Full-day nursery in Salford
Media City Nature Kindergarten
Thrive Childcare & Education, Unit 3 Central Park, 3 Ohio Avenue, SALFORD, M50 2GT · 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 2011Reference EY436473Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 13 February 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places134 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 21 September 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
Thrive Childcare & Education, Unit 3 Central Park, 3 Ohio Avenue, SALFORD, M50 2GT · More nurseries in M50
Stations
- Harbour City (Manchester Metrolink)3 min walk · 0.1 miles
- Broadway (Manchester Metrolink)5 min walk · 0.2 miles
- Anchorage (Manchester Metrolink)6 min walk · 0.2 miles
Buses
8 bus stops within 400 m, including Ohio Avenue, Harbour City Metrolink Stop and Michigan Avenue.
Parks and playgrounds
- The Green8 min walk
- Ordsall Park10 min walk
- Playground10 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 Salford 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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Media City Nature Kindergarten is a full-day nursery at Thrive Childcare & Education, Unit 3 Central Park, 3 Ohio Avenue, SALFORD, M50 2GT, in Salford. It is registered for 134 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 4.6 from 11 reviews (November 2026). It is run by Thrive Childcare And Education Limited.
Run by Thrive Childcare And Education Limited (company), which runs 10 nurseries.
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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 Joseph's RC Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected May 2026 0.5 miles
- Quayside School ages 5–18 0.5 miles
- Lark Hill Community Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected February 2026 0.6 miles
- Primrose Hill Primary School and Children's Centre Primaryages 4–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.6 miles
- St Paul's CofE Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected May 2024 0.7 miles
- King of Kings ages 3–18has a nursery class 0.7 miles
- Willow Tree Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected October 2024 0.7 miles
- Holy Family VA RC Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected June 2025 0.9 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 Media City Nature Kindergarten's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Media City Nature Kindergarten Good at its inspection on 13 February 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Media City Nature Kindergarten take?
Media City Nature Kindergarten is registered with Ofsted for up to 134 children at any one time.
Who runs Media City Nature Kindergarten?
Media City Nature Kindergarten is run by Thrive Childcare And Education Limited, which runs 10 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Media City Nature Kindergarten?
Harbour City (Manchester Metrolink) is the nearest station we know of, 0.1 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Media City Nature Kindergarten?
You can call 0161 872 0663 and visit www.thrivechildcare.com.
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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 EY436473 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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