Full-day nursery in West Gorton, Manchester
Tiny Turtles Daycare
1a Gorton Lane, MANCHESTER, M12 5DF · 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 May 2023Reference 2730502Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record1 inspectionlatest 22 August 2025Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places90 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating3 (Generally satisfactory)inspected 7 September 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
1a Gorton Lane, MANCHESTER, M12 5DF · More nurseries in M12
Stations
- Ashburys4 min walk · 0.1 miles
- Belle Vue18 min walk · 0.7 miles
- Velopark (Manchester Metrolink)21 min walk · 0.9 miles
Buses
11 bus stops within 400 m, including Gorton Road, Pottery Lane and Blackwin Street.
Parks and playgrounds
- Gorton Park6 min walk
- West Gorton Community Park9 min walk
- West Gorton Community Park9 min walk
- Playground9 min walk
- Playground9 min walk
- Playground10 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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Tiny Turtles Daycare is a full-day nursery at 1a Gorton Lane, MANCHESTER, M12 5DF, in West Gorton, Manchester. It is registered for 90 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in August 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 5.0 from 9 reviews (November 2026). It is run by Tiny Turtles Daycare Ltd.
Run by Tiny Turtles Daycare Ltd (company), which runs 3 nurseries.
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- All nurseries in West Gorton1
- All nurseries in Manchester106
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Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- St Francis RC Primary School, A Voluntary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Inadequateinspected March 2023 0.2 miles
- All Saints Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected November 2022 0.2 miles
- St Barnabas CofE Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected June 2024 0.5 miles
- Armitage CofE Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected October 2024 0.5 miles
- St Brigid's RC Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected April 2024 0.6 miles
- CofE School of the Resurrection Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected January 2023 0.7 miles
- Rodney House School ages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Outstandinginspected June 2023 0.7 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 0.8 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 Tiny Turtles Daycare's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Tiny Turtles Daycare Good at its inspection on 22 August 2025, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can Tiny Turtles Daycare take?
Tiny Turtles Daycare is registered with Ofsted for up to 90 children at any one time.
Who runs Tiny Turtles Daycare?
Tiny Turtles Daycare is run by Tiny Turtles Daycare Ltd, which runs 3 nurseries.
What is the nearest station to Tiny Turtles Daycare?
Ashburys is the nearest station we know of, 0.1 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Tiny Turtles Daycare?
You can call 0161 511 6080 and visit www.tinyturtlesdaycare.co.uk.
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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.
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Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN 2730502 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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