Full-day nursery in Spring Gardens, Salford
Care Chiefs
Spa Tavern, 124 Old Lane, Manchester, M38 9SB · 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 July 2015Reference EY490292Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 24 August 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places72 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 15 September 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
Spa Tavern, 124 Old Lane, Manchester, M38 9SB · More nurseries in M38
Buses
12 bus stops within 400 m, including Newcombe Drive, Spa Crescent and Bullows Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Peel Park11 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 Salford 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.
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Care Chiefs is a full-day nursery at Spa Tavern, 124 Old Lane, Manchester, M38 9SB, in Spring Gardens, Salford. It is registered for 72 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in August 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.6 from 19 reviews (November 2026). It is run by AW Childcare Services Ltd.
Run by AW Childcare Services Ltd (company), which runs 2 nurseries.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Care ChiefsThis 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
- Dukesgate Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2024 0.3 miles
- St Paul's Peel CofE Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected February 2025 0.4 miles
- Wharton Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery class 0.5 miles
- Green Fold School ages 4–11Ofsted: Outstandinginspected November 2023 0.6 miles
- The Orchards Nursery School Nurseryages 2–4has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2024 0.6 miles
- Cherry Tree Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 0.6 miles
- Highfield Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected May 2026 0.7 miles
- Our Lady of Lourdes RC Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected October 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 Care Chiefs's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Care Chiefs Good at its inspection on 24 August 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Care Chiefs take?
Care Chiefs is registered with Ofsted for up to 72 children at any one time.
Who runs Care Chiefs?
Care Chiefs is run by AW Childcare Services Ltd, which runs 2 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Care Chiefs?
Moses Gate is the nearest station we know of, 1.6 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Care Chiefs?
You can call 0800 612 1124 and visit www.carechiefs.com.
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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 EY490292 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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