Orchards Day Nursery
20 Tatton Road South, Heaton Moor, Stockport, SK4 4LUWhat Ofsted found
Good Inspected 25 April 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
Orchards Day 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.
Orchards Day Nursery against Stockport
| Orchards Day Nursery | Stockport average | |
|---|---|---|
| Places | 59 | 63 |
| Ofsted outcome | Good | 83% rated Good or better |
Other nurseries close by
Questions parents ask about Orchards Day Nursery
- What Ofsted grade does Orchards Day Nursery have?
- Orchards Day Nursery was rated Good at its inspection on 25 April 2025, under the grading Ofsted used before report cards.
- How many children can Orchards Day Nursery take?
- Ofsted registers Orchards Day Nursery for 59 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Stockport has 63.
- How much does Orchards Day Nursery cost?
- Orchards Day 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 Orchards Day 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 Orchards Day Nursery how it offers them.
- When was Orchards Day Nursery last inspected?
- Ofsted last inspected Orchards Day Nursery on 25 April 2025. The full report is on the Ofsted website.
- Which nurseries are near Orchards Day Nursery?
- Nearby in SK4: Ladybird Heaton Norris, Elm Cottage Day Nursery, Charnwood.
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.