Full-day nursery in Oozewood, Oldham
Channings Childcare Ltd Royton
Prospect House, Fir Bank Road, Royton, Oldham, OL2 6TU · 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 March 1997Reference 508085Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 23 January 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places60 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 24 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
Prospect House, Fir Bank Road, Royton, Oldham, OL2 6TU · More nurseries in OL2
Buses
11 bus stops within 400 m, including Oozewood Road, Low Crompton Road and Cedar Grove.
Parks and playgrounds
- Dogford Park2 min walk
- Royton Park9 min walk
- Playground1 min walk
- Playground2 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 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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Channings Childcare Ltd Royton is a full-day nursery at Prospect House, Fir Bank Road, Royton, Oldham, OL2 6TU, in Oozewood, Oldham. It is registered for 60 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in January 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 3.4 from 5 reviews (October 2026). It is run by Channings Childcare Ltd.
Run by Channings Childcare Ltd (company), which runs 4 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
- Fir Bank Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2023 0.2 miles
- Thorp Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected June 2023 0.4 miles
- Royton Hall Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected June 2025 0.6 miles
- Thornham St. James CofE Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Good (Concerns)inspected November 2023 0.6 miles
- Supreme Start Ltd ages 5–11 0.7 miles
- Ss Aidan and Oswald's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected December 2024 0.8 miles
- St. Paul's CofE Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected September 2019 0.8 miles
- Crompton Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Good (Improving)inspected May 2024 0.9 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 Channings Childcare Ltd Royton's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Channings Childcare Ltd Royton Good at its inspection on 23 January 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Channings Childcare Ltd Royton take?
Channings Childcare Ltd Royton is registered with Ofsted for up to 60 children at any one time.
Who runs Channings Childcare Ltd Royton?
Channings Childcare Ltd Royton is run by Channings Childcare Ltd, which runs 4 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Channings Childcare Ltd Royton?
Shaw and Crompton (Manchester Metrolink) is the nearest station we know of, 1.5 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Channings Childcare Ltd Royton?
You can call 0161 626 9539 and visit www.channingschildcare.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 30 October 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.
- Read reviews on Google
Last checked 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN 508085 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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