Full-day nursery in Buckley Wells, Bury
Tiddlywinks Day Nursery
6 Manchester Old Road, Bury, BL9 0TB · 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 October 2017Reference EY550446Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 3 October 2023Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places80 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 3 July 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
6 Manchester Old Road, Bury, BL9 0TB · More nurseries in BL9
Stations
- Bury (Manchester Metrolink)7 min walk · 0.3 miles
- Bury Bolton Street (East Lancashire Railway)10 min walk · 0.4 miles
Buses
10 bus stops within 400 m, including Bury Town Hall, Parliament Street and St Gabriel's High School.
Parks and playgrounds
- Whitehead Gardens1 min walk
- Manchester Road Park3 min walk
- Library Gardens7 min walk
- Gallipoli Gardens8 min walk
- Kay Gardens8 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 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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Tiddlywinks Day Nursery is a full-day nursery at 6 Manchester Old Road, Bury, BL9 0TB, in Buckley Wells, Bury. It is registered for 80 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in October 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.8 from 55 reviews (November 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
- Bury Grammar Schools ages 3–18has a nursery class 0.2 miles
- Holy Trinity Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected January 2023 0.3 miles
- St. Marie's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Goodinspected November 2024 0.4 miles
- St Luke's CofE Primary School Primaryages 4–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected March 2023 0.4 miles
- St Peter's Church of England Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected January 2026 0.7 miles
- St Thomas Church of England Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected June 2024 0.9 miles
- Guardian Angels Roman Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected October 2024 0.9 miles
- St Stephen's Church of England Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Requires improvementinspected July 2022 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 Good at its inspection on 3 October 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 80 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?
Bury (Manchester Metrolink) is the nearest station we know of, 0.3 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Tiddlywinks Day Nursery?
You can call 0161 503 0121 and visit tiddlywinksnursery.com.
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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 EY550446 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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