Sessional pre-school in Waterloo, Tameside
Happy Hedgehogs Pre-School
Waterloo Children's Centre, Store Street, Waterloo, OL7 9QA · 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 September 2007Reference EY360959Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 11 March 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places18 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 31 January 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
Waterloo Children's Centre, Store Street, Waterloo, OL7 9QA · More nurseries in OL7
Stations
- Ashton-under-Lyne20 min walk · 0.8 miles
- Ashton West (Manchester Metrolink)20 min walk · 0.8 miles
Buses
20 bus stops within 400 m, including Anglesey Road, Downshaw Road and Downshaw Grove.
Parks and playgrounds
- Daisy Nook Country Park10 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 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.
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Happy Hedgehogs Pre-School is a sessional pre-school at Waterloo Children's Centre, Store Street, Waterloo, OL7 9QA, in Waterloo, Tameside. It is registered for 18 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in March 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Happy Hedgehogs Pre-SchoolThis 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
- Canon Burrows CofE Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected September 2023 under 0.1 miles
- Waterloo Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected April 2026 0.2 miles
- Canon Johnson CofE Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected May 2023 0.5 miles
- Oasis Academy Broadoak Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected February 2026 0.6 miles
- Hurst Knoll St James' Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected May 2026 0.8 miles
- Holy Trinity CofE Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2023 0.8 miles
- St James' Church of England Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected November 2024 0.9 miles
- Our Lady of Mount Carmel RC Primary School, Ashton-under-Lyne Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected July 2026 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 Happy Hedgehogs Pre-School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Happy Hedgehogs Pre-School Good at its inspection on 11 March 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Happy Hedgehogs Pre-School take?
Happy Hedgehogs Pre-School is registered with Ofsted for up to 18 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Happy Hedgehogs Pre-School?
Ashton-under-Lyne is the nearest station we know of, 0.8 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
- 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 30 June 2026 · Ofsted URN EY360959 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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