Full-day nursery in Beswick, Manchester
Tiddlywinks Day Nursery Ltd
Taunton Street, Ancoats, MANCHESTER, M4 7FA · 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 October 2014Reference EY480061Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 3 April 2025Ofsted · 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 15 July 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
Taunton Street, Ancoats, MANCHESTER, M4 7FA · More nurseries in M4
Stations
- Holt Town (Manchester Metrolink)3 min walk · 0.1 miles
- New Islington (Manchester Metrolink)7 min walk · 0.3 miles
- Etihad Campus (Manchester Metrolink)14 min walk · 0.5 miles
Buses
17 bus stops within 400 m, including Holt Town Metrolink Stop, Palmerston Street and Carruthers Street.
Parks and playgrounds
- Cotton Field Park10 min walk
- Royle Basin11 min walk
- Victoria Mill Park12 min walk
- Playground4 min walk
- Playground7 min walk
- Playground8 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 Ltd is a full-day nursery at Taunton Street, Ancoats, MANCHESTER, M4 7FA, in Beswick, Manchester. It is registered for 80 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in April 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 24 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
- St Anne's RC Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected December 2024 0.1 miles
- Ashbury Meadow Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Requires improvementinspected February 2025 0.4 miles
- Sol Christian Academy ages 2–18has a nursery class 0.5 miles
- Co-op Academy New Islington Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected January 2025 0.5 miles
- Park View Community Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Requires improvementinspected June 2024 0.5 miles
- CofE School of the Resurrection Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected January 2023 0.6 miles
- St Patrick's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2021 0.7 miles
- St Brigid's RC Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected April 2024 0.8 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 Tiddlywinks Day Nursery Ltd's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Tiddlywinks Day Nursery Ltd Outstanding at its inspection on 3 April 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Tiddlywinks Day Nursery Ltd take?
Tiddlywinks Day Nursery Ltd is registered with Ofsted for up to 80 children at any one time.
Who runs Tiddlywinks Day Nursery Ltd?
Tiddlywinks Day Nursery Ltd is run by Tiddlywinks Day Nursery Ltd, which runs 8 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Tiddlywinks Day Nursery Ltd?
Holt Town (Manchester Metrolink) is the nearest station we know of, 0.1 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Tiddlywinks Day Nursery Ltd?
You can call 0161 273 6820 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 EY480061 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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