Full-day nursery in Blackley, Manchester
Tiddlywinks Day Nursery Ltd
116 Hill Lane, Blackley, Manchester, M9 6PW · 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.
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Fees
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
116 Hill Lane, Blackley, Manchester, M9 6PW · More nurseries in M9
Buses
8 bus stops within 400 m, including Hilldale Avenue, Dam Head Medical Centre and Rochdale Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Dam Head Park6 min walk
- Blackley Recreational Ground10 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- Playground12 min walk
- Playground12 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 116 Hill Lane, Blackley, Manchester, M9 6PW, in Blackley, Manchester. It is registered for 62 children. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its inspection in February 2023, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.8 from 20 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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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- E-ACT Blackley Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected March 2024 0.3 miles
- Prospect House Specialist Support Primary School ages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Outstandinginspected July 2023 0.4 miles
- St Clare's RC Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected April 2024 0.5 miles
- Pike Fold Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2023 0.6 miles
- Mount Carmel RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstandinginspected November 2024 0.7 miles
- Crosslee Community Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Report cardinspected May 2026 0.7 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 0.7 miles
- St John Bosco RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Requires improvementinspected March 2024 0.7 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 16 February 2023, 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 62 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?
Crumpsall (Manchester Metrolink) is the nearest station we know of, 1.4 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Tiddlywinks Day Nursery Ltd?
You can call 0161 721 4278 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
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Last checked 30 October 2026 · Ofsted URN EY498659 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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