Kids Planet Christie Fields

Joshua House, Christie Way, Manchester M21 7QY
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9.8 110 Reviews
  • Kids Planet Christie Fields, Manchester
Kids Planet Christie Fields has a philosophy based on providing nurturing environments for children, alongside a supportive approach to parents. Part of the Kids Planet Group, Kids Allowed Christie Fields opened in May 2006 and caters for babies through to preschool.

All nursery centres are purpose-built and have become award-winning facilities, including secure outdoor play areas, quality resources and a team of carers who are driven to excel at their provision. The approach is based on listening to and respecting all ideas, whether big or small.
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Type of Service

  • Day Nursery
  • Open all year
  • Full Day Care
  • Sessional Day Care

Group/Owner

Person in Charge

  • Rebecca Unsworth (Manager)

Number of Childcare Staff

  • 60

Total Places for Children

  • 245

Age Range

  • from 0 years 0 months
  • to 5 years 0 months

Funding & Fees

  • Fees can vary depending on the nursery, and government funding is accepted. It’s best to chat with the nursery directly to find out what your fees might be. A £100 registration fee is required when you apply for a place.


    Various funding accepted (15 and 30 hours). We offer, Sibling discount, NHS discount, Tax Free Childcare. Rates vary by location/nursery setting.
    Please get in touch with the nursery for our most up to date fees and availability.

Opening Times

  • Monday 07:30-18:30
    Tuesday 07:30-18:30
    Wednesday 07:30-18:30
    Thursday 07:30-18:30
    Friday 07:30-18:30

When Closed

  • Bank Holidays & Christmas

Kids Planet Christie Fields Reviews (110)

9.8

Kids Planet Christie Fields has a Review Score of 9.8 (9.836) out of 10, based on 56 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Kids Planet Christie Fields has 110 reviews.

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Review from Jade M (Mother of Child) published on 23 October 2023 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
I am so happy with my son's development, this is all thanks to the team at nursery, they go above and beyond to make sure he has the best time. He is happy, safe and always learning new things
Thank you for making my working days easier.
Reply from Kids Planet Team at Kids Planet Christie Fields
Thank you for your review, your feedback is really appreciated. We are pleased to hear your little one's experience with us is such a positive one.
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Review from Marie N (Mother of Child) published on 23 October 2023 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My daughter started in September 2023 in baby two room. I would like to share my experience of the nursery. My daughter struggled to settle in at first, as this is her first time in nursery. The staff, particularly two specific staff members, have been amazing during this time and have made such an
effort and time to bond with my daughter and she is now really settled and loves coming to nursery. It puts my mind at ease every time I drop off and I couldn't be more appreciative. Thank you to all the staff.
Reply from Kids Planet Team at Kids Planet Christie Fields
Thank you for your review, your feedback is really appreciated by our staff members. We are happy your daughter's experience with Kids Planet has been such a positive one.
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Review from Jade M (Mother of Child) published on 11 April 2023 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My son has settled into baby room so well, his key worker and other staff members are amazing with him. He gets so much attention, time and care. They go out for walks in the community, out in the gardens, plenty of messy play. He eats well which is another bonus as I struggled to find a decent menu
at other child care providers, I cannot recommend this nursery enough.
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Review from Chris H (Father of Child) published on 7 April 2023 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
I couldn’t rate this nursery highly enough. Both my sons love coming here, and the rising 3s are brilliant with both of my children. The management team have also been amazing with me and the boys. The manager is always around to say hello to the point my son even brings her flowers and runs to give
her cuddles, as he’s used to seeing her.
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Review from Hannah D (Mother of Child) published on 6 April 2023 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
We absolutely love Kids Allowed Christie Fields! Both our children attend here (in the baby room and preschool). The whole team are wonderful; they really care about the children and are always so positive. They carry out a wide range of stimulating activities: messy play, outdoor trips and even Spanish
class! We get so many lovely updates about their day and their progress. The management team are fantastic. The nursery is very flexible and lets you swap days/book extra sessions. We would highly recommend it!
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Review from Kate L (Mother of Child) published on 29 March 2023 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Fantastic nursery. My son loves attending and always comes in happy. He has a great bond with his key worker and all the staff in the room. I have also noticed his learning has progressed significantly since he started here.
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Review from J L (Mother of Child) published on 24 March 2023 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
Overall the service at Kids Allowed is very good. I have two children at Kids Allowed Christie Fields and feel happy with the care given to both children.
Some staff in particular go above and beyond with their care and interaction with the children, which is wonderful to see.
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Review from E L (Mother of Child) published on 23 March 2023 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
I have been using Kids Allowed for over three years and both my sons currently attend. I never have any worries about my boys when they are in the nursery as I know they are so well looked after. The nursery is clean and organised with friendly staff who genuinely care about your kids. Each day is structured
with different activities and a great selection of food it offered each week. The outside space for each room is a real highlight of this nursery. Recently they have started doing more trips outside which my older son loves and it really sets them up for entering primary school with confidence. I would have no reservations about recommending Kids Allowed to any parents.
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Review from Reenv D (Mother of Child) published on 12 January 2023 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Staff are excellent. Management are brilliant. They know what they are doing. Would highly recommend.
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Review from Y B (Mother of Child) published on 13 December 2022 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Really happy with our son's nursery. All the staff are lovely and brilliant and he loves going in and taking part in all the activities. He has loads of fun getting messy and they do loads of activities to help his development too. The facilities are good too, inside and outside space and lots of areas,
equipment and toys. Also brilliant that they go on little field trips sometimes to mix it up when the weather is nice.
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Review from P R (Father of Child) published on 13 December 2022 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My wife and I had looked around many other local nurseries. Kids Allowed seemed so much bigger with lots of additional space and toys. I felt so at ease with the Parent Zone app being able to catch up on the daily events. I can't fault the staff they have all been so reassuring, friendly and knowledgeable.
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Review from Kamila K (Mother of Child) published on 28 November 2022 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Kids Allowed, Christie Fields, is a very great nursery. My daughter has attended the nursery, from the baby room. All of the rooms and staff in there was and is, great. My daughter loves to go and explore all the things in there. She is always laughing and happy, in the nursery. The staff are very friendly
and well trained. The activities, the kids have, are great.
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Review from Paul M (Father of Child) published on 16 November 2022 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
I can throughly recommend Christie Fields nursery. My daughter has been going for the last 9 months now, from initial baby rooms to now their woddlers rooms. The staff are really great, generally the same people in each room every day, greeting her warmly and she is happy to get a cuddle as soon as
I walk in the door from them!
The rooms are bright and airy and every classroom has access to outside spaces which they encourage and use in all weathers (don't forget a coat, if you do, they have spares on site!)
Loads of activities to do each day, they have been out on trips to the parks, tram rides, and even to the local shopping centre for an afternoon.
Food is varied, and extra portions are not an issue, along with snacks, whenever they want them.
All this is relayed throughout the day, along with pictures via the app, which the staff are pretty good at completing (Could be better, but I appreciate when 12 kids in a room, that it's not the top priority!).
10/10.
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Review from Jim Y (Father of Child) published on 8 April 2022 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 2.0 out of 5
Our son is currently in a baby room at Kids Allowed Christie Fields nursery. Overall it was okay at the beginning but not so great now. The nursery's procedure for when a child gets a temperature is very flawed and allows staff to send kids home at a whim. We are at the point where we are having to
remove him from this nursery altogether and making a formal complaint to the council and to Ofsted.
We were told that the practice is to give liquid paracetamol and wait 30 min. Twice in 30 days: we were called to pick him up for a PCR test, no mention of any liquid paracetamol given or other soothing attempted. This is exceptionally disruptive to our workdays as it takes roughly an hour to get home to collect him. Last time in Feb, it was the exact same: one short direct call: you need to pick him up. Why bother sending a kid to the nursery if all we're going to do is pick him up at the slightest temperature?
Poor management, poor procedures, poor experience.
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Review from Michelle P (Mother of Child) published on 11 February 2021 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
We currently have one child in Woddler group and one child in the pre-school full time. Our eldest (who is now at school) also went through from baby group to Pre at Christie Fields full time. We have loved the ethos and attitude of Kids Allowed and it’s staff. They have felt like an extension of our
family at times. They are enthusiastic, engaged with each of our children’s individual needs and open to new ideas and listening. We have always had 100% peace of mind on drop off. Whenever small issues have arisen (and these instances have been rare over the 6 years) the team have been receptive and actioned changes. We have and continue to recommend this nursery to our good friends.
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Review from Rhiannon O (Mother of Child) published on 10 February 2021 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My daughter was in Waddler 4 and loved it! All of the staff in the room were so kind and welcoming. Sometimes I think people don’t realise that this child is my world, my little pot of gold and I’m trusting these people to care for her as I would. They did that, I genuinely cannot fault the Waddler
4 staff at all for all they did.
My daughter has now moved up to the Toddler room, hopefully they will be just as good!
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Review from Ruth F (Mother of Child) published on 13 January 2020 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
The whole staff and team have made both of my children feel settled and happy. My baby is so happy here and loves playing and learning.
Reply from Katie Grindrod at Kids Planet Christie Fields
Thank you so much for taking the time to write a great review. We have loved looking after both your children and seeing them grow.
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Review from H B (Mother of Child) published on 5 November 2019 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Putting our daughter into this nursery has surpassed all of our expectations. The staff have been nothing short of amazing and it has more of a family feel rather than that you're paying for a service to look after your child. We would highly recommend this nursery.
Reply from Katie Grindrod at Kids Planet Christie Fields
Thank you so much for taking the time to write a review. We love taking care of your daughter and so pleased that she has settled so well.
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Review from N I (Mother of Child) published on 30 September 2019 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Kids Allowed is an excellent nursery and gives complete peace of mind that my son is looked after.
Toddler 2 is a well-run, organised room and they have always taken any requests I have had about my child eg naps etc on board and implemented efficiently.
Reply from Katie Grindrod at Kids Planet Christie Fields
Thank you so much for your lovely feedback. Your son is a pleasure to look after and has settled well into his new room.
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Review from Natalie M (Mother of Child) published on 24 September 2019 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
I am a returning parent at Kids Allowed and the care for both of my children has been exceptional.
It is a brilliant nursery and offers amazing care for both children and parents.
Reply from Katie Grindrod at Kids Planet Christie Fields
Thank you so much for taking the time to write such a lovely review. Both your children have been a pleasure to look after. We are so pleased you choose Kids Allowed a second time.
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Current Review Score: 9.8 (9.836)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.8 (9.836) out of 10 for Kids Planet Christie Fields is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  1. The Average Rating is 4.8 out of 5 from 56 Reviews in the last 24 months.
  2. The score for the number of positive Reviews is 5.0 out of 5 from 56 positive Reviews in the last 24 months.

Detailed Breakdown of Review Score

The maximum Review Score for a Day Nursery is 10, which is made up from the Average Rating of Reviews (maximum of 5 points) and the Number of Reviews (maximum of 5 points) in the last 24 months:

  1. 5 Points are available for the Average Rating from all Reviews in the last 24 months. The Average Rating of 4.836 for Kids Planet Christie Fields is calculated as follows: ( (569 Excellents x 5) + (94 Goods x 4) + (8 Satisfactorys x 3) ) ÷ 671 Ratings = 4.836
  2. 5 Points are available for the number of Positive Reviews in the last 24 months. A Positive Review is defined as any Review with an 'Overall Experience' of '4' or '5' (out of a max rating '5'). The 5 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Kids Planet Christie Fields is based on 56 positive Reviews in the last 24 months and is calculated as per below:

    The 5 points available are broken down as follows:

    1. 4 points are available for the first 10 Positive Reviews in the last 24 months; 3 points for the first Positive Review, and then 0.125 Points for each of the next four Positive Reviews and then 0.1 Points for the next five Positive Reviews. (1st = 3.000, 2nd = 0.125, 3rd = 0.125, 4th = 0.125, 5th = 0.125, 6th = 0.100, 7th = 0.100, 8th = 0.100, 9th = 0.100, 10th = 0.100) 3 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 = 4
    2. 1 point is available for the number of Positive Reviews reaching 20% of the number of registered child places in the last 24 months. If this number is partially reached, then that proportion of 1 point is given. eg a Day Nursery registered for a maximum of 50 child places has to reach 10 Positive Reviews to receive 1 point, if it has 7 reviews it will receive 0.7 points. 20% of the 245 number of registered child places is 49, which has been reached with 56 Positive reviews. Points = 1
  3. When a Review is submitted by someone who has previously submitted a Review, only the latest Review will count towards the Review Score.
  4. If a Day Nursery does not have a review in the last 24 months, then it will not have a Review Score.

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Rebecca

Rebecca Unsworth

Job Title: Nursery Manager

Our Nursery Manager Rebecca has over 17 years’ experience working with children and families, in a variety of settings from state schools to private nurseries and SEN schools. Alongside her Early Years Professional status, Rebecca holds a Diploma in Childcare and a BA Hons in Primary Education.

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