Full-day nursery in Whalley Range, Manchester
Simply Cherish Day Nursery
77 Alexandra Road South, MANCHESTER, M16 8GJ · 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 2016Reference EY539268Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 6 December 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places53 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 5 March 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
77 Alexandra Road South, MANCHESTER, M16 8GJ · More nurseries in M16
Stations
- St Werburgh's Road (Manchester Metrolink)17 min walk · 0.7 miles
- Withington (Manchester Metrolink)19 min walk · 0.8 miles
- Chorlton (Manchester Metrolink)23 min walk · 0.9 miles
Buses
13 bus stops within 400 m, including Wilbraham Road, Alexandra Road South and Hartley Hall.
Parks and playgrounds
- Alexandra Park8 min walk
- Playground10 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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Simply Cherish Day Nursery is a full-day nursery at 77 Alexandra Road South, MANCHESTER, M16 8GJ, in Whalley Range, Manchester. It is registered for 53 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in December 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.3 from 12 reviews (November 2026).
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simply Cherish Day NurseryThis 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
- William Hulme's Grammar School All-throughages 3–18has a nursery classOfsted: Improved significantlyinspected June 2025 0.2 miles
- St Margaret's CofE Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected June 2023 0.5 miles
- St Bede's College ages 3–19has a nursery class 0.5 miles
- St Kentigern's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Outstandinginspected March 2024 0.6 miles
- Wilbraham Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected September 2022 0.6 miles
- Old Moat Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Outstandinginspected July 2024 0.8 miles
- Manley Park Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Outstandinginspected May 2024 0.9 miles
- St Mary's CofE Junior and Infant School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Outstandinginspected April 2024 0.9 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
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What is Simply Cherish Day Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Simply Cherish Day Nursery Good at its inspection on 6 December 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Simply Cherish Day Nursery take?
Simply Cherish Day Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 53 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Simply Cherish Day Nursery?
St Werburgh's Road (Manchester Metrolink) is the nearest station we know of, 0.7 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Simply Cherish Day Nursery?
You can call 0161 860 0864 and visit simplycherishdaynursery.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 EY539268 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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