Sessional pre-school in Stretford, Trafford
Little Sunshine's Preschool
St. Matthews Community Hall, Chapel Lane, Stretford, MANCHESTER, M32 9AJ · 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
St. Matthews Community Hall, Chapel Lane, Stretford, MANCHESTER, M32 9AJ · More nurseries in M32
Stations
- Stretford (Manchester Metrolink)9 min walk · 0.4 miles
- Trafford Park20 min walk · 0.8 miles
- Humphrey Park22 min walk · 0.9 miles
Buses
14 bus stops within 400 m, including Chapel Lane, Stretford Mall and Poplar Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Victoria Park7 min walk
- Playground8 min walk
- Playground9 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 Trafford there are about 2.5 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 Sunshine's Preschool is a sessional pre-school at St. Matthews Community Hall, Chapel Lane, Stretford, MANCHESTER, M32 9AJ, in Stretford, Trafford. It is registered for 43 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in February 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It is run by Little Sunshines Pre School Partnership.
Run by Little Sunshines Pre School Partnership (school), which runs 2 nurseries.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Little Sunshine's PreschoolThis 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 Matthew's CofE Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected June 2022 0.3 miles
- Victoria Park Infant School Primaryages 3–7has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected December 2022 0.4 miles
- Moss Park Primary School Primaryages 4–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected May 2025 0.5 miles
- St Ann's RC Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Some aspects not as stronginspected April 2025 0.5 miles
- Victoria Park Junior School Primaryages 7–11Ofsted: Goodinspected April 2024 0.6 miles
- Longford Park School ages 4–11Ofsted: Requires improvementinspected April 2024 0.8 miles
- Gorse Hill Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2023 1.0 miles
- Highfield Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2023 1.2 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 Little Sunshine's Preschool's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Little Sunshine's Preschool Good at its inspection on 24 February 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Little Sunshine's Preschool take?
Little Sunshine's Preschool is registered with Ofsted for up to 43 children at any one time.
Who runs Little Sunshine's Preschool?
Little Sunshine's Preschool is run by Little Sunshines Pre School Partnership, which runs 2 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Little Sunshine's Preschool?
Stretford (Manchester Metrolink) is the nearest station we know of, 0.4 miles away in a straight line.
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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
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Last checked 30 June 2026 · Ofsted URN 2614338 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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