What Ofsted grade does Bubbly Bear have?

Bubbly Bear was rated Good at its inspection on 22 January 2025, under the grading Ofsted used before report cards.

How many children can Bubbly Bear take?

Ofsted registers Bubbly Bear for 40 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Manchester has 75.

How much does Bubbly Bear cost?

Bubbly Bear 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 Bubbly Bear 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 Bubbly Bear how it offers them.

When was Bubbly Bear last inspected?

Ofsted last inspected Bubbly Bear on 22 January 2025. The full report is on the Ofsted website.

Which nurseries are near Bubbly Bear?

Nearby in M22: DeeDee Childcare Limited, Kids Planet Northenden, Excelling Kids Daycare.

Bubbly Bear

Day nursery in Manchester, M22.

27 Lomond Road, Manchester, M22 5JA

40 places

2021 registered with Ofsted

29 of 104 in our Manchester ranking

£120 a week, 50 hours for a 3 year old, North West average

What Ofsted found

Good Inspected 22 January 2025

Ofsted grades for Bubbly Bear, inspection of 22 January 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.

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What a place could cost

Bubbly Bear 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.

Bubbly Bear against Manchester

	Bubbly Bear	Manchester average
Places	40	75
Ofsted outcome	Good	84% rated Good or better

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Questions parents ask about Bubbly Bear

What Ofsted grade does Bubbly Bear have?: Bubbly Bear was rated Good at its inspection on 22 January 2025, under the grading Ofsted used before report cards.
How many children can Bubbly Bear take?: Ofsted registers Bubbly Bear for 40 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Manchester has 75.
How much does Bubbly Bear cost?: Bubbly Bear 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 Bubbly Bear 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 Bubbly Bear how it offers them.
When was Bubbly Bear last inspected?: Ofsted last inspected Bubbly Bear on 22 January 2025. The full report is on the Ofsted website.
Which nurseries are near Bubbly Bear?: Nearby in M22: DeeDee Childcare Limited, Kids Planet Northenden, Excelling Kids Daycare.

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.