Atherton Pre-School Day Care Limited
Hag Fold, Dorset Road, Atherton, Manchester, M46 9PTWhat Ofsted found
Good Inspected 3 June 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
Atherton Pre-School Day Care 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.
Atherton Pre-School Day Care Limited against Wigan
| Atherton Pre-School Day Care Limited | Wigan average | |
|---|---|---|
| Places | 60 | 69 |
| Ofsted outcome | Good | 85% rated Good or better |
Other nurseries close by
Questions parents ask about Atherton Pre-School Day Care Limited
- What Ofsted grade does Atherton Pre-School Day Care Limited have?
- Atherton Pre-School Day Care Limited was rated Good at its inspection on 3 June 2025, under the grading Ofsted used before report cards.
- How many children can Atherton Pre-School Day Care Limited take?
- Ofsted registers Atherton Pre-School Day Care Limited for 60 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Wigan has 69.
- How much does Atherton Pre-School Day Care Limited cost?
- Atherton Pre-School Day Care 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 Atherton Pre-School Day Care 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 Atherton Pre-School Day Care Limited how it offers them.
- When was Atherton Pre-School Day Care Limited last inspected?
- Ofsted last inspected Atherton Pre-School Day Care Limited on 3 June 2025. The full report is on the Ofsted website.
- Which nurseries are near Atherton Pre-School Day Care Limited?
- Nearby in M46: Partou Footprints Day Nursery & Pre-School, Partou Little Acorns Day Nursery & Pre-School, Abc at Atherton's Children Centre.
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.