Children 4 Most at Squirrels Wood
Children 4 Most, Cemetery Road, Audenshaw, Manchester, M34 5AHWhat Ofsted found
Good Inspected 19 August 2024
| 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
Children 4 Most at Squirrels Wood 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.
Children 4 Most at Squirrels Wood against Tameside
| Children 4 Most at Squirrels Wood | Tameside average | |
|---|---|---|
| Places | 96 | 78 |
| Ofsted outcome | Good | 91% rated Good or better |
Other nurseries close by
Questions parents ask about Children 4 Most at Squirrels Wood
- What Ofsted grade does Children 4 Most at Squirrels Wood have?
- Children 4 Most at Squirrels Wood was rated Good at its inspection on 19 August 2024, under the grading Ofsted used before report cards.
- How many children can Children 4 Most at Squirrels Wood take?
- Ofsted registers Children 4 Most at Squirrels Wood for 96 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Tameside has 78.
- How much does Children 4 Most at Squirrels Wood cost?
- Children 4 Most at Squirrels Wood 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 Children 4 Most at Squirrels Wood 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 Children 4 Most at Squirrels Wood how it offers them.
- When was Children 4 Most at Squirrels Wood last inspected?
- Ofsted last inspected Children 4 Most at Squirrels Wood on 19 August 2024. The full report is on the Ofsted website.
- Which nurseries are near Children 4 Most at Squirrels Wood?
- Nearby in M34: Little Giggles Private Day Nursery & Preschool - Audenshaw, Willow Green Day Nursery, Kids Go Wild Forest School Limited.
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.