Full-day nursery in Smallshaw, Tameside
Little Panda's Pre-School
Broadoak Community Centre, Broadoak Road, Ashton Under Lyne, OL6 8RS · 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.
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Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Broadoak Community Centre, Broadoak Road, Ashton Under Lyne, OL6 8RS · More nurseries in OL6
Stations
- Ashton-under-Lyne19 min walk · 0.7 miles
Buses
14 bus stops within 400 m, including Laburnum Avenue, Timperley Road and Broadoak Hotel.
Parks and playgrounds
- King George V Playing Fields9 min walk
- Cedar Park12 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 Tameside 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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Little Panda's Pre-School is a full-day nursery at Broadoak Community Centre, Broadoak Road, Ashton Under Lyne, OL6 8RS, in Smallshaw, Tameside. It is registered for 48 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in January 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 4 reviews (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
- Oasis Academy Broadoak Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected February 2026 under 0.1 miles
- Hurst Knoll St James' Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected May 2026 0.5 miles
- Holden Clough Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 0.6 miles
- Canon Burrows CofE Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected September 2023 0.6 miles
- St Christopher's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected December 2023 0.6 miles
- Waterloo Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected April 2026 0.6 miles
- Canon Johnson CofE Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected May 2023 0.6 miles
- Our Lady of Mount Carmel RC Primary School, Ashton-under-Lyne Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected July 2026 0.7 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 Panda's Pre-School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Little Panda's Pre-School Good at its inspection on 30 January 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Little Panda's Pre-School take?
Little Panda's Pre-School is registered with Ofsted for up to 48 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Little Panda's Pre-School?
Ashton-under-Lyne is the nearest station we know of, 0.7 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Little Panda's Pre-School?
You can call 0161 830 0510 and visit www.littlepandaspreschool.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
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY451565 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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