Full-day nursery in Cheadle, Stockport
Elm Cottage Nursery at Brookfield
51 Brookfield Road, Cheadle Hulme, Cheadle, Stockport, SK8 1ES · 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 2021Reference 2635080Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 20 December 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places63 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating4 (Good)inspected 30 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
51 Brookfield Road, Cheadle Hulme, Cheadle, Stockport, SK8 1ES · More nurseries in SK8
Stations
- Gatley22 min walk · 0.9 miles
Buses
4 bus stops within 400 m, including Broadway, Schools Hill and Valley Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Brookfield Park1 min walk
- Brooklyn Crescent Park7 min walk
- Diamond Jubilee Park8 min walk
- Bruntwood Park11 min walk
- Cheadle Green11 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 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 Nursery at Brookfield is a full-day nursery at 51 Brookfield Road, Cheadle Hulme, Cheadle, Stockport, SK8 1ES, in Cheadle, Stockport. It is registered for 63 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in December 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.3 from 24 reviews (October 2026). It is run by Elm Cottage Limited.
Run by Elm Cottage Limited (company), which runs 2 nurseries.
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| Elm Cottage Nursery at BrookfieldThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Cheadle Village Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2023 0.4 miles
- Inscape House School ages 5–19Ofsted: Report cardinspected July 2026 0.4 miles
- Meadowbank Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected September 2022 0.4 miles
- Lady Barn House School ages 3–11has a nursery class 0.4 miles
- Cheadle Hulme Primary School Primaryages 4–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected January 2023 0.6 miles
- Oak Tree Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2024 0.8 miles
- Cheadle Catholic Infant School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected December 2023 0.9 miles
- Cheadle Catholic Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected December 2024 0.9 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 Elm Cottage Nursery at Brookfield's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Elm Cottage Nursery at Brookfield Good at its inspection on 20 December 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Elm Cottage Nursery at Brookfield take?
Elm Cottage Nursery at Brookfield is registered with Ofsted for up to 63 children at any one time.
Who runs Elm Cottage Nursery at Brookfield?
Elm Cottage Nursery at Brookfield is run by Elm Cottage Limited, which runs 2 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Elm Cottage Nursery at Brookfield?
Gatley is the nearest station we know of, 0.9 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Elm Cottage Nursery at Brookfield?
You can call 0161 428 9421 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 2635080 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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