Full-day nursery in Altrincham, Trafford
Ivy House Day Nursery
37 Regent Road, Altrincham, WA14 1RU · 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 2021Reference 2625610Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 15 September 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places46 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 15 May 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
37 Regent Road, Altrincham, WA14 1RU · More nurseries in WA14
Stations
- Altrincham8 min walk · 0.3 miles
- Hale15 min walk · 0.6 miles
- Navigation Road19 min walk · 0.8 miles
Buses
8 bus stops within 400 m, including Altrincham Hospital, Lloyd Street and Peter Street.
Parks and playgrounds
- John Leigh Park8 min walk
- St Margaret's Garden of Remembrance8 min walk
- Stamford Park11 min walk
- Springbank Park11 min walk
- Devisdale12 min walk
- John Leigh Park Under 5's Play Area playground8 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 Trafford there are about 2.5 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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Ivy House Day Nursery is a full-day nursery at 37 Regent Road, Altrincham, WA14 1RU, in Altrincham, Trafford. It is registered for 46 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in September 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 12 reviews (October 2026). It is run by Maple House Day Nursery Limited.
Run by Maple House Day Nursery Limited (company), which runs 2 nurseries.
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| Ivy House Day NurseryThis 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
- Altrincham CofE (Aided) Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected January 2023 0.3 miles
- Bowdon Preparatory School ages 3–11has a nursery class 0.4 miles
- St Vincent's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Outstandinginspected June 2024 0.6 miles
- Stamford Park Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected April 2024 0.7 miles
- Hale Preparatory School ages 4–11 0.7 miles
- Navigation Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected March 2025 0.7 miles
- Altrincham Preparatory School ages 2–11has a nursery class 0.7 miles
- Trafford Alternative Education Provision ages 5–16Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected March 2025 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 Ivy House Day Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Ivy House Day Nursery Good at its inspection on 15 September 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Ivy House Day Nursery take?
Ivy House Day Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 46 children at any one time.
Who runs Ivy House Day Nursery?
Ivy House Day Nursery is run by Maple House Day Nursery Limited, which runs 2 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Ivy House Day Nursery?
Altrincham is the nearest station we know of, 0.3 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Ivy House Day Nursery?
You can call 0161 929 1307 and visit foresthousenurseries.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 2625610 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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