Full-day nursery in Sale, Trafford
Alphabets Private Day Nursery
37 Poplar Grove, Sale, M33 3AX · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Good
- Quality of educationGood
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Leadership and managementGood
- SafeguardingEffective
What does this mean?
This grade is from before November 2025, when Ofsted replaced single grades with report cards. The nursery's next inspection will give a report card, with a separate grade for each area instead of one overall grade.
Official records
- Ofsted registrationRegistered since August 1994Reference 310364Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 22 February 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places47 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating4 (Good)inspected 7 July 2026Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
37 Poplar Grove, Sale, M33 3AX · More nurseries in M33
Stations
- Brooklands (Manchester Metrolink)7 min walk · 0.3 miles
- Sale (Manchester Metrolink)9 min walk · 0.4 miles
- Dane Road (Manchester Metrolink)21 min walk · 0.8 miles
Buses
7 bus stops within 400 m, including The Little B, Brooklands Crescent and Abington Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Kelsall Street Park6 min walk
- Walkden Gardens7 min walk
- Worthington Park11 min walk
- Walton Park12 min walk
- Key Stage 4 Quad playground6 min walk
- Key Stage 3 Quad playground6 min walk
NaPTAN, Department for Transport, checked 13 November 2026 · © OpenStreetMap contributors, checked 13 November 2026. Walking times are rough, from straight-line distance.
Places and next steps
Spaces: not published yet. Nurseries often fill months ahead, so ask early.
In Trafford there are about 2.5 children under 5 for every registered nursery place. Places are how many children nurseries may care for, not free spaces, so this is a guide to demand. Source: ONS Census 2021.
What parents say
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Alphabets Private Day Nursery is a full-day nursery at 37 Poplar Grove, Sale, M33 3AX, in Sale, Trafford. It is registered for 47 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in February 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.7 from 7 reviews (October 2026).
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alphabets Private Day NurseryThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected May 2025 0.2 miles
- Springfield Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected February 2026 0.3 miles
- Brooklands Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 0.5 miles
- St Anne's CofE Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2024 0.5 miles
- Forest Park Preparatory School ages 2–11has a nursery class 0.5 miles
- St Mary's CofE Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected March 2023 0.6 miles
- Templemoor Infant and Nursery School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2023 0.8 miles
- Park Road Sale Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Outstandinginspected March 2024 0.8 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
Questions parents ask
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What is Alphabets Private Day Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Alphabets Private Day Nursery Good at its inspection on 22 February 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Alphabets Private Day Nursery take?
Alphabets Private Day Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 47 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Alphabets Private Day Nursery?
Brooklands (Manchester Metrolink) is the nearest station we know of, 0.3 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Alphabets Private Day Nursery?
You can call 0161 973 5231.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 30 October 2026
- Schools: DfE Get Information about Schools · 4 November 2026
- Contains Ofsted data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains Department for Education data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains Ofsted data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right; contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.
- Contains Department for Transport NaPTAN data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors
- Food hygiene rating from the Food Standards Agency, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Read reviews on Google
Last checked 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN 310364 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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