Full-day nursery in Charlestown, Salford
Oaklands Day Nursery
2 Orchard Street, Salford, M6 6FL · 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 2016Reference EY499867Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 24 January 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places75 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 29 July 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
2 Orchard Street, Salford, M6 6FL · More nurseries in M6
Stations
- Salford Crescent18 min walk · 0.7 miles
Buses
15 bus stops within 400 m, including Douglas Green, Cromwell Road and Withycombe Place.
Parks and playgrounds
- Cromwell Gardens5 min walk
- Bolton Road Playing Fields9 min walk
- Castle Irwell Park10 min walk
- David Lewis Recreation Ground12 min walk
- Playground9 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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Oaklands Day Nursery is a full-day nursery at 2 Orchard Street, Salford, M6 6FL, in Charlestown, Salford. It is registered for 75 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in January 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.4 from 12 reviews (October 2026).
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oaklands Day NurseryThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| Simcha Day CareSessional pre-school | 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 George's CofE Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected March 2023 0.2 miles
- St Sebastian's RC Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected April 2024 0.2 miles
- Lower Kersal Community Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected September 2023 0.6 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 0.6 miles
- Tiferes ages 3–16has a nursery class 0.7 miles
- River View Community Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected September 2023 0.8 miles
- St Boniface RC 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 January 2025 0.8 miles
- Summerville Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2022 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 Oaklands Day Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Oaklands Day Nursery Good at its inspection on 24 January 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Oaklands Day Nursery take?
Oaklands Day Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 75 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Oaklands Day Nursery?
Salford Crescent is the nearest station we know of, 0.7 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Oaklands Day Nursery?
You can call 0161 745 8216 and visit www.oaklands-nursery.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 30 October 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 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN EY499867 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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