Full-day nursery in Heaton Mersey, Stockport
The Heatons Preschool And Day Nursery
175 Didsbury Road, Stockport, SK4 2AE · 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 2018Reference EY557725Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 3 June 2021Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places65 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 19 May 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
175 Didsbury Road, Stockport, SK4 2AE · More nurseries in SK4
Stations
- Heaton Chapel24 min walk · 1.0 miles
Buses
9 bus stops within 400 m, including Langham Road, Branksome Road and Barnes Avenue.
Parks and playgrounds
- Maunders Field1 min walk
- Mersey Vale Nature Park5 min walk
- Crescent Park6 min walk
- Bowerfold Openspace10 min walk
- Thornfield Park10 min walk
- Playground3 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 Stockport there are about 3.1 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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The Heatons Preschool And Day Nursery is a full-day nursery at 175 Didsbury Road, Stockport, SK4 2AE, in Heaton Mersey, Stockport. It is registered for 65 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in June 2021, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 4 reviews (October 2026). It is run by The Heaton Preschool Group Limited.
Run by The Heaton Preschool Group Limited (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
- Mersey Vale Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected April 2024 0.3 miles
- Norris Bank Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2024 0.3 miles
- St Winifred's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Requires improvement; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Requires improvementinspected December 2024 0.4 miles
- Freshfield Nursery School Nurseryages 2–5has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected July 2024 0.5 miles
- Brinksway School ages 4–19 0.5 miles
- Didsbury Road Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected July 2024 0.6 miles
- Lark Hill Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2022 0.6 miles
- Tithe Barn Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected November 2023 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 The Heatons Preschool And Day Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated The Heatons Preschool And Day Nursery Good at its inspection on 3 June 2021, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can The Heatons Preschool And Day Nursery take?
The Heatons Preschool And Day Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 65 children at any one time.
Who runs The Heatons Preschool And Day Nursery?
The Heatons Preschool And Day Nursery is run by The Heaton Preschool Group Limited, which runs 2 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to The Heatons Preschool And Day Nursery?
Heaton Chapel is the nearest station we know of, 1.0 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact The Heatons Preschool And Day Nursery?
You can call 0161 711 0070 and visit www.theheatonsnursery.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
- 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 EY557725 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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