Adorable steps childcare limited
Malborough street community centre, Oldham, Oldham, OL4 1EGWhat Ofsted found
Good Inspected 10 March 2025
| Judgement | Grade |
|---|---|
| Overall effectiveness | Good |
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
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
Adorable steps childcare limited 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 age | You pay a week | About 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.
Adorable steps childcare limited against Oldham
| Adorable steps childcare limited | Oldham average | |
|---|---|---|
| Places | 28 | 66 |
| Ofsted outcome | Good | 78% rated Good or better |
Other nurseries close by
Questions parents ask about Adorable steps childcare limited
- What Ofsted grade does Adorable steps childcare limited have?
- Adorable steps childcare limited was rated Good at its inspection on 10 March 2025, under the grading Ofsted used before report cards.
- How many children can Adorable steps childcare limited take?
- Ofsted registers Adorable steps childcare limited for 28 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Oldham has 66.
- How much does Adorable steps childcare limited cost?
- Adorable steps childcare limited 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 Adorable steps childcare limited 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 Adorable steps childcare limited how it offers them.
- When was Adorable steps childcare limited last inspected?
- Ofsted last inspected Adorable steps childcare limited on 10 March 2025. The full report is on the Ofsted website.
- Which nurseries are near Adorable steps childcare limited?
- Nearby in OL4: Saddleworth Stars, Giggle and Grow Glodwick, Moorside Stars.
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.