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Paint Pots Manchester Day Nursery

Ofsted: Good
(Mar 2023)
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5.0(20 parent reviews)
·Ground Floor, Bracken House, Charles Street, M1 7BD · Manchester
Number of places
81 places
Age range
0–4 yrs
Last inspected
Mar 2023
Local authority
Manchester

About this day nursery

Paintpots Manchester Day Nursery, situated on Charles Street, provides high-quality care for children in the heart of Manchester city centre. With over 20 years of operation from Bracken House, the nursery is conveniently located for those residing, working, or studying in the city, including its universities.

Parents can easily drop off and collect their children directly outside the nursery if travelling by car. This location makes it an ideal choice for commuters and city dwellers seeking childcare close to key regional business centres.

The nursery is part of a group that also serves Hartford and Wythenshawe, offering consistent standards across all locations. Paintpots aims to offer a superb learning and development environment, focusing on nurturing children's potential through experienced carers and a friendly atmosphere.

They encourage prospective parents to book a show-around to experience their facilities and approach to childcare firsthand.

What it's like

Children arrive at the setting happy and settle quickly. Friendly and enthusiastic staff welcome them as they arrive, and children form strong bonds with the staff. Throughout the nursery, laughter of children can be heard as they play, and staff support their emotional well-being with cuddles and positive encouragement. Children demonstrate confidence and security as they freely explore the environment.

City Centre Location20+ Years of OperationExperienced CarersEasy Drop-off/Collection

Pricing & funding

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Key facts

Term time / All Year

All Year

Ofsted Inspection

Ofsted rating for Paint Pots Manchester Day Nursery

Last inspected 16 March 2023

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 arrive at the setting happy and settle quickly. Friendly and enthusiastic staff welcome them as they arrive, and children form strong bonds with the staff. Throughout the nursery, laughter of children can be heard as they play, and staff support their emotional well-being with cuddles and positive encouragement. Children demonstrate confidence and security as they freely explore the environment.

Inspector highlights

  • Children make good progress, particularly children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).
  • Staff show a good understanding of the areas of learning and development.
  • Staff support children who speak English as an additional language.
  • Children demonstrate positive attitudes to learning and staff deploy themselves effectively to support this.
  • Parents say staff communicate with them well about their children's development.

Areas to develop

  • 1support staff to focus more precisely on individual children's next steps when planning activities, to help children make even better progress
  • 2develop staff's understanding of children's communication and language development further, to provide children with more time to respond.
Inspection #10281615 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report

What parents say

Verbatim quotes recorded in the Ofsted inspection

Parents say staff communicate with them well about their children's development.

Inclusion & environment

How they support every child

SEND provision

Children make good progress, particularly children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). A special educational needs coordinator (SENCo) has recently joined the staff team and works closely with children to provide one-to-one support. Children are demonstrating good progress towards their targets, as new educational learning plans have been put into place, which helps to close gaps in children's learning.

Parent Reviews of Paint Pots Manchester Day Nursery

5.0
(20)
Beth Q
2 months ago

A wonderful nursery with truly incredible staff who take such great care of my son. He started in the toddler room at 17 months old, and his confidence has grown so much. Every day I pick him up, he’s smiling from ear to ear, and I always receive a thoughtful, honest handover about th day.The staff are fantastic with communication, and the routine they provide gives him real stability. They have an app that allows you to see there full day. The meals are always nutritious and well balanced, which really reassures me. A special shout out to the toddler staff for the genuine care and attention they put into his development it truly shows!

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Yalda Farhadikia
9 months ago

My daughter went to this nursery when she was six months old. I was always happy with my choice every day. If I can, I want to register her there this year, even though the distance is longer.

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Fatima N
2 years ago

My daughter attended since she was only a few months old she was a right mummies girl and exclusively breastfed. The staff (especially Jenna) had been amazing to help her settle. They would keep me informed and really went above and beyond. They focused on her development as an individual and ensured my daughter reached her highest potential. They made sure I didn’t miss any milestones. It gives a family feel so you know they care for the children. Couldn’t be happier can’t wait for Mimi to start again x

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adriana
2 years ago

This is the 3rd week that my son goes to this nursery and I have never seen him so happy like he is here to the previous nursery that he went before. All the ladies are very nice and he already got attached with them. They have an app where they submit a lot of pictures with them every day and they add observation about how they do with the activities. In this rubric they add information about what they eat and nappy changing. In class they have lot of toys that are very nice organized and all the time we are going everything is very clean. Outside they have a very nice play area and the kids are taken outside when is not very cold. One more important thing that I like is that they don’t have very much kids in a group and in this way the key person can be more focused on their activities. Strongly recommend this nursery!

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Beatrice Gelsi
2 years ago

5 stars! Friendly people, cosy and family atmosphere. Our daughter started when she was 9 months old, and now she is 2! Since the first impressions, chatting with the nurses, we had felt confident about the place. All the classrooms, the outside garden, toys, furniture, and spaces are just thought and organized around children's needs. Great organisation for quiet time, too. Everything is at their hands. Rooms are good size and never too packed. Food is nutritious, home-made, she has been eating on her own since she was 12 months and that definitely is painpots' merit; she was a bit fussy at first and now she always asks: MORE. Never had a disappointment. Communication and development assessments are accurate. The different activities planned daily look extremely fun, and we think she is having all the support to grow up an audacious and happy little person. We all love this place, the best place we could have wished for her!

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Inspection history

Date: November 2011

  • March 2023Good
  • January 2018Good
  • October 2014Good
  • November 2011Good

Frequently asked about Paint Pots Manchester Day Nursery

About the setting

Paintpots (Manchester) LTD registered in 2007 and is located in Manchester. The nursery employs 12 members of childcare staff, with nine holding appropriate early years qualifications at level 3 or above and three holding a level 2 qualification. The nursery opens from Monday to Friday all year round, with sessions from 8am until 6pm, and provides funded early education for two-, three-, and four-year-old children.

URN
EY356873
Registered person
Paint Pots (Manchester) Ltd
Day care type
Full day care
Register
Early Years Register, Compulsory Childcare Register, Voluntary Childcare Register
Establishment type
Childcare on non-domestic premises
Previous rating
Good

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