Full-day nursery in Higher Blackley, Manchester
Tiddlywinks Day Nursery
160 Victoria Avenue, Blackley, Manchester, M9 0RN · 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
- Ofsted registrationRegistered since February 2007Reference EY345251Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 14 June 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places72 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 20 June 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
160 Victoria Avenue, Blackley, Manchester, M9 0RN · More nurseries in M9
Buses
13 bus stops within 400 m, including Cecil Road, Cooper Lane and Plant Hill Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Blackley Recreational Ground2 min walk
- Playground4 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- Playground9 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 Manchester there are about 4.6 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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Tiddlywinks Day Nursery is a full-day nursery at 160 Victoria Avenue, Blackley, Manchester, M9 0RN, in Higher Blackley, Manchester. It is registered for 72 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 5.0 from 53 reviews (October 2026). It is run by Tiddlywinks Day Nursery Ltd.
Run by Tiddlywinks Day Nursery Ltd (company), which runs 8 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
- E-ACT Blackley Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected March 2024 0.1 miles
- St Clare's RC Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected April 2024 0.3 miles
- Prospect House Specialist Support Primary School ages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Outstandinginspected July 2023 0.5 miles
- Crab Lane Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected October 2024 0.6 miles
- Pike Fold Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2023 0.8 miles
- Rhodes Green CE Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Requires improvementinspected July 2022 0.9 miles
- Crosslee Community Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected May 2026 0.9 miles
- St Michael's Church of England Primary School, Alkrington Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected October 2024 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 Tiddlywinks Day Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Tiddlywinks Day Nursery Outstanding at its inspection on 14 June 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Tiddlywinks Day Nursery take?
Tiddlywinks Day Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 72 children at any one time.
Who runs Tiddlywinks Day Nursery?
Tiddlywinks Day Nursery is run by Tiddlywinks Day Nursery Ltd, which runs 8 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Tiddlywinks Day Nursery?
Bowker Vale (Manchester Metrolink) is the nearest station we know of, 1.5 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Tiddlywinks Day Nursery?
You can call 0161 795 4689 and visit tiddlywinksnursery.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 EY345251 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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