Full-day nursery in Beswick, Manchester
Merry Kidz Day Nursery Beswick
131 Ashton Old Road, Manchester, M12 6LE · 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 March 2023Reference 2728326Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 14 January 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places65 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 31 July 2023Food 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
131 Ashton Old Road, Manchester, M12 6LE · More nurseries in M12
Stations
- Ardwick8 min walk · 0.3 miles
- Holt Town (Manchester Metrolink)14 min walk · 0.6 miles
- New Islington (Manchester Metrolink)14 min walk · 0.6 miles
Buses
6 bus stops within 400 m, including Claribel Street, Rondin Road and Bellew Street.
Parks and playgrounds
- Bradford Park9 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground10 min walk
- Playground11 min walk
- Playground12 min walk
- Playground12 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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Merry Kidz Day Nursery Beswick is a full-day nursery at 131 Ashton Old Road, Manchester, M12 6LE, in Beswick, Manchester. It is registered for 65 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in January 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 6 reviews (November 2026). It is run by Merry Kidz Childcare Limited.
Run by Merry Kidz Childcare Limited (company), which runs 2 nurseries.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Merry Kidz Day Nursery BeswickThis 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
- Ashbury Meadow Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Requires improvementinspected February 2025 0.3 miles
- Sol Christian Academy ages 2–18has a nursery class 0.4 miles
- St Anne's RC Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected December 2024 0.5 miles
- Armitage CofE Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected October 2024 0.5 miles
- CofE School of the Resurrection Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected January 2023 0.6 miles
- St Brigid's RC Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected April 2024 0.6 miles
- Co-op Academy Medlock Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Requires improvementinspected November 2021 0.7 miles
- St Luke's CofE Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2024 0.8 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 Merry Kidz Day Nursery Beswick's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Merry Kidz Day Nursery Beswick Good at its inspection on 14 January 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Merry Kidz Day Nursery Beswick take?
Merry Kidz Day Nursery Beswick is registered with Ofsted for up to 65 children at any one time.
Who runs Merry Kidz Day Nursery Beswick?
Merry Kidz Day Nursery Beswick is run by Merry Kidz Childcare Limited, which runs 2 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Merry Kidz Day Nursery Beswick?
Ardwick is the nearest station we know of, 0.3 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Merry Kidz Day Nursery Beswick?
You can call 0161 327 3745 and visit www.merrykidzdaynursery.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.
- Read reviews on Google
Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 2728326 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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