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1st Safari - Genesis (Rochdale)

Day nursery in Rochdale, OL11.

142 Manchester Road, Rochdale, OL11 4HA
1st Safari Day Nurseries logoRun by 1st Safari Day Nurseries
87 places
2020 registered with Ofsted
31 of 68 in our Rochdale ranking
£120 a week, 50 hours for a 3 year old, North West average

What Ofsted found

Good Inspected 31 May 2023

Ofsted grades for 1st Safari - Genesis (Rochdale), inspection of 31 May 2023
JudgementGrade
Overall effectivenessGood
Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementGood

The second of the four grades: a good standard of care and learning. Ofsted now gives report cards instead, so this grade stays until the next inspection.

What a place could cost

1st Safari - Genesis (Rochdale) sets its own prices. These are the averages for day nurseries in North West, for 50 hours a week in term time once the 30 funded hours are taken off.

Child's ageYou pay a weekAbout a month
From 9 months to 2£136£429
2 years old£124£391
3 to 4 years old£120£381

A month here is 38 term-time weeks spread over 12 months. Work out your own hours or check your free hours.

1st Safari - Genesis (Rochdale) against Rochdale

1st Safari - Genesis (Rochdale)Rochdale average
Places8760
Ofsted outcomeGood84% rated Good or better

Other nurseries close by

1st Safari - Genesis (Rochdale) is run by 1st Safari Day Nurseries, which has 7 nurseries in England and 0 rated Outstanding. See its nurseries in Rochdale.

Questions parents ask about 1st Safari - Genesis (Rochdale)

What Ofsted grade does 1st Safari - Genesis (Rochdale) have?
1st Safari - Genesis (Rochdale) was rated Good at its inspection on 31 May 2023, under the grading Ofsted used before report cards.
How many children can 1st Safari - Genesis (Rochdale) take?
Ofsted registers 1st Safari - Genesis (Rochdale) for 87 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Rochdale has 60.
How much does 1st Safari - Genesis (Rochdale) cost?
1st Safari - Genesis (Rochdale) sets its own fees, so ask it for a price list. As a guide, the average nursery in North West charges £178 a week for 25 hours for a child under 2, before any free hours.
Does 1st Safari - Genesis (Rochdale) offer 30 hours free childcare?
Any nursery on the Ofsted Early Years Register can offer the funded hours, but each one chooses how many funded places it has and what it charges for meals and extras. Ask 1st Safari - Genesis (Rochdale) how it offers them.
When was 1st Safari - Genesis (Rochdale) last inspected?
Ofsted last inspected 1st Safari - Genesis (Rochdale) on 31 May 2023. The full report is on the Ofsted website.
Is 1st Safari - Genesis (Rochdale) part of a nursery group?
Yes. 1st Safari - Genesis (Rochdale) is one of 7 day nurseries in England run by 1st Safari Day Nurseries.

Nursery list and inspection outcomes from Ofsted's register of childcare providers, as at 30 June 2026.

Fees shown are regional averages from the Coram Family and Childcare Survey 2026, not any one nursery’s price. Confirm with the nursery before enrolling.

Eligibility rules are the government’s (childcarechoices.gov.uk). Whether a nursery offers the funded hours, and what it charges for meals and consumables, is the nursery’s decision; ask for its funded-hours terms in writing.