Full-day nursery in Hopwood, Rochdale
Spring Willows Playgroup
ST. ANNES HOUSE RYECROFT AVENUE, HEYWOOD, OL10 1QB · 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.
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Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
ST. ANNES HOUSE RYECROFT AVENUE, HEYWOOD, OL10 1QB · More nurseries in OL10
Stations
- Heywood (East Lancashire Railway)8 min walk · 0.3 miles
Buses
7 bus stops within 400 m, including Barnfield Street, Chadwick Lane and Wild Street.
Parks and playgrounds
- Queen's Park9 min walk
- Heywood Memeorial Gardens12 min walk
- Playground6 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 Rochdale there are about 3.3 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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Spring Willows Playgroup is a full-day nursery at ST. ANNES HOUSE RYECROFT AVENUE, HEYWOOD, OL10 1QB, in Hopwood, Rochdale. It is registered for 26 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in September 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 4 reviews (October 2026).
Compare nurseries nearby
| Nursery | Ofsted | Full day from | Hours | Ages | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring Willows PlaygroupThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | This nursery |
| Crimble Croft Pre-SchoolFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.2 miles |
| Kids Planet HeywoodFull-day nursery | Report card 2026 | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.4 miles |
| Wendy's Private Nursery & Pre-School GroupFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.5 miles |
| St Joseph's Preschool NurseryFull-day nursery | Report card 2026 | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.5 miles |
| Tiddlywinks Nursery School (Heywood) LtdFull-day nursery | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.6 miles |
| Little Oaks HeywoodSessional pre-school | Not yet inspected | not shared yet | not shared yet | not shared yet | 0.6 miles |
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- All Souls Church of England Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Outstandinginspected December 2023 0.3 miles
- Harwood Park Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected February 2024 0.4 miles
- St Luke's Church of England Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected March 2025 0.5 miles
- Hopwood Community Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Outstandinginspected January 2024 0.7 miles
- St Joseph's Roman Catholic Primary School Rochdale, a Voluntary Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2020 0.9 miles
- St Michael's Church of England Primary School, Bamford Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Outstandinginspected May 2024 0.9 miles
- St Edward's Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Requires improvement; Leadership and management: Requires improvementinspected October 2024 1.0 miles
- Woodland Community Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected February 2025 1.1 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 Spring Willows Playgroup's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Spring Willows Playgroup Good at its inspection on 20 September 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Spring Willows Playgroup take?
Spring Willows Playgroup is registered with Ofsted for up to 26 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Spring Willows Playgroup?
Heywood (East Lancashire Railway) is the nearest station we know of, 0.3 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Spring Willows Playgroup?
You can call 01706 624848 and visit www.springwillows.com.
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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
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Last checked 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN 316426 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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