Full-day nursery in Longsight, Manchester
Milkyway Preschool Playgroup
Bangladesh House, 19a Birch Lane, MANCHESTER, M13 0NW · 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
Bangladesh House, 19a Birch Lane, MANCHESTER, M13 0NW · More nurseries in M13
Stations
- Ardwick24 min walk · 1.0 miles
Buses
15 bus stops within 400 m, including Longsight Library & Learning Centre, Clarence Road and Stockport Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Slade Lane Community Garden9 min walk
- Edlin Close Play Area10 min walk
- Birchfields Park11 min walk
- Wonderland Park12 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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Milkyway Preschool Playgroup is a full-day nursery at Bangladesh House, 19a Birch Lane, MANCHESTER, M13 0NW, in Longsight, Manchester. It is registered for 30 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in July 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 10 reviews (November 2026).
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- St John's CofE Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected February 2025 under 0.1 miles
- St Joseph's RC Primary School Manchester Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected November 2024 0.2 miles
- Stanley Grove Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected December 2024 0.3 miles
- Rodney House School ages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Outstandinginspected June 2023 0.3 miles
- St Agnes C of E Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected October 2022 0.3 miles
- Plymouth Grove Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2023 0.4 miles
- Longsight Community Primary Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected November 2024 0.5 miles
- St Luke's CofE Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2024 0.5 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 Milkyway Preschool Playgroup's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Milkyway Preschool Playgroup Good at its inspection on 3 July 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Milkyway Preschool Playgroup take?
Milkyway Preschool Playgroup is registered with Ofsted for up to 30 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Milkyway Preschool Playgroup?
Ardwick is the nearest station we know of, 1.0 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Milkyway Preschool Playgroup?
You can call 0161 225 7482 and visit www.milkywaypreschool.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
- 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 EY451353 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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