Full-day nursery in Gigg, Bury
Kids Planet Dorset Drive
25 Dorset Drive, Bury, BL9 9DN · 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 December 2005Reference EY310019Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 11 April 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places110 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 16 February 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
25 Dorset Drive, Bury, BL9 9DN · More nurseries in BL9
Stations
- Bury (Manchester Metrolink)14 min walk · 0.6 miles
- Bury Bolton Street (East Lancashire Railway)19 min walk · 0.8 miles
Buses
11 bus stops within 400 m, including Rutland Drive, Killon Street and Prestbury Close.
Parks and playgrounds
- Springs Community Green2 min walk
- Manchester Road Park10 min walk
- Openshaw Park12 min walk
- Playground2 min walk
- Playground2 min walk
- Playground3 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 Bury there are about 3.3 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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Kids Planet Dorset Drive is a full-day nursery at 25 Dorset Drive, Bury, BL9 9DN, in Gigg, Bury. It is registered for 110 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in April 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.9 from 46 reviews (October 2026). It is run by Fisherfield Childcare Limited.
Run by Fisherfield Childcare Limited (company), which runs 6 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 4–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 0.3 miles
- St. Marie's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected November 2024 0.4 miles
- Holy Trinity Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected January 2023 0.4 miles
- St Thomas Church of England Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected June 2024 0.5 miles
- Bury Grammar Schools ages 3–18has a nursery class 0.8 miles
- St Peter's Church of England Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 0.8 miles
- East Ward Community Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 0.9 miles
- Hollins Grundy Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 1.1 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 Kids Planet Dorset Drive's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Kids Planet Dorset Drive Good at its inspection on 11 April 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Kids Planet Dorset Drive take?
Kids Planet Dorset Drive is registered with Ofsted for up to 110 children at any one time.
Who runs Kids Planet Dorset Drive?
Kids Planet Dorset Drive is run by Fisherfield Childcare Limited, which runs 6 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Kids Planet Dorset Drive?
Bury (Manchester Metrolink) is the nearest station we know of, 0.6 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Kids Planet Dorset Drive?
You can call 0161 761 5770 and visit www.kidsplanetdaynurseries.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 31 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 31 October 2026 · Ofsted URN EY310019 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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