Opening hours
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday: 08:00 - 16:00
The Baby Cottage
Ofsted: Expected standard·
5.0(1 Google review)
·5 Marsh Green, Wigan, WN5 0PT · Wigan
Number of places
16 places
Age range
0–3 yrs
Last inspected
Jul 2026
Local authority
Wigan
About this day nursery
The Baby Cottage, located in Wigan, provides a warm and nurturing environment for children aged 0 to 3 years. Operating since 2024, the day nursery welcomes children Monday to Friday from 08:00 to 16:00.
Children arrive happily and quickly settle into engaging experiences that spark their curiosity. The curriculum is well-planned across all areas of learning, ensuring knowledge and skills are sequenced appropriately for each child's age and stage.
Leaders are highly knowledgeable about supporting children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), working tirelessly to secure necessary support and making quick referrals to external professionals when needed. Practitioners adapt their teaching effectively to meet individual needs, addressing barriers to learning.
Children who speak English as an additional language (EAL) become increasingly confident communicators, using new vocabulary in activities. Outdoor learning is a daily opportunity, supporting physical health and wellbeing as children build sandcastles and confidently navigate large equipment.
The day nursery received an 'Expected standard' rating in its latest Ofsted inspection on 15 July 2026, where inspectors noted children flourish in this calm and caring setting, supported by staff described by parents as "caring, patient and attentive".
What it's like
Children arrive happily and quickly settle into the warm and nurturing routines of the setting. They enjoy a wide range of engaging experiences that spark their curiosity and build on what they already know and can do. Children flourish in this calm and caring environment.
Highly inclusive cultureStrong SEND supportAge-appropriate learningSafe, welcoming environmentAccurate curriculum understanding
Key facts
Registered with Ofsted
2024
Ofsted Inspection — new report card
Expected standard
Last inspected Jul 2026
Grade summary
Exceptional
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Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
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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
AchievementExpected standard
Behaviour, attitudes and establishing routinesExpected standard
Children's welfare and wellbeingExpected standard
Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
InclusionStrong standard
Leadership and governanceExpected standard
Age range
0 to 3
Registers
Early Years Register
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted report for The Baby Cottage
Last inspected 15 July 2026 · Kathryn Walsh
What it's like to attend
Children arrive happily and quickly settle into the warm and nurturing routines of the setting. They enjoy a wide range of engaging experiences that spark their curiosity and build on what they already know and can do. Children flourish in this calm and caring environment.
Inspector highlights
- Leaders have created a highly inclusive culture where every family is valued.
- Leaders are highly knowledgeable about supporting children with special educational needs and/or disabilities.
- Children develop the age-and-stage appropriate knowledge and skills they need for their next stage of learning.
- Children are cared for in a safe and welcoming environment.
- Leaders have an accurate understanding of the quality of the curriculum and teaching across the nursery.
Areas to develop
- 1Leaders should continue to evaluate all aspects of practice and help staff to do this too, to more thoroughly outline areas for improvement and raise the quality of practice to a consistently higher level.
- 2Leaders should broaden children's understanding of the wider world, ensuring children experience a wider range of cultures, religions, traditions and family experiences beyond those currently represented in the setting.
Inspection #2806840 · Source: OfstedView full Ofsted report
Inclusion & environment
How they support every child
SEND provision
Leaders are highly knowledgeable about supporting children with special educational needs and/or disabilities. They work relentlessly to secure the support that children need, seeking timely advice from external professionals and making referrals quickly when needed, such as to the speech and language team. Practitioners adapt their teaching effectively to meet children's individual needs and address barriers to learning, including for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities.
Outdoor space
Children develop their mathematical understanding through purposeful play, for example, working together to build a sandcastle outside. Children climb and balance over large outdoor equipment with growing confidence. Children have daily opportunities for outdoor learning, which supports their physical health and wellbeing.
EAL / language support
Children who speak English as an additional language use new vocabulary, such as naming colours during a mark-making activity. Children who speak English as an additional language become increasingly confident communicators.
Google Reviews of The Baby Cottage
5.0
(1 Google review)
Natalie
8 months ago
Good Nursery. Lovely staff. Would recommend.
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Inspection history
Most recent inspection
15 July 2026
Only one graded inspection on record — a trend chart will appear here once a second graded report is published.
View full Ofsted reportFrequently asked about The Baby Cottage
About the setting
The Baby Cottage registered with Ofsted on 03/09/2024 as a childcare on non-domestic premises at 5 Marsh Green, Wigan. It operates Monday to Friday from 08:00 to 16:00.
- URN
- 2806840
- Registered person
- Dalton, Cheryl
- Day care type
- Childcare on non-domestic premises
- Register
- EYR
- Establishment type
- Childcare on non-domestic premises
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