What Ofsted found
Requires improvement Inspected 22 September 2025
| Judgement | Grade |
|---|---|
| Overall effectiveness | Requires improvement |
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Requires improvement |
| Personal development | Requires improvement |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
The third of the four grades: not yet good, and the nursery had to improve. Ofsted now gives report cards instead, so this grade stays until the next inspection.
What a place could cost
Winton Children's Centre 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.
Winton Children's Centre against Salford
| Winton Children's Centre | Salford average | |
|---|---|---|
| Places | 60 | 66 |
| Ofsted outcome | Requires improvement | 84% rated Good or better |
Other nurseries close by
- The Cottage Nursery Expected standard in 4 of 6, 103 places, M30 9AL
- Westwood Smarties Good, 44 places, M30 8DN
- Barton Moss Children's Centre Nursery Good, 60 places, M30 7PT
Winton Children's Centre is run by Salford City Council, which has 5 nurseries in England and 0 rated Outstanding.
Questions parents ask about Winton Children's Centre
- What Ofsted grade does Winton Children's Centre have?
- Winton Children's Centre was rated Requires improvement at its inspection on 22 September 2025, under the grading Ofsted used before report cards.
- How many children can Winton Children's Centre take?
- Ofsted registers Winton Children's Centre for 60 places at any one time. The average day nursery in Salford has 66.
- How much does Winton Children's Centre cost?
- Winton Children's Centre 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 Winton Children's Centre 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 Winton Children's Centre how it offers them.
- When was Winton Children's Centre last inspected?
- Ofsted last inspected Winton Children's Centre on 22 September 2025. The full report is on the Ofsted website.
- Is Winton Children's Centre part of a nursery group?
- Yes. Winton Children's Centre is one of 5 day nurseries in England run by Salford City Council.
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.