Full-day nursery in Hollinwood, Oldham
Sunny Smiles Day Nursery
45 Hawthorn Road, Oldham, OL8 3QF · 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 April 2024Reference 2786061Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 30 July 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 27 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
45 Hawthorn Road, Oldham, OL8 3QF · More nurseries in OL8
Stations
- Hollinwood (Manchester Metrolink)8 min walk · 0.3 miles
- South Chadderton (Manchester Metrolink)14 min walk · 0.6 miles
Buses
9 bus stops within 400 m, including Hawthorn Road, Tenby Road and Clowes Street.
Parks and playgrounds
- Incline Park5 min walk
- Roman Road Dog Park6 min walk
- Limeside Park11 min walk
- Playground4 min walk
- Playground5 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 Oldham there are about 3.6 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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Sunny Smiles Day Nursery is a full-day nursery at 45 Hawthorn Road, Oldham, OL8 3QF, in Hollinwood, Oldham. It is registered for 75 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in July 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.6 from 5 reviews (October 2026). It is run by Zahra Day Nursery Ltd.
Run by Zahra Day Nursery Ltd (company), which runs 2 nurseries.
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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- St Margaret's CofE Junior Infant and Nursery School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected March 2023 0.2 miles
- Hollinwood Academy ages 4–19Ofsted: School remains Outstandinginspected April 2024 0.3 miles
- New Bridge School ages 5–19Ofsted: Standards maintainedinspected February 2025 0.4 miles
- Oasis Academy Limeside Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Requires improvementinspected March 2024 0.4 miles
- Higher Failsworth Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected July 2024 0.5 miles
- Corpus Christi RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Outstandinginspected March 2023 0.7 miles
- Holy Family RC Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected March 2026 0.7 miles
- Stanley Road Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected January 2024 0.7 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 Sunny Smiles Day Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Sunny Smiles Day Nursery Good at its inspection on 30 July 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Sunny Smiles Day Nursery take?
Sunny Smiles Day Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 75 children at any one time.
Who runs Sunny Smiles Day Nursery?
Sunny Smiles Day Nursery is run by Zahra Day Nursery Ltd, which runs 2 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Sunny Smiles Day Nursery?
Hollinwood (Manchester Metrolink) is the nearest station we know of, 0.3 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Sunny Smiles Day Nursery?
You can call 0161 681 4615 and visit sunnysmilesdaynursery.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 2786061 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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