Full-day nursery in Alkrington Garden Village, Rochdale
Ducklings Limited
Langley House, Elleray Roa, Middleton, M24 1NY · 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 September 2016Reference EY537956Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 22 March 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places44 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 23 September 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
Langley House, Elleray Roa, Middleton, M24 1NY · More nurseries in M24
Buses
8 bus stops within 400 m, including Mossway, Mainway and Rochdale Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- 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.
What parents say
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Ducklings Limited is a full-day nursery at Langley House, Elleray Roa, Middleton, M24 1NY, in Alkrington Garden Village, Rochdale. It is registered for 44 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in March 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.5 from 17 reviews (November 2026). It is run by Ducklings Limited.
Run by Ducklings Limited (company), which runs 14 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
- St Michael's Church of England Primary School, Alkrington Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected October 2024 0.3 miles
- Crosslee Community Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected May 2026 0.4 miles
- St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School, Middleton, Rochdale Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected October 2024 0.5 miles
- Alkrington Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 0.5 miles
- E-ACT Blackley Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected March 2024 0.5 miles
- St John Bosco RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Requires improvementinspected March 2024 0.5 miles
- St Peter's Roman Catholic Primary School, Rochdale Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected March 2025 0.8 miles
- St Clare's RC Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected April 2024 0.8 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 Ducklings Limited's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Ducklings Limited Good at its inspection on 22 March 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Ducklings Limited take?
Ducklings Limited is registered with Ofsted for up to 44 children at any one time.
Who runs Ducklings Limited?
Ducklings Limited is run by Ducklings Limited, which runs 14 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Ducklings Limited?
Moston is the nearest station we know of, 1.5 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Ducklings Limited?
You can call 0161 653 0124 and visit www.ducklingspreschool.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
- 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 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY537956 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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