Full-day nursery in Stepping Hill, Stockport
Brown Bear Nursery & Preschool at Great Moor
24 Store Street, Stockport, SK2 7HA · 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
24 Store Street, Stockport, SK2 7HA · More nurseries in SK2
Stations
- Woodsmoor9 min walk · 0.3 miles
- Davenport19 min walk · 0.8 miles
- Hazel Grove23 min walk · 0.9 miles
Buses
9 bus stops within 400 m, including Cherry Tree Lane, The Crown and Dial Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Boothby Street Park2 min walk
- Great Moor Park5 min walk
- Oasis Outdoor Rest Area6 min walk
- Mirrlees Fields8 min walk
- Playground3 min walk
- Playground4 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 Stockport 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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Brown Bear Nursery & Preschool at Great Moor is a full-day nursery at 24 Store Street, Stockport, SK2 7HA, in Stepping Hill, Stockport. It is registered for 47 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in February 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 13 reviews (November 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
- Great Moor Infant School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected January 2024 0.2 miles
- Great Moor Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2022 0.2 miles
- Stockport Grammar School ages 3–18has a nursery class 0.3 miles
- Hazel Grove Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 0.8 miles
- St Philip's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2022 0.8 miles
- Dial Park Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected January 2023 0.8 miles
- St Simon's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected June 2023 0.9 miles
- St George's Church of England Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected February 2026 0.9 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 Brown Bear Nursery & Preschool at Great Moor's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Brown Bear Nursery & Preschool at Great Moor Good at its inspection on 7 February 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Brown Bear Nursery & Preschool at Great Moor take?
Brown Bear Nursery & Preschool at Great Moor is registered with Ofsted for up to 47 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Brown Bear Nursery & Preschool at Great Moor?
Woodsmoor is the nearest station we know of, 0.3 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Brown Bear Nursery & Preschool at Great Moor?
You can call 0161 482 2188 and visit www.brownbearchildcare.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
- 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 2618486 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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