Full-day nursery in Dukinfield, Tameside
Boat House Day Nursery
Town Lane, Dukinfield, SK16 4BX · 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 May 2023Reference 2721493Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 19 June 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places158 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 9 April 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
Town Lane, Dukinfield, SK16 4BX · More nurseries in SK16
Stations
- Hyde North20 min walk · 0.8 miles
Buses
12 bus stops within 400 m, including Chapel View, Victoria Street and Astley Arms.
Parks and playgrounds
- Dukinfield Park3 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground9 min walk
- Playground9 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 Tameside there are about 3.1 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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Boat House Day Nursery is a full-day nursery at Town Lane, Dukinfield, SK16 4BX, in Dukinfield, Tameside. It is registered for 158 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in June 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.7 from 10 reviews (November 2026). It is run by Kids Zone Nursery Group Ltd.
Run by Kids Zone Nursery Group Ltd (company), which runs 7 nurseries.
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| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boat House 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
- Ravensfield Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected February 2026 0.4 miles
- Lyndhurst Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected July 2026 0.4 miles
- St John's CofE Primary School, Dukinfield Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected July 2026 0.5 miles
- Tameside Alternative Provision Academy ages 5–16Ofsted: Goodinspected May 2022 0.7 miles
- St. Mary's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2024 0.7 miles
- Yew Tree Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected January 2023 0.7 miles
- Oakdale School ages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Requires improvementinspected April 2025 0.7 miles
- Parochial CofE Primary and Nursery School, Ashton-under-Lyne 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 Boat House Day Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Boat House Day Nursery Good at its inspection on 19 June 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Boat House Day Nursery take?
Boat House Day Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 158 children at any one time.
Who runs Boat House Day Nursery?
Boat House Day Nursery is run by Kids Zone Nursery Group Ltd, which runs 7 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Boat House Day Nursery?
Hyde North is the nearest station we know of, 0.8 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Boat House Day Nursery?
You can call 0161 330 7704 and visit www.kzngroup.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 4 November 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 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 2721493 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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