Full-day nursery in Grains Bar, Oldham
Swan Meadow Cottage Day Nursery
Delph Cottages, Slackcote Lane, Delph, OL3 5TW · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Outstanding
- Quality of educationOutstanding
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- Leadership and managementOutstanding
- 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
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
Delph Cottages, Slackcote Lane, Delph, OL3 5TW · More nurseries in OL3
Buses
4 bus stops within 400 m, including Tame Lane and New Barn Road.
NaPTAN, Department for Transport, 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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Swan Meadow Cottage Day Nursery is a full-day nursery at Delph Cottages, Slackcote Lane, Delph, OL3 5TW, in Grains Bar, Oldham. It is registered for 152 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in June 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.7 from 3 reviews (November 2026). It is run by Swan Meadow Private Day Nursery Limited.
Run by Swan Meadow Private Day Nursery Limited (company), which runs 3 nurseries.
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| Swan Meadow Cottage Day NurseryThis nursery | Outstanding | 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
- Christ Church CofE Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.8 miles
- Delph Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected April 2023 1.1 miles
- St Thomas Moorside CofE (VA) Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected June 2024 1.4 miles
- Buckstones Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected October 2024 1.5 miles
- East Crompton St George's CofE School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected March 2025 1.5 miles
- Hodge Clough Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Good (Concerns)inspected July 2024 1.8 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 Swan Meadow Cottage Day Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Swan Meadow Cottage Day Nursery Outstanding at its inspection on 1 June 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Swan Meadow Cottage Day Nursery take?
Swan Meadow Cottage Day Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 152 children at any one time.
Who runs Swan Meadow Cottage Day Nursery?
Swan Meadow Cottage Day Nursery is run by Swan Meadow Private Day Nursery Limited, which runs 3 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Swan Meadow Cottage Day Nursery?
Shaw and Crompton (Manchester Metrolink) is the nearest station we know of, 1.8 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Swan Meadow Cottage Day Nursery?
You can call 01457 877826.
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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.
- 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 EY449310 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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