Full-day nursery in HIgher Broughton, Salford
Happy Childcare
397 Bury New Road, Salford, M7 2BT · 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 June 2022Reference 2682348Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record2 inspectionslatest 5 March 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places35 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 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
397 Bury New Road, Salford, M7 2BT · More nurseries in M7
Buses
8 bus stops within 400 m, including Northumberland Street, Devonshire Street and Knoll Street.
Parks and playgrounds
- Mandley Park9 min walk
- Albert Park9 min walk
- Clowes Park11 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground9 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 Salford 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.
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Happy Childcare is a full-day nursery at 397 Bury New Road, Salford, M7 2BT, in HIgher Broughton, Salford. It is registered for 35 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in March 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
Compare nurseries nearby
| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Happy ChildcareThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| Aim HabonimFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | under 0.1 miles |
| Higher Broughton Children's CentreFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | under 0.1 miles |
| Kinder PalaceFull-day nursery | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.1 miles |
| Bpcs CrecheSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.3 miles |
| PomegranateFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.3 miles |
| Belz CheiderFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.3 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Talmud Torah Yetev Lev ages 3–11has a nursery class under 0.1 miles
- Beis Malka Girls school ages 3–16has a nursery class under 0.1 miles
- Aim Habonim ages 0–25 under 0.1 miles
- Talmud Torah Chinuch Norim School ages 2–13has a nursery class 0.1 miles
- Beis Rochel Mcr Girls school ltd ages 3–11has a nursery class 0.1 miles
- Brentnall Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.1 miles
- Kerem Shloime ages 3–11has a nursery class 0.2 miles
- Bnos Margulis Viznitz Girls' School ages 3–11has a nursery class 0.3 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 Happy Childcare's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Happy Childcare Good at its inspection on 5 March 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Happy Childcare take?
Happy Childcare is registered with Ofsted for up to 35 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Happy Childcare?
Abraham Moss (Manchester Metrolink) is the nearest station we know of, 1.1 miles away in a straight line.
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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
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Last checked 30 June 2026 · Ofsted URN 2682348 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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