Full-day nursery in Heaton Park, Bury
Swans Care and Education
42 Whittaker Lane, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 1FX · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Good
- Quality of educationGood
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- 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 November 2014Reference EY482453Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 9 August 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places52 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 26 January 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
42 Whittaker Lane, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 1FX · More nurseries in M25
Stations
- Heaton Park (Manchester Metrolink)2 min walk · under 0.1 miles
- Prestwich (Manchester Metrolink)15 min walk · 0.6 miles
- Bowker Vale (Manchester Metrolink)21 min walk · 0.8 miles
Buses
11 bus stops within 400 m, including Beaufort Street, Heaton Park Metrolink Stop and Bent Lane.
Parks and playgrounds
- Heaton Park3 min walk
- Whittaker Lane Grass Patch5 min walk
- Ostrich Lane Park7 min walk
- Heaton Park Fair Ground8 min walk
- St Mary's Park8 min walk
- Playground4 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 Bury 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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Swans Care and Education is a full-day nursery at 42 Whittaker Lane, Prestwich, Manchester, M25 1FX, in Heaton Park, Bury. It is registered for 52 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in August 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 4 reviews (November 2026).
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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 Hilda's Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected March 2023 under 0.1 miles
- Park View Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected June 2026 0.4 miles
- Yesoiday Hatorah Girls Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Outstandinginspected February 2024 0.6 miles
- St Mary's Church of England Aided Primary School, Prestwich Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected February 2025 0.6 miles
- Yesoiday Hatorah Boys Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected May 2023 0.6 miles
- Sedgley Park Community Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected January 2024 0.7 miles
- Heaton Park Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected November 2022 0.8 miles
- St Philip's RC Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Outstandinginspected September 2023 0.9 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 Swans Care and Education's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Swans Care and Education Good at its inspection on 9 August 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Swans Care and Education take?
Swans Care and Education is registered with Ofsted for up to 52 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to Swans Care and Education?
Heaton Park (Manchester Metrolink) is the nearest station we know of, under 0.1 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Swans Care and Education?
You can call 0161 798 8877.
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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.
- Read reviews on Google
Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY482453 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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