What Ofsted found
Good Inspected 30 January 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
Magical Moments 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.
Magical Moments against Salford
| Magical Moments | Salford average | |
|---|---|---|
| Places | 25 | 66 |
| Ofsted outcome | Good | 84% rated Good or better |
Other nurseries close by
Questions parents ask about Magical Moments
- What Ofsted grade does Magical Moments have?
- Magical Moments was rated Good at its inspection on 30 January 2024, under the grading Ofsted used before report cards.
- How many children can Magical Moments take?
- Ofsted registers Magical Moments for 25 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Salford has 66.
- How much does Magical Moments cost?
- Magical Moments 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 Magical Moments 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 Magical Moments how it offers them.
- When was Magical Moments last inspected?
- Ofsted last inspected Magical Moments on 30 January 2024. The full report is on the Ofsted website.
- Which nurseries are near Magical Moments?
- Nearby in M6: Busy Bees Day Nursery at Salford, Holyrood Salford Royal, Kids Planet Salford.
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.