Full-day nursery in Roaches, Tameside
Fire Station Day Nursery
The Old Fire Station, Manchester Road, Mossley, Ashton-under-Lyne, OL5 9BB · 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 May 2023Reference 2721486Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 8 June 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places150 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 7 July 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
The Old Fire Station, Manchester Road, Mossley, Ashton-under-Lyne, OL5 9BB · More nurseries in OL5
Stations
- Mossley (Manchester)21 min walk · 0.9 miles
Buses
8 bus stops within 400 m, including Tame Street, The Moorings and Roaches Way.
Parks and playgrounds
- Playground9 min walk
- Playground12 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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Fire Station Day Nursery is a full-day nursery at The Old Fire Station, Manchester Road, Mossley, Ashton-under-Lyne, OL5 9BB, in Roaches, Tameside. It is registered for 150 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in June 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.5 from 6 reviews (November 2026). It is run by Kids Zone Nursery Group Ltd.
Run by Kids Zone Nursery Group Ltd (company), which runs 7 nurseries.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fire Station Day NurseryThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| Kids Planet SpringheadFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 1.4 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Milton St John's CofE Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected January 2023 0.5 miles
- Friezland Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Some aspects not as stronginspected January 2025 0.5 miles
- Micklehurst All Saints CofE Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected April 2023 0.7 miles
- St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery class 0.8 miles
- St Anne's CofE Lydgate Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected June 2025 1.0 miles
- St George's CofE Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected May 2026 1.0 miles
- Livingstone Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected July 2026 1.0 miles
- Bright Futures School ages 5–16 1.0 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 Fire Station Day Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Fire Station Day Nursery Good at its inspection on 8 June 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Fire Station Day Nursery take?
Fire Station Day Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 150 children at any one time.
Who runs Fire Station Day Nursery?
Fire Station Day Nursery is run by Kids Zone Nursery Group Ltd, which runs 7 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Fire Station Day Nursery?
Mossley (Manchester) is the nearest station we know of, 0.9 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Fire Station Day Nursery?
You can call 01457 834890 and visit www.kzngroup.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 2721486 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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