Full-day nursery in Ancoats, Manchester
Little Learning Ladder
Unit 1, Chips, 2 Lampwick Lane, New Islington, M4 6BU · 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 September 2013Reference EY460492Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 1 February 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places72 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 17 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
Unit 1, Chips, 2 Lampwick Lane, New Islington, M4 6BU · More nurseries in M4
Stations
- New Islington (Manchester Metrolink)2 min walk · under 0.1 miles
- Holt Town (Manchester Metrolink)10 min walk · 0.4 miles
- Manchester Piccadilly12 min walk · 0.5 miles
Buses
17 bus stops within 400 m, including Marina Promenade, Great Ancoats Street and New Islington Metrolink Stop.
Parks and playgrounds
- Cotton Field Park3 min walk
- Ancoats Green9 min walk
- Royle Basin11 min walk
- Mayfield Park11 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
- Playground11 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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Little Learning Ladder is a full-day nursery at Unit 1, Chips, 2 Lampwick Lane, New Islington, M4 6BU, in Ancoats, Manchester. It is registered for 72 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in February 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.1 (November 2026).
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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 Anne's RC Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected December 2024 0.2 miles
- Co-op Academy New Islington Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected January 2025 0.2 miles
- Sol Christian Academy ages 2–18has a nursery class 0.4 miles
- St Patrick's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2021 0.6 miles
- Park View Community Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Requires improvementinspected June 2024 0.7 miles
- Ashbury Meadow Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Requires improvementinspected February 2025 0.7 miles
- Abbott Community Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Outstandinginspected April 2024 0.7 miles
- Co-op Academy Medlock Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Requires improvementinspected November 2021 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 Little Learning Ladder's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Little Learning Ladder Good at its inspection on 1 February 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Little Learning Ladder take?
Little Learning Ladder is registered with Ofsted for up to 72 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Little Learning Ladder?
New Islington (Manchester Metrolink) is the nearest station we know of, under 0.1 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Little Learning Ladder?
You can call 0161 205 6096 and visit www.littlelearningladder.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 5 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.
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Last checked 5 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY460492 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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