Full-day nursery in Longsight, Manchester
Tiny Turtles Daycare
38 Kingfisher Close, Longsight, MANCHESTER, M12 4PW · 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 March 2017Reference EY543176Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Inspections on record2 inspectionslatest 15 January 2024Ofsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Registered places70 placesthe most children it may care for at onceOfsted · checked 30 June 2026
- Food hygiene rating5 (Very good)inspected 17 February 2025Food Standards Agency · checked 13 November 2026
Inspection history (2)
Fees
Fees, hours and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
Opening hours and ages: not published yet.
Getting there
38 Kingfisher Close, Longsight, MANCHESTER, M12 4PW · More nurseries in M12
Stations
- Ardwick20 min walk · 0.8 miles
- Ashburys22 min walk · 0.9 miles
Buses
13 bus stops within 400 m, including Plymouth Grove, Clarence Road and Longsight Police Station.
Parks and playgrounds
- Edlin Close Play Area6 min walk
- Wonderland Park8 min walk
- West Gorton Community Park12 min walk
- Playground8 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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Tiny Turtles Daycare is a full-day nursery at 38 Kingfisher Close, Longsight, MANCHESTER, M12 4PW, in Longsight, Manchester. It is registered for 70 children. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in January 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.8 from 63 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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A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- St Joseph's RC Primary School Manchester Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected November 2024 0.1 miles
- St John's CofE Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected February 2025 0.2 miles
- Plymouth Grove Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected February 2023 0.2 miles
- St Luke's CofE Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Goodinspected May 2024 0.3 miles
- Rodney House School ages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Outstandinginspected June 2023 0.4 miles
- Stanley Grove Primary Academy Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected December 2024 0.4 miles
- St Agnes C of E Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected October 2022 0.5 miles
- Armitage CofE Primary School Primaryages 2–11has a nursery classOfsted: Standards maintainedinspected October 2024 0.5 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 15 January 2024, 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 70 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?
Ardwick is the nearest station we know of, 0.8 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact Tiny Turtles Daycare?
You can call 0161 273 7228 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.
- Read reviews on Google
Last checked 4 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY543176 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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