Full-day nursery in Whalley Range, Manchester
Sparkling Stars Whalley Range Daycare
39 Russell Road, MANCHESTER, M16 8DH · Getting there
- Not yet inspected by Ofsted
- 5.0 on Google (14 reviews)
Is it good?
Ofsted
Not yet inspected
Official records
- Ofsted registrationRegistered since May 2025Reference 2838007Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on recordNone yetOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 26 November 2025Food 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
39 Russell Road, MANCHESTER, M16 8DH · More nurseries in M16
Stations
- Firswood (Manchester Metrolink)16 min walk · 0.6 miles
- Chorlton (Manchester Metrolink)19 min walk · 0.8 miles
- St Werburgh's Road (Manchester Metrolink)22 min walk · 0.9 miles
Buses
7 bus stops within 400 m, including Range Road, Sylvan Avenue and Burford Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Manley Park8 min walk
- Range Road Community Park9 min walk
- Alexandra Park11 min walk
- Playground9 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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Sparkling Stars Whalley Range Daycare is a full-day nursery at 39 Russell Road, MANCHESTER, M16 8DH, in Whalley Range, Manchester. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 14 reviews (November 2026).
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sparkling Stars Whalley Range DaycareThis nursery | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| Early Days Day NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.3 miles |
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| Simply Cherish Day NurseryFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.7 miles |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Our Lady's RC Primary School Manchester Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2024 0.2 miles
- St Margaret's CofE Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected June 2023 0.2 miles
- Manley Park Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Outstandinginspected May 2024 0.2 miles
- St Bede's College ages 3–19has a nursery class 0.4 miles
- St Mary's CofE Junior and Infant School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Outstandinginspected April 2024 0.5 miles
- Seymour Park Community Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Outstandinginspected December 2023 0.6 miles
- St John Vianney RC School ages 5–19Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2023 0.7 miles
- William Hulme's Grammar School All-throughages 3–18has a nursery classOfsted: Improved significantlyinspected June 2025 0.7 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 the nearest station to Sparkling Stars Whalley Range Daycare?
Firswood (Manchester Metrolink) is the nearest station we know of, 0.6 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Sparkling Stars Whalley Range Daycare?
You can call 0161 843 7966 and visit www.sparklingstarsdaycare.co.uk.
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About this information
- 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 2838007 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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