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The Cottage Nursery

1 Clarendon Road, Eccles, Manchester, Greater Manchester M30 9AL
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The Cottage Nursery is a bright, vibrant and exciting setting with highly qualified, professional and dedicated staff. Carers are passionate about high quality childcare and outstanding early education which is delivered daily in a creative and stimulating way across all ages. All rooms are exceptionally well resourced to enable all seven areas of the EYFS to be delivered, and they have all recently been refurbished to make a modern, calm...  

Type of Service

  • Day Nursery

Opening Schedule

Open all year

Full days available

Yes

Owner

  • Clarendon Cottage School Ltd
  • Private Owned

Person in charge

  • Louise Wakefield(Manager)

Number of Childcare Staff

  • 23

Total Places for Children

  • 80

Age Range

  • from 0 years 0 months
  • to 4 years 0 months

Opening Times

  • Monday07:30-18:00
  • Tuesday07:30-18:00
  • Wednesday07:30-18:00
  • Thursday07:30-18:00
  • Friday07:30-18:00

When Closed

  • Bank Holidays & 1 week at Christmas

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The Cottage Nursery has a Review Score of 10 (9.950) out of 10, based on 20 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time The Cottage Nursery has 155 reviews.

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Review from Ann W (Grandmother of Child) published on 26 January 2021 Submitted via Website
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My granddaughter currently attends The Cottage Nursery, as did her two older brothers in recent years. That in itself shows how much my family appreciate and value this nursery. Each of my grandchildren has loved being at the nursery and happily engaged in a wide variety of activities and valuable experiences. Any time I ever had the pleasure to take or pick them up myself, I was always given a warm and friendly welcome from the staff as well as feedback about their days and what they had done. I was always confident with the high standards set by the nursery and the competence of all the staff. I am truly thankful that my grandsons and now my granddaughter have had the best start to their education at The Cottage Nursery. Thank you!

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Review from Taryn M (Mother of Child) published on 26 January 2021 Submitted via Website
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My son started at The Cottage Nursery during the first lockdown in March 2020. My son's childminder closed, and The Cottage Nursery took my son on during lockdown as I am a key worker with no hesitation. My son has been to two other nurseries and a childminder's, and I can honestly say this is the best nursery my son has ever attended. Firstly, it is very professional, and my son has come on leaps and bounds. All staff are amazing, polite and always make you and your children feel at ease. I 100% trusted them girls with my son, and I have never felt that with anybody else before, and there are not many people I would say that about when having my child. He loved to go to nursery, which was a first! The nursery itself is beautiful and always clean, and I love how educational they are.

My son was only meant to be there temporarily until I found somewhere for him permanently, but I loved it that much that he stayed on there for another few months and then moved up to there Prep School. Amazing nursery!

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Review from Charlotte C (Mother of Child) published on 25 January 2021 Submitted via Website
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My little boy has been coming to this lovely nursery since November, despite only doing 1-day per week at moment, but will soon be up to 3-days from April. He has come on so well, and all the staff and keyworkers there are amazing. Can't thank them enough for how well they teach and look after him and all other children. Making friends, potty training; he's doing brilliantly. Aso, he enjoys going and loves to join in, in all the fun, as well as learning along the way. Would highly recommend this nursery.

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Review from Bethany W (Mother of Child) published on 25 January 2021 Submitted via Website
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Our little boy has been there since September 2019 now, and I was so apprehensive at first of sending him to the nursery. We visited a lot of nurseries previously, but as soon as we entered The Cottage, I knew I wanted my little boy to go here. He absolutely loves nursery, he smiles as soon as we say nursery or the names of the staff. He has come on so much in such a short time, and I could never thank the staff enough! I love how I can have a quick look in on his day and see the lovely observations added to the app. I would not hesitate to recommend the nursery to anyone.

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Review from Lauren W (Mother of Child) published on 25 January 2021 Submitted via Website
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Our daughter started nursery when she was 7-months-old in the baby class. Since then, she has been attending consistently 3 or 4 full days a week. Our daughter loves her time at the nursery, she is 18-months now and is very happy walking into the nursery setting, very happy to see the staff and always comes home happy as well. We couldn't be happier with how our daughter has settled. When our daughter transitioned to the older baby room, it seemed less, and our daughter already had a lovely bond with the staff.
The nursery has been very accomodating to our needs. Our daughter uses reusable cloth nappies, and they have had no problem with this at the nursery.
Our daughter also follows a diet free from meat and dairy, and the nursery has also been very accomodating with this.
Any questions, concerns or feedback has been responded to professionally, which means that we have been able to address anything we needed to without any stress.

We would recommend the nursery to others.

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Review from Danielle G (Mother of Child) published on 25 January 2021 Submitted via Website
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A fantastic setting full of enthusiastic and dedicated staff. My son has never been to a nursery, so we visited quite a few, and only did we comfortable in this one. After the first visit, we knew this was the one for us.
Staff are always happy to help and support. The children always look so happy and have a range of activities to support development but also, ensuring all their care needs are met.

They have my full trust and cannot recommend enough.

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Review from Janine C (Mother of Child) published on 25 January 2021 Submitted via Website
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A great nursery who care about the children and provide fun and challenging activities. Their management of the pandemic and keeping the parents up to date was excellent.

My daughter loves going to nursery.

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Review from Romana Z (Mother of Child) published on 25 January 2021 Submitted via Website
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We are pleased with the level of care our daughter is experiencing at Cottage Nursery. She is very happy and enjoying her time at the nursery. She has plenty of learning opportunities through play. The environment is safe, and the staff are very patient, caring and friendly. I have full confidence in them when I leave my little one in the mornings. The girls in the class made me feel very relaxed since day one, and I can’t thank them enough for looking after my daughter so well.

Thanks a lot!

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Review from Jen M (Mother of Child) published on 25 January 2021 Submitted via Website
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We are very happy with the provision at The Cottage Nursery. The staff are all lovely and friendly. My daughter has really enjoyed her time there. She is very happy going into nursery and enjoys her time there. The communication home is excellent, and I love being able to see what she has been doing during the day. The outside area is lovely, and they have clearly invested in outdoor provision as well as the great new sensory room, which my daughter also loved.
The staff turnover is low, which I always see as a positive.
The support offered to keyworkers during the pandemic has also been brilliant.

I do not hesitate to recommend this nursery; my daughter has attended since she was 12-months.

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Review from D D (Mother of Child) published on 22 January 2021 Submitted via Website
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My little boy started here in June 2020 and even though I was very nervous about sending him to nursery for the first time I couldn't have picked a better nursery. The girls from his previous class and his current class are so loving, caring and work so hard with each of the children providing them with new experiences each day. His confidence has grown, his speech has come on so much, he amazes me every day with certain words and phrases he can say and he always comes home with a big smile on his face after having the best day! The management team and secretary are also lovely and are always there to help if I have any questions or queries or to give any advice if I needed it. I couldn't recommend this nursery enough!

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Review from Danielle R (Mother of Child) published on 22 January 2021 Submitted via Website
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Our little girl absolutely loves going to nursery, the Tapestry app is an excellent way to see what she’s been up to and the activities always look fun and engaging. Staff are friendly and helpful and supported well after we had potty trained her. Overall a great setting!

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Review from Lyndsey T (Mother of Child) published on 22 January 2021 Submitted via Website
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A lovely nursery with a real family feel. The staff know every single child whether they teach them or not and make such an effort with everything they do. I love the educational focus as well as having fun. All the staff do everything they can to support you and your children on their little journey. It makes going to work so much easier knowing how well your children are looked after.

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Review from Sarah M (Mother of Child) published on 22 January 2021 Submitted via Website
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Wonderful staff, who are attentive and caring. There is always a new interesting activity for the children to participate in. We have found our child to be constantly growing in both ability and confidence from the structure and routine provided by the nursery. Alongside the fantastic teachers, the management team are easy to contact with any questions and eager to help with anything they can.

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Review from J B (Mother of Child) published on 22 January 2021 Submitted via Website
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I couldn't recommend The Cottage enough, the staff really care about the development of the children and the experiences and variety of activities they get there are amazing. My little boy picks up his bag and gets his shoes ready to go there.

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Review from Sophie B (Mother of Child) published on 18 February 2020 Submitted via Website
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My child attends The Cottage Nursery and we have been beyond impressed. I really struggled the first week I dropped her off and the staff took care of my needs as well as my child’s. They went above and beyond to make the experience as positive at possible for both of us. 5 months on and she is thriving and continues to cheer as we park outside. Walks in waving and saying hi to everyone. She has come on leaps and bounds with the encouragement of all the staff. I also really love the longevity of the members of staff. I think that proves what a lovely environment it is.

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Review from L P (Mother of Child) published on 18 February 2020 Submitted via Website
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There is very little I can say to fault The Cottage Nursery. The staff are amazing and very committed! The additional activities such as French, music sessions and trips are great and offer more variety to the children. All of the staff are approachable and are always happy to discuss your child and any concerns. The tapestry app which allows for regular updates and photos is a lovely tool and is updated regularly. It's lovely to be able to see what my child is doing each day and how the activity is relevant to their development. The mix of activities is good.

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Review from Kay L (Mother of Child) published on 24 September 2019 Submitted via Website
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Lovely nursery and fantastic staff, my son really enjoyed his time here and developed so much whilst in the care of The Cottage. Staff are highly trained and respond to any issues or concerns very quickly.
The management team are very approachable and maintain very high standards throughout the nursery.
Staff turnover is very low - a lot of the staff have been here a long time and form lovely bonds with the children and their parents.

A fantastic nursery and I would highly recommend it to other parents.

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Review from Thomas M (Father of Child) published on 10 September 2019 Submitted via Website
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Both boys have come here. Youngest still here. Both love the nursery and confidence has come on leaps and bounds. Really friendly staff and both developed language skills quickly. Happy to recommend to anyone.

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Review from Kathy C (Mother of Child) published on 29 May 2019 Submitted via Website
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Since my son has been attending The Cottage Nursery (moved from another local nursery approx. 1yr ago), his attitude, behaviour, empathy have all improved. He is more assertive and this was a dramatic and very noticeable difference since joining.
The staff including the Secretary are wonderful and helpful in every way. The turn over of staff is great which I know is sometimes a cause for concern in some nurseries.

I would highly recommend this nursery.

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Review from B F (Mother of Child) published on 28 May 2019 Submitted via Website
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Great nursery my daughter loves it hear, fantastic staff all round good school would recommend to anyone.

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Meet the Team (4)

Louise Wakefield
Louise WakefieldJob Title:Nursery Manager & Company DirectorJoined: 2000

I have been with the company a very long time and during that time I have worked within all the age ranges including working at the prep school.

I love my role and love to see the progression of children. When in the room with the children I enjoy cooking activities. I also enjoy being able to support my staff to progress.

Tara Reddock
Tara ReddockJob Title:Assistant Manager & Nursery SENCOJoined: 2013

I enjoy working at the Cottage Nursery because supporting the children to develop is a very rewarding job.

I enjoy reading with the children to help support and develop their literacy and communication and language skills.

Ashley Barnes
Ashley BarnesJob Title:Deputy ManagerJoined: 2010

I enjoy working at the Cottage Nursery because it is a well run nursery that values each child as an individual and the nursery staff are motivated to support the children and their development.

I enjoy reading with the children to support and extend their literacy and communication and language knowledge.

Sarah Platt
Sarah PlattJob Title:Badgers Group LeaderJoined: 2005

I enjoy working for the Cottage Nursery as I love caring for the children in such a warm and friendly environment.

My favourite activities are messy and outdoor play as it gives the children the opportunity to be creative and explore the world around them.

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