Full-day nursery in Middleton, Rochdale
Kirkway Nursery
Surestart, Kirkway, Middleton, M24 1FL · 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 August 2013Reference EY469046Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 7 May 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places24 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 1 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
Surestart, Kirkway, Middleton, M24 1FL · More nurseries in M24
Stations
- Mills Hill (Manchester)24 min walk · 1.0 miles
Buses
7 bus stops within 400 m, including St Peter's School, St Peter's Primary School and Grimshaw Lane.
Parks and playgrounds
- Wince Brook Fields2 min walk
- Penrhyn Park3 min walk
- Kitchen Wood11 min walk
- Downs Estate Park12 min walk
- Playground3 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 Rochdale 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.
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Kirkway Nursery is a full-day nursery at Surestart, Kirkway, Middleton, M24 1FL, in Middleton, Rochdale. It is registered for 24 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in May 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It is run by Cosy Toes Nursery Ltd.
Run by Cosy Toes Nursery Ltd (company), which runs 4 nurseries.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirkway 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
- St Peter's Roman Catholic Primary School, Rochdale Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected March 2025 under 0.1 miles
- Alkrington Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 0.4 miles
- St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School, Middleton, Rochdale Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected October 2024 0.7 miles
- St Michael's Church of England Primary School, Alkrington Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected October 2024 0.7 miles
- Parkfield Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected June 2023 0.7 miles
- Sunny Brow Nursery School Nurseryages 3–4Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected November 2024 0.7 miles
- Elm Wood Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected March 2024 0.7 miles
- St Gabriel's Church of England Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2024 0.7 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
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What is Kirkway Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Kirkway Nursery Good at its inspection on 7 May 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Kirkway Nursery take?
Kirkway Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 24 children at any one time.
Who runs Kirkway Nursery?
Kirkway Nursery is run by Cosy Toes Nursery Ltd, which runs 4 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Kirkway Nursery?
Mills Hill (Manchester) is the nearest station we know of, 1.0 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Kirkway Nursery?
You can call 01706 927225 and visit www.cosytoesnurseries.com.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 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.
Last checked 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN EY469046 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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