Full-day nursery in Fitton Hill, Oldham
Brighter Beginnings Nursery
Fitton Hill Neighbourhood Centre, Fircroft Road, Oldham, OL8 2QD · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Good
- Quality of educationGood
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- 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 2015Reference EY496342Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 23 January 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places50 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 28 January 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
Fitton Hill Neighbourhood Centre, Fircroft Road, Oldham, OL8 2QD · More nurseries in OL8
Buses
14 bus stops within 400 m, including St Martins Road, Fold View and Bungalows.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground3 min walk
- Playground12 min walk
- Playground12 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.
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Brighter Beginnings Nursery is a full-day nursery at Fitton Hill Neighbourhood Centre, Fircroft Road, Oldham, OL8 2QD, in Fitton Hill, Oldham. It is registered for 50 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in January 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. 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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brighter Beginnings NurseryThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| ALEXANDRA PRESCHOOLSessional pre-school | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.0 miles |
| Medlock Day NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.1 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- St Martin's CofE Junior Infant and Nursery School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected October 2024 under 0.1 miles
- Medlock Valley Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected February 2024 0.2 miles
- Holy Rosary RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2022 0.3 miles
- Alexandra Park Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Requires improvementinspected December 2021 0.8 miles
- Broadfield Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected April 2026 0.9 miles
- Alt Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected November 2022 0.9 miles
- Lyndhurst Primary and Nursery School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected January 2025 1.0 miles
- Holden Clough Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 1.1 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
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What is Brighter Beginnings Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Brighter Beginnings Nursery Good at its inspection on 23 January 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Brighter Beginnings Nursery take?
Brighter Beginnings Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 50 children at any one time.
Who runs Brighter Beginnings Nursery?
Brighter Beginnings Nursery is run by Brighter Beginnings Day Nursery Limited, which runs 9 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Brighter Beginnings Nursery?
Oldham Central (Manchester Metrolink) is the nearest station we know of, 1.5 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Brighter Beginnings Nursery?
You can call 0161 624 0278 and visit www.brighterbeginnings.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 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.
Last checked 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN EY496342 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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