Full-day nursery in Nimble Nook, Oldham
Brighter Beginnings Chadderton
Gordon Street, Chadderton, Oldham, OL9 9QW · 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 December 2014Reference EY481430Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 20 February 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places76 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 3 March 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
Gordon Street, Chadderton, Oldham, OL9 9QW · More nurseries in OL9
Stations
- South Chadderton (Manchester Metrolink)13 min walk · 0.5 miles
- Freehold (Manchester Metrolink)21 min walk · 0.8 miles
- Hollinwood (Manchester Metrolink)21 min walk · 0.8 miles
Buses
9 bus stops within 400 m, including Whitegate Lane, The Sportsman and Boat & Horses.
Parks and playgrounds
- Coalshaw Green Park10 min walk
- Princess Park11 min walk
- Foxdenton Park12 min walk
- Playground8 min walk
- Playground11 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 Oldham there are about 3.6 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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Brighter Beginnings Chadderton is a full-day nursery at Gordon Street, Chadderton, Oldham, OL9 9QW, in Nimble Nook, Oldham. It is registered for 76 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in February 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.9 from 15 reviews (November 2026). It is run by Brighter Beginnings Day Nursery Limited.
Run by Brighter Beginnings Day Nursery Limited (company), which runs 9 nurseries.
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Kingfisher Special School ages 4–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected March 2025 0.2 miles
- Halcyon Way School ages 2–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected November 2024 0.2 miles
- Yew Tree Community School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Requires improvement; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected October 2024 0.2 miles
- Whitegate End Primary and Nursery School Primaryages 4–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected January 2025 0.6 miles
- Christ Church CofE Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected December 2022 0.6 miles
- Stanley Road Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected January 2024 0.6 miles
- Corpus Christi RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Outstandinginspected March 2023 0.7 miles
- St Margaret Mary's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected April 2024 0.7 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 Brighter Beginnings Chadderton's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Brighter Beginnings Chadderton Good at its inspection on 20 February 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Brighter Beginnings Chadderton take?
Brighter Beginnings Chadderton is registered with Ofsted for up to 76 children at any one time.
Who runs Brighter Beginnings Chadderton?
Brighter Beginnings Chadderton is run by Brighter Beginnings Day Nursery Limited, which runs 9 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Brighter Beginnings Chadderton?
South Chadderton (Manchester Metrolink) is the nearest station we know of, 0.5 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Brighter Beginnings Chadderton?
You can call 0161 652 8218 and visit www.brighterbeginnings.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.
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Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY481430 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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