What Ofsted grade does Kirkway Nursery have?

Kirkway Nursery was rated Good at its inspection on 7 May 2024, under the grading Ofsted used before report cards.

How many children can Kirkway Nursery take?

Ofsted registers Kirkway Nursery for 24 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Middleton has 59.

How much does Kirkway Nursery cost?

Kirkway Nursery 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 Kirkway Nursery 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 Kirkway Nursery how it offers them.

When was Kirkway Nursery last inspected?

Ofsted last inspected Kirkway Nursery on 7 May 2024. The full report is on the Ofsted website.

Which nurseries are near Kirkway Nursery?

Nearby in M24: Burnside Pre School, Boarshaw Private Day Nursery, Heaton Park Nursery.

Kirkway Nursery

Day nursery in Middleton, M24. Part of the Rochdale council area.

Surestart, Kirkway, Middleton, M24 1FL

24 places

2013 registered with Ofsted

2 of 7 in our Middleton ranking

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

What Ofsted found

Good Inspected 7 May 2024

Ofsted grades for Kirkway Nursery, inspection of 7 May 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.

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What a place could cost

Kirkway Nursery 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.

Kirkway Nursery against Middleton

	Kirkway Nursery	Middleton average
Places	24	59
Ofsted outcome	Good	100% rated Good or better

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Questions parents ask about Kirkway Nursery

What Ofsted grade does Kirkway Nursery have?: Kirkway Nursery was rated Good at its inspection on 7 May 2024, under the grading Ofsted used before report cards.
How many children can Kirkway Nursery take?: Ofsted registers Kirkway Nursery for 24 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Middleton has 59.
How much does Kirkway Nursery cost?: Kirkway Nursery 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 Kirkway Nursery 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 Kirkway Nursery how it offers them.
When was Kirkway Nursery last inspected?: Ofsted last inspected Kirkway Nursery on 7 May 2024. The full report is on the Ofsted website.
Which nurseries are near Kirkway Nursery?: Nearby in M24: Burnside Pre School, Boarshaw Private Day Nursery, Heaton Park Nursery.

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.