Full-day nursery in East Didsbury, Manchester
Didsbury Childminding Services
8 Gawsworth Avenue, MANCHESTER, M20 5NF · 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 2016Reference EY494792Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 1 February 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places55 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 23 October 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
8 Gawsworth Avenue, MANCHESTER, M20 5NF · More nurseries in M20
Stations
- East Didsbury4 min walk · 0.1 miles
- East Didsbury (Manchester Metrolink)10 min walk · 0.4 miles
- Didsbury Village (Manchester Metrolink)17 min walk · 0.7 miles
Buses
17 bus stops within 400 m, including Mellington Avenue, Gawsworth Avenue and Moor Park Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Fletcher Moss Gardens6 min walk
- Didsbury Park11 min walk
- Didsbury Community Orchard12 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 Manchester there are about 4.6 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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Didsbury Childminding Services is a full-day nursery at 8 Gawsworth Avenue, MANCHESTER, M20 5NF, in East Didsbury, Manchester. It is registered for 55 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 4.9 from 29 reviews (October 2026). It is run by Didsbury Childminding Limited.
Run by Didsbury Childminding Limited (company), which runs 2 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
- Broad Oak Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected May 2024 0.3 miles
- St Catherine's RC Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2023 0.6 miles
- Didsbury CofE Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2022 0.7 miles
- Beaver Road Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected November 2024 0.7 miles
- Stella Maris School ages 3–11has a nursery class 0.8 miles
- St John's Church of England Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected December 2025 0.9 miles
- Cheadle Village Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2023 1.0 miles
- Didsbury Road Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected July 2024 1.0 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 Didsbury Childminding Services's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Didsbury Childminding Services Good at its inspection on 1 February 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Didsbury Childminding Services take?
Didsbury Childminding Services is registered with Ofsted for up to 55 children at any one time.
Who runs Didsbury Childminding Services?
Didsbury Childminding Services is run by Didsbury Childminding Limited, which runs 2 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Didsbury Childminding Services?
East Didsbury is the nearest station we know of, 0.1 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Didsbury Childminding Services?
You can call 07583 084504 and visit www.didsburychildminder.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 EY494792 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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