Full-day nursery in Darn Hill, Rochdale
Building Blocks Day Nursery (NW) LTD
Building Block Nursery, Sutherland Road, Heywood, OL10 3PN · 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 April 2013Reference EY461027Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 12 October 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places99 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating3 (Generally satisfactory)inspected 22 July 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
Building Block Nursery, Sutherland Road, Heywood, OL10 3PN · More nurseries in OL10
Buses
10 bus stops within 400 m, including Sutherland Road, Lewis Drive and Hamilton Way.
Parks and playgrounds
- Fairfield View Play Park4 min walk
- Boisko7 min walk
- Plac zabaw playground6 min walk
- Playground10 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 Rochdale there are about 3.3 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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Building Blocks Day Nursery (NW) LTD is a full-day nursery at Building Block Nursery, Sutherland Road, Heywood, OL10 3PN, in Darn Hill, Rochdale. It is registered for 99 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in October 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It is run by Building Blocks Day Nursery (NW) Limited.
Run by Building Blocks Day Nursery (NW) Limited (company), which runs 3 nurseries.
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| Building Blocks Day Nursery (NW) LTDThis 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
- Our Lady & St Paul's RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected September 2023 0.2 miles
- St Margaret's Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected March 2024 0.4 miles
- Heap Bridge Village Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2023 0.6 miles
- Woodland Community Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected February 2025 0.7 miles
- St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School Rochdale, a Voluntary Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2020 1.0 miles
- Fairfield Community Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected March 2023 1.0 miles
- East Ward Community Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 1.2 miles
- St Thomas Church of England Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected June 2024 1.3 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 Building Blocks Day Nursery (NW) LTD's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Building Blocks Day Nursery (NW) LTD Good at its inspection on 12 October 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Building Blocks Day Nursery (NW) LTD take?
Building Blocks Day Nursery (NW) LTD is registered with Ofsted for up to 99 children at any one time.
Who runs Building Blocks Day Nursery (NW) LTD?
Building Blocks Day Nursery (NW) LTD is run by Building Blocks Day Nursery (NW) Limited, which runs 3 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Building Blocks Day Nursery (NW) LTD?
Heywood (East Lancashire Railway) is the nearest station we know of, 1.7 miles away in a straight line.
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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 June 2026 · Ofsted URN EY461027 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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