Full-day nursery in West Didsbury, Manchester
Bright Horizons Didsbury Day Nursery and Preschool
139a Barlow Moor Road, Didsbury, Manchester, M20 2DY · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Outstanding
- Quality of educationOutstanding
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- Leadership and managementOutstanding
- 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 February 2001Reference 500116Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 11 November 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places144 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 27 February 2025Food 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
139a Barlow Moor Road, Didsbury, Manchester, M20 2DY · More nurseries in M20
Stations
- West Didsbury (Manchester Metrolink)11 min walk · 0.5 miles
- Burton Road (Manchester Metrolink)14 min walk · 0.6 miles
- Withington (Manchester Metrolink)19 min walk · 0.8 miles
Buses
10 bus stops within 400 m, including Mersey Road, Didsbury Mosque and Moorfield Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Marie Louise Gardens6 min walk
- Merseybank Park8 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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Bright Horizons Didsbury Day Nursery and Preschool is a full-day nursery at 139a Barlow Moor Road, Didsbury, Manchester, M20 2DY, in West Didsbury, Manchester. It is registered for 144 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in November 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.6 from 9 reviews (November 2026). It is run by Bright Horizons Family Solutions Limited.
Run by Bright Horizons Family Solutions Limited (company), which runs 245 nurseries.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Manchester Muslim Preparatory School ages 3–11has a nursery class under 0.1 miles
- Moor Allerton Preparatory School ages 2–11has a nursery class 0.1 miles
- Lancasterian School ages 3–16has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected November 2024 0.2 miles
- The Birches School ages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected May 2024 0.3 miles
- Cavendish Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected March 2025 0.5 miles
- St Ambrose RC Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected April 2023 0.5 miles
- West Didsbury CE Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2023 0.5 miles
- Didsbury CofE Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2022 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 Bright Horizons Didsbury Day Nursery and Preschool's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Bright Horizons Didsbury Day Nursery and Preschool Outstanding at its inspection on 11 November 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Bright Horizons Didsbury Day Nursery and Preschool take?
Bright Horizons Didsbury Day Nursery and Preschool is registered with Ofsted for up to 144 children at any one time.
Who runs Bright Horizons Didsbury Day Nursery and Preschool?
Bright Horizons Didsbury Day Nursery and Preschool is run by Bright Horizons Family Solutions Limited, which runs 245 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Bright Horizons Didsbury Day Nursery and Preschool?
West Didsbury (Manchester Metrolink) is the nearest station we know of, 0.5 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Bright Horizons Didsbury Day Nursery and Preschool?
You can call 0161 393 6727 and visit www.brighthorizons.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 500116 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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