Full-day nursery in Heaton Norris, Stockport
Elm Cottage Day Nursery
11 Crescent Park, Stockport, SK4 2HS · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Outstanding
- Quality of educationOutstanding
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- Leadership and managementOutstanding
- 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 December 1997Reference 307135Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 15 May 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places50 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 16 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
11 Crescent Park, Stockport, SK4 2HS · More nurseries in SK4
Stations
- Stockport22 min walk · 0.9 miles
- Heaton Chapel24 min walk · 1.0 miles
Buses
7 bus stops within 400 m, including Langham Road, Norris Avenue and Branksome Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Crescent Park2 min walk
- Maunders Field3 min walk
- Bowerfold Openspace6 min walk
- Mersey Vale Nature Park6 min walk
- Cheadle Heath Park11 min walk
- Playground2 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 Stockport 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.
What parents say
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Elm Cottage Day Nursery is a full-day nursery at 11 Crescent Park, Stockport, SK4 2HS, in Heaton Norris, Stockport. It is registered for 50 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in May 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 6 reviews (October 2026). It is run by Elm Cottage Limited.
Run by Elm Cottage 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
- Norris Bank Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2024 0.3 miles
- Brinksway School ages 4–19 0.4 miles
- Mersey Vale Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected April 2024 0.4 miles
- Lark Hill Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2022 0.5 miles
- St Winifred's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Requires improvement; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Requires improvementinspected December 2024 0.6 miles
- Hollywood Park Nursery School Nurseryages 2–5has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected May 2025 0.6 miles
- Freshfield Nursery School Nurseryages 2–5has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2024 0.7 miles
- All Saints Church of England Primary School Stockport Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected November 2024 0.7 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 Elm Cottage Day Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Elm Cottage Day Nursery Outstanding at its inspection on 15 May 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Elm Cottage Day Nursery take?
Elm Cottage Day Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 50 children at any one time.
Who runs Elm Cottage Day Nursery?
Elm Cottage Day Nursery is run by Elm Cottage Limited, which runs 2 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Elm Cottage Day Nursery?
Stockport is the nearest station we know of, 0.9 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Elm Cottage Day Nursery?
You can call 0161 443 2228 and visit www.elm-cottage.com.
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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 307135 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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