Full-day nursery in Rusholme, Manchester
Early Inspirations
Cayton Centre, Cayton Street, Manchester, M12 4GJ · 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 August 2011Reference EY433782Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 15 December 2021Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places43 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 28 February 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
Cayton Centre, Cayton Street, Manchester, M12 4GJ · More nurseries in M12
Stations
- Levenshulme15 min walk · 0.6 miles
- Belle Vue22 min walk · 0.9 miles
- Ryder Brow24 min walk · 1.0 miles
Buses
16 bus stops within 400 m, including East Road, Crowcroft Road and Slade Lane.
Parks and playgrounds
- Crowcroft Park1 min walk
- Slade Lane Community Garden4 min walk
- Nutsford Vale9 min walk
- West Point Gardens12 min walk
- Playground3 min walk
- Playground3 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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Early Inspirations is a full-day nursery at Cayton Centre, Cayton Street, Manchester, M12 4GJ, in Rusholme, Manchester. It is registered for 43 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in December 2021, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.9 from 73 reviews (November 2026).
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Crowcroft Park Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected November 2025 0.2 miles
- Longsight Community Primary Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected November 2024 0.2 miles
- St Agnes C of E Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected October 2022 0.3 miles
- St Richard's RC Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected June 2024 0.3 miles
- Stanley Grove Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected December 2024 0.3 miles
- Rodney House School ages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Outstandinginspected June 2023 0.5 miles
- St John's CofE Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected February 2025 0.6 miles
- Gorton Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected January 2023 0.6 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 Early Inspirations's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Early Inspirations Good at its inspection on 15 December 2021, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Early Inspirations take?
Early Inspirations is registered with Ofsted for up to 43 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Early Inspirations?
Levenshulme is the nearest station we know of, 0.6 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Early Inspirations?
You can call 0161 225 2529 and visit www.earlyinspirations.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 EY433782 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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