Full-day nursery in Fairfield, Tameside
Fairfield Education & Childcare
Fairfield Road Cp School, Grove Street, Droylsden, Manchester, M43 6AF · 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 February 2008Reference EY367513Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record2 inspectionslatest 14 January 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places32 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 7 October 2025Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Inspection history (2)
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Fairfield Road Cp School, Grove Street, Droylsden, Manchester, M43 6AF · More nurseries in M43
Stations
- Cemetery Road (Manchester Metrolink)7 min walk · 0.3 miles
- Droylsden (Manchester Metrolink)9 min walk · 0.4 miles
- Fairfield11 min walk · 0.5 miles
Buses
8 bus stops within 400 m, including Latrobe Street, Peel Street and Droylsden Wharf Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Delamere Park8 min walk
- Godfrey Ermen Playing Fields12 min walk
- Playground8 min walk
- Playground11 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 Tameside 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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Fairfield Education & Childcare is a full-day nursery at Fairfield Road Cp School, Grove Street, Droylsden, Manchester, M43 6AF, in Fairfield, Tameside. It is registered for 32 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in January 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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| Fairfield Education & ChildcareThis 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
- Fairfield Road Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected June 2025 under 0.1 miles
- Manchester Road Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected November 2024 0.4 miles
- St Anne's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected March 2023 0.4 miles
- St Mary's CofE Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2024 0.4 miles
- St Clement's CofE Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected January 2025 0.5 miles
- Moorside Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected June 2024 0.6 miles
- St Stephen's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected April 2022 0.6 miles
- Greenside Primary School Primaryages 4–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected January 2023 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 Fairfield Education & Childcare's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Fairfield Education & Childcare Good at its inspection on 14 January 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Fairfield Education & Childcare take?
Fairfield Education & Childcare is registered with Ofsted for up to 32 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Fairfield Education & Childcare?
Cemetery Road (Manchester Metrolink) is the nearest station we know of, 0.3 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Fairfield Education & Childcare?
You can call 07578 435686.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 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.
Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY367513 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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