. Staff help children to learn about being healthy and ensure that children exercise often, including by being outdoors.
Parent Reviews of Nurturing Hands Childcare
5.0
(70)
ABIDEMI ODUOYE
2 months ago
We had a very good experience with Nurturing Hands Childcare. The staff are kind, caring, and very supportive. They made us feel welcome from the beginning. My daughter really enjoyed her time there, and we saw good progress in her confidence and learning. The environment is safe and loving. We are truly grateful for their kindness and support. I highly recommend them to other parents.
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Jennifer Pardon
3 months ago
Brilliant nursery. My little girl started at 9 month old in September she love the nursery she love her key worker Hannah airey who she actually say her name at home a lot and when dropping her off she bouncy to Them. All staff are friendly and really good and they keep us in the loop and updated . I would highly recommend this nursery to any one looking for a place for their little one. X
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Taylor Batty
10 months ago
Fantastic, my son has made amazing relationships with staff and has flourished the staff truly care and watching the staff with Hayley the owner was really nice to see, the staff are valued and the dynamic doesn't seem like one of a boss and employee the staff are comfortable and confident around her which is so lovely. Graduation was amazing and a memory we will cherish as a family forever. My son will really miss coming here thank you all for helping him grow ❤️
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Vivian Diya
2 months ago
Can’t thank the team enough for their support and guidance. They were knowledgeable, responsive, and truly understandsing. I’m extremely grateful for their professionalism and compassion, I would highly recommend them to other families.
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Rowan Paterson
2 months ago
Fabulous! My child loves going to Nurturing Hands holiday clubs and we wouldn't be without them. Amazing people and such a caring environment.
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Inspection history
Date: January 2024
- February 2024Good
- January 2024Good
Frequently asked about Nurturing Hands Childcare
About the setting
Nurturing Hands Childcare limited registered in 2023 and is located in Little Hulton, Manchester. The nursery has 13 members of childcare staff, with eight holding appropriate early years qualifications. It is open from 7.30am to 6pm, Monday to Friday, all year round, and provides funded early education for two-, three- and four-year-old children.
- URN
- 2744057
- Registered person
- Nurturing Hands 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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