Full-day nursery in Longsight, Manchester
Littleways Daisy Bank
Daisy Bank Road Childrens Centre, 78a Daisy Bank Road, Manchester, M14 5GL · 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 2533906Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 5 August 2022Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places66 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 27 March 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
Daisy Bank Road Childrens Centre, 78a Daisy Bank Road, Manchester, M14 5GL · More nurseries in M14
Stations
- Ardwick22 min walk · 0.9 miles
Buses
8 bus stops within 400 m, including St Joseph's Church, Grindlow Street and Daisy Bank Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Swinton Grove Park9 min walk
- Birchfields Park9 min walk
- Wonderland Park11 min walk
- Edlin Close Play Area11 min walk
- Playground8 min walk
- Swinton Grove 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 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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Littleways Daisy Bank is a full-day nursery at Daisy Bank Road Childrens Centre, 78a Daisy Bank Road, Manchester, M14 5GL, in Longsight, Manchester. It is registered for 66 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in August 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 3.9 from 25 reviews (November 2026).
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| Littleways Daisy BankThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| Ardwick Day NurseryFull-day nursery | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.7 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- St Joseph's RC Primary School Manchester Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected November 2024 0.2 miles
- Plymouth Grove Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2023 0.2 miles
- St John's CofE Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected February 2025 0.3 miles
- St Chrysostom's CofE Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected November 2025 0.3 miles
- St Luke's CofE Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2024 0.4 miles
- Manchester Hospital School ages 4–16Ofsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected July 2025 0.5 miles
- St Agnes C of E Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected October 2022 0.6 miles
- Stanley Grove Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected December 2024 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 Littleways Daisy Bank's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Littleways Daisy Bank Good at its inspection on 5 August 2022, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Littleways Daisy Bank take?
Littleways Daisy Bank is registered with Ofsted for up to 66 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Littleways Daisy Bank?
Ardwick is the nearest station we know of, 0.9 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Littleways Daisy Bank?
You can call 0161 248 5889 and visit www.littleways.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
- 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 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 2533906 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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