Full-day nursery in Crumpsall, Manchester
Bear Necessities Childcare
Bear Necessities, 72 Blackley New Road, Manchester, M9 8EG · 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
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Bear Necessities, 72 Blackley New Road, Manchester, M9 8EG · More nurseries in M9
Stations
- Crumpsall (Manchester Metrolink)17 min walk · 0.7 miles
- Bowker Vale (Manchester Metrolink)21 min walk · 0.9 miles
- Abraham Moss (Manchester Metrolink)23 min walk · 0.9 miles
Buses
11 bus stops within 400 m, including Ashenhurst Reservoir, Crumpsall Vale and Chapel Lane.
Parks and playgrounds
- Blackley Vale6 min walk
- Herristone Road Park7 min walk
- Crumpsall Park12 min walk
- Playground8 min walk
- Playground11 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 Manchester there are about 4.6 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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Bear Necessities Childcare is a full-day nursery at Bear Necessities, 72 Blackley New Road, Manchester, M9 8EG, in Crumpsall, Manchester. It is registered for 97 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in May 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.4 from 7 reviews (October 2026).
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Pike Fold Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2023 0.2 miles
- Prospect House Specialist Support Primary School ages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Outstandinginspected July 2023 0.3 miles
- Crab Lane Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected October 2024 0.5 miles
- Crumpsall Lane Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected September 2023 0.5 miles
- Mount Carmel RC 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 November 2024 0.7 miles
- St Clare's RC Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected April 2024 0.7 miles
- Irk Valley Community School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2023 0.8 miles
- St Anne's RC Primary School Crumpsall Manchester Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected June 2023 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 Bear Necessities Childcare's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Bear Necessities Childcare Good at its inspection on 6 May 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Bear Necessities Childcare take?
Bear Necessities Childcare is registered with Ofsted for up to 97 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Bear Necessities Childcare?
Crumpsall (Manchester Metrolink) is the nearest station we know of, 0.7 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Bear Necessities Childcare?
You can call 0161 212 1211 and visit www.bearsdaycare.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 31 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
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Last checked 31 October 2026 · Ofsted URN 2576585 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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