Full-day nursery in Swinton Park, Salford
KidzRus Private Day Nursery The Lodge
The Lodge, 45 Hospital Road, Manchester, M27 4EX · 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
The Lodge, 45 Hospital Road, Manchester, M27 4EX · More nurseries in M27
Stations
- Swinton (Manchester)23 min walk · 0.9 miles
Buses
9 bus stops within 400 m, including Hospital Road, Central Drive and The Westlands.
Parks and playgrounds
- Rabbit Hills Playing Fields7 min walk
- Oakwood Park8 min walk
- Victoria Park8 min walk
- LIVIA9 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground10 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.
What parents say
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KidzRus Private Day Nursery The Lodge is a full-day nursery at The Lodge, 45 Hospital Road, Manchester, M27 4EX, in Swinton Park, Salford. It is registered for 75 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 4.5 from 73 reviews (October 2026). It is run by Kidzrus Nursery Ltd.
Run by Kidzrus Nursery Ltd (company), which runs 5 nurseries.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KidzRus Private Day Nursery The LodgeThis 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
- Grosvenor Road Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery class 0.2 miles
- St Augustine's CofE Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 0.3 miles
- St John's CofE Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2024 0.4 miles
- Springwood Primary School ages 2–11has a nursery class 0.4 miles
- St Luke's RC Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.5 miles
- St Mary's RC Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected April 2023 0.6 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 0.8 miles
- Light Oaks Infant School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2022 0.8 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 KidzRus Private Day Nursery The Lodge's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated KidzRus Private Day Nursery The Lodge Good at its inspection on 6 June 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can KidzRus Private Day Nursery The Lodge take?
KidzRus Private Day Nursery The Lodge is registered with Ofsted for up to 75 children at any one time.
Who runs KidzRus Private Day Nursery The Lodge?
KidzRus Private Day Nursery The Lodge is run by Kidzrus Nursery Ltd, which runs 5 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to KidzRus Private Day Nursery The Lodge?
Swinton (Manchester) is the nearest station we know of, 0.9 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact KidzRus Private Day Nursery The Lodge?
You can call 0161 728 6886 and visit www.kidzrusnursery.co.uk.
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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
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Last checked 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN EY492517 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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