Full-day nursery in Higher Blackley, Manchester
Happy Tots Private Day Nursery
270 Middleton Road, Crumpsall, Manchester, M8 4NB · 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
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
270 Middleton Road, Crumpsall, Manchester, M8 4NB · More nurseries in M8
Stations
- Bowker Vale (Manchester Metrolink)13 min walk · 0.5 miles
- Heaton Park (Manchester Metrolink)23 min walk · 0.9 miles
Buses
4 bus stops within 400 m, including Victoria Avenue and Glenbrook Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Heaton Park1 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 Manchester there are about 4.6 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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Happy Tots Private Day Nursery is a full-day nursery at 270 Middleton Road, Crumpsall, Manchester, M8 4NB, in Higher Blackley, Manchester. It is registered for 94 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in July 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Bowker Vale Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2023 under 0.1 miles
- Crab Lane Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected October 2024 0.5 miles
- Prospect House Specialist Support Primary School ages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Outstandinginspected July 2023 0.8 miles
- St Clare's RC Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected April 2024 0.9 miles
- St Hilda's Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected March 2023 1.0 miles
- Manchester Jewish School for Special Education ages 4–25 1.0 miles
- Crumpsall Lane Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected September 2023 1.0 miles
- Pike Fold Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2023 1.1 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 Happy Tots Private Day Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Happy Tots Private Day Nursery Good at its inspection on 7 July 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Happy Tots Private Day Nursery take?
Happy Tots Private Day Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 94 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Happy Tots Private Day Nursery?
Bowker Vale (Manchester Metrolink) is the nearest station we know of, 0.5 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 500096 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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