Full-day nursery in Benchill, Manchester
Kids- Time
Brookfield Gardens, MANCHESTER, M22 8ZZ · 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 April 2024Reference 2780132Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 30 April 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places130 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 11 March 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
Brookfield Gardens, MANCHESTER, M22 8ZZ · More nurseries in M22
Stations
- Martinscroft (Manchester Metrolink)16 min walk · 0.6 miles
- Benchill (Manchester Metrolink)16 min walk · 0.6 miles
- Crossacres (Manchester Metrolink)22 min walk · 0.9 miles
Buses
13 bus stops within 400 m, including Rushey Road, Brookfield Gardens and Greenwood Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Wythenshawe Park11 min walk
- Playground3 min walk
- Playground6 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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Kids- Time is a full-day nursery at Brookfield Gardens, MANCHESTER, M22 8ZZ, in Benchill, Manchester. It is registered for 130 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in April 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.5 from 58 reviews (November 2026).
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Benchill Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected November 2024 0.1 miles
- Ss John Fisher and Thomas More Catholic Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2023 0.6 miles
- Haveley Hey Community School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Requires improvementinspected October 2024 0.7 miles
- St Wilfrid's CofE Aided Primary School Northenden Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2024 0.8 miles
- Newall Green Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected October 2023 0.8 miles
- Baguley Hall Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected March 2025 0.8 miles
- Crossacres Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Outstandinginspected January 2023 1.0 miles
- Ashgate Specialist Support Primary School ages 3–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected November 2024 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 Kids- Time's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Kids- Time Good at its inspection on 30 April 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Kids- Time take?
Kids- Time is registered with Ofsted for up to 130 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Kids- Time?
Martinscroft (Manchester Metrolink) is the nearest station we know of, 0.6 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Kids- Time?
You can call 0161 998 0579 and visit kids-time.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 4 November 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 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 2780132 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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