Full-day nursery in Torkington, Stockport
Little Tinkers
25 Buxton Road, Hazel Grove, Stockport, SK7 6AD · 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 June 2019Reference 2529766Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 27 June 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places37 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 5 June 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
25 Buxton Road, Hazel Grove, Stockport, SK7 6AD · More nurseries in SK7
Stations
- Hazel Grove11 min walk · 0.4 miles
Buses
9 bus stops within 400 m, including Rising Sun, Hazel Grove Park & Ride and Norbury Church.
Parks and playgrounds
- Torkington Park1 min walk
- Devonshire Park7 min walk
- Memorial Gardens11 min walk
- Playground4 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
- Devonshire Road playground8 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 Stockport 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.
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Little Tinkers is a full-day nursery at 25 Buxton Road, Hazel Grove, Stockport, SK7 6AD, in Torkington, Stockport. It is registered for 37 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in June 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
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| Little TinkersThis 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
- Norbury Hall Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected November 2022 0.3 miles
- Hazel Grove Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 0.5 miles
- Torkington Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected January 2023 0.6 miles
- St Simon's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected June 2023 0.6 miles
- St Peter's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected February 2025 0.7 miles
- Moorfield Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected May 2026 0.8 miles
- Warren Wood Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected May 2024 1.3 miles
- Dial Park Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected January 2023 1.4 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 Tinkers's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Little Tinkers Good at its inspection on 27 June 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Little Tinkers take?
Little Tinkers is registered with Ofsted for up to 37 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Little Tinkers?
Hazel Grove is the nearest station we know of, 0.4 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Little Tinkers?
You can call 0161 400 7955 and visit www.littletinkerschildcare.co.uk.
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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 5 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 2529766 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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