Full-day nursery in Little Bolton, Salford
Holyrood Day Nursery Salford
212 Eccles Old Road, SALFORD, M6 8AL · 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 March 2008Reference EY370884Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 26 June 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places79 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 15 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
212 Eccles Old Road, SALFORD, M6 8AL · More nurseries in M6
Stations
- Ladywell (Manchester Metrolink)13 min walk · 0.5 miles
- Weaste (Manchester Metrolink)17 min walk · 0.7 miles
- Eccles18 min walk · 0.7 miles
Buses
15 bus stops within 400 m, including Eccles Old Road, Lancaster Road and Fairhope Avenue.
Parks and playgrounds
- Buile Hill Park8 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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Holyrood Day Nursery Salford is a full-day nursery at 212 Eccles Old Road, SALFORD, M6 8AL, in Little Bolton, Salford. It is registered for 79 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 4.4 from 8 reviews (October 2026). It is run by Thrive Childcare And Education Limited.
Run by Thrive Childcare And Education Limited (company), which runs 10 nurseries.
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- St Luke's CofE Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Requires improvementinspected June 2024 0.4 miles
- Light Oaks Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected November 2024 0.4 miles
- Light Oaks Infant School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2022 0.4 miles
- Clarendon Road Community Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected April 2025 0.7 miles
- Clarendon Cottage Preparatory School ages 2–11has a nursery class 0.7 miles
- St Luke's RC Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.7 miles
- King of Kings ages 3–18has a nursery class 0.8 miles
- Summerville Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2022 0.9 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 Holyrood Day Nursery Salford's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Holyrood Day Nursery Salford Good at its inspection on 26 June 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Holyrood Day Nursery Salford take?
Holyrood Day Nursery Salford is registered with Ofsted for up to 79 children at any one time.
Who runs Holyrood Day Nursery Salford?
Holyrood Day Nursery Salford is run by Thrive Childcare And Education Limited, which runs 10 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Holyrood Day Nursery Salford?
Ladywell (Manchester Metrolink) is the nearest station we know of, 0.5 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Holyrood Day Nursery Salford?
You can call 0161 707 7731 and visit www.thrivechildcare.com.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 30 October 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 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN EY370884 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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