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The nursery provides care for children aged from four months to five-years-old.
Tiddlywinks Hill Lane has a homely feel. It is a warm, safe and stimulating environment in which children can explore, learn and develop.
The nursery garden has been refurbished and now has an amazing play environment for children...
Tiddlywinks Nursery at Hill Lane Blackley has been established since September 1994, with over 30 years as a family run business.
The nursery provides care for children aged from four months to five-years-old.
Tiddlywinks Hill Lane has a homely feel. It is a warm, safe and stimulating environment in which children can explore, learn and develop.
The nursery garden has been refurbished and now has an amazing play environment for children which includes a new safety surface, pagoda, astroturf area, a marvellous mud kitchen and several planters where the nursery will be growing herbs, vegetables and flowers.
Type of Service
- Day Nursery
Opening Schedule
Open all yearAttendance patterns offered
All Year or Term Time
Minimum attendance
- All Year: 1 day per week
- Term Time: 2 days per week
Full days available
YesHalf day sessions offered
YesGroup / Owner
- Tiddlywinks Nursery Group
- Private Owned
Person in charge
- Greg Campbell (Nursery Manager)
Number of Childcare Staff
- 16
Total Places for Children
- 62
Age Range
- from 0 years 4 months
- to 5 years 0 months
Meals Provided
YesMeal Types Provided
Breakfast, Dinner / Tea, Lunch, Snacks
Consumables provided
YesConsumables provided include
Wipes, Suncream
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
Parking
- There is a car park situated at the back of the nursery for their parents/carers to use. Parents/carers are also welcome to park out by the front of the nursery.
Funding & Fees
Typical monthly cost for a 3-days place
£441/ month
Calculated from data given to us by this nursery. Your final quote may vary slightly.
Averaged monthly figure. Actual billing varies; some nurseries bill weekly or by use.Defaults shown
9 months to 2 years • 3-days • 30 hours funding • all year
How this price scales (per month)
1 day per week
£82
3 days per week
£441
5 days per week
£1,003
Adjust for your situation
What this price covers
- Standard chargeable day 7:30am to 6:00pm (10.5 hours)
- 21.9 funded hours used per week. Remaining hours charged privately.
- Included in this price: Breakfast, Dinner / Tea, Lunch, Snacks, Wipes and Suncream
Price without government funding: £975 / month (£75 / day)
If you're not eligible or haven't claimed funded hours.More info
- £534/month more than the funded price.
- This is what you'd pay if your child is under 9 months, or if you're not eligible for or haven't claimed funded hours.
About this price
How funding is applied, how the monthly figure is calculated.More info
- Working parents of children aged 9 months to 2 years can usually claim up to 30 funded hours a week. The working-parent hours depend on each parent meeting the minimum earnings rules and earning under £100,000 a year. This nursery stretches funded hours across 52 weeks of the year. You've selected 30 funded hours.
- This nursery applies up to 10 funded hours per day, stretched across 52 weeks of the year. With your selected funding, 21.9 hours are covered each week. Hours beyond this, including the early and late parts of the day, are charged at the standard rate.
- We work out the total cost across the year and divide by 12, so the figure shown is a smoothed monthly average. In practice, nurseries bill in different ways. Some bill monthly at this average. Others bill weekly, or charge for what happened that week or month, which can vary across the year. Confirm billing details with the nursery when you enquire.
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Tiddlywinks Nursery Blackley Reviews (114)
Tiddlywinks Nursery Blackley has a Review Score of 9.9 (9.949) out of 10, based on 45 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Tiddlywinks Nursery Blackley has 114 reviews.
Tiddlywinks is a great nursery, all the staff are so friendly and polite, always so helpful. My little boy has come on so much since attending the nursery, I originally put my son in nursery has I am worried about his speech and my HV advised me to put him in nursery, and honestly it's the best...
Tiddlywinks is a great nursery, all the staff are so friendly and polite, always so helpful. My little boy has come on so much since attending the nursery, I originally put my son in nursery has I am worried about his speech and my HV advised me to put him in nursery, and honestly it's the best thing iv done. He loves going nursery. I love how the staff keep me updated on his day - IE updates on what he has been up to, what he has had for his dinner etc. the staff have been so helpful for us both with his speech delay and helping me on to the right path to get my son the support he needs and I can't thank them enough.
Thank you so much for your lovely review, I will be sure to pass this onto the team for them to read also. It is wonderful to read your lovely comments and we are so glad that you chose us for your child. It is a pleasure to look after your little one and we love how much he has come on since...
Thank you so much for your lovely review, I will be sure to pass this onto the team for them to read also. It is wonderful to read your lovely comments and we are so glad that you chose us for your child. It is a pleasure to look after your little one and we love how much he has come on since starting with us. We look forward to continuing to support you all through your child's journey in these important early years. Thanks again.
Staff are always friendly and helpful they keep me informed of my son's day on...
Staff are always friendly and helpful they keep me informed of my son's day on the app i.e., what he's learning, observations, food, sleep and pictures of him playing.
Thank you so much for your lovely review, I will be sure to pass this onto the team for them to read also. We are so glad you love the updates via the app about his day and the variety of learning which he does at nursery. Your review provides a great insight into the nursery for possible parents...
Thank you so much for your lovely review, I will be sure to pass this onto the team for them to read also. We are so glad you love the updates via the app about his day and the variety of learning which he does at nursery. Your review provides a great insight into the nursery for possible parents who are reading the reviews looking for a setting. He is a pleasure to have within the nursery and we love how much he has come on and progressed in his time here showing the different learning and skills he has in order to create friendships and become a very confident little boy. Thanks again.
My granddaughter has been at the setting now for 4 months and although only one year old she gets excited to go to nursery. She has a really good bond with her key person and all the staff give 100% to all the children to make sure they are having the best fun and also making they feel safe and...
My granddaughter has been at the setting now for 4 months and although only one year old she gets excited to go to nursery. She has a really good bond with her key person and all the staff give 100% to all the children to make sure they are having the best fun and also making they feel safe and secure. As a grandparent who lives miles away it is so nice to see photos and observations on how my granddaughter is getting on and even how she is eating and sleeping. She has come on so much already and that is down not only to wonderful parents but also to the dedication of all the staff team. I huge thank you from the bottom of my heart for making my granddaughter so happy and having lots of fun whilst learning.
Good Morning, Thank you so much for your lovely review. It really means a lot to us as a team and we strive to provide the best to every family we come across. We understand how difficult it must be to live so far away and only see the updates throughout the day, but we are so glad that you are so...
Good Morning, Thank you so much for your lovely review. It really means a lot to us as a team and we strive to provide the best to every family we come across. We understand how difficult it must be to live so far away and only see the updates throughout the day, but we are so glad that you are so happy with how she is getting on, growing and thriving. I will be sure to pass your words onto the team so they can see what you have said as I know it will mean a lot to them. Thanks.
I was very nervous sending my daughter to nursery due to her additional needs and a previous bad experience at a different nursery but so far everything has been perfect. My daughter absolutely loves her days in and it has been so lovely seeing her interact and play with her key worker who takes...
I was very nervous sending my daughter to nursery due to her additional needs and a previous bad experience at a different nursery but so far everything has been perfect. My daughter absolutely loves her days in and it has been so lovely seeing her interact and play with her key worker who takes care of her so brilliantly. They have an amazing app which the nursery uploads pictures from and it is very reassuring. I am now sending my second toddler and I have no doubt she will settle in just as fast. All the staff here are amazing in general and are always on hand when you need anything. I don't think I could have picked a better nursery!
Thankyou so much for this lovely review. As a nursery we pride ourselves on providing a family welcome and atmosphere to every parent and child we come across, interact with and care for, and we strive to provide a home away from home environment. She has been a pleasure to have join our nursery...
Thankyou so much for this lovely review. As a nursery we pride ourselves on providing a family welcome and atmosphere to every parent and child we come across, interact with and care for, and we strive to provide a home away from home environment. She has been a pleasure to have join our nursery family and it has been wonderful watching her grow and really come out of her shell over the last few months as she has settled in. We are so glad you love the parent app and we love how you use it so regular to share your outside life with nursery and how you see her nursery life whilst she's here with us to keep up to date with what she is doing. This review really gives prospective parents an insight into our nursery from you as a current parent showing the differences you have seen to the last setting she attended. Many Thanks.
Today we visited the nursery for the bonfire-themed stay and play. It was so lovely to see our child in his nursery setting, playing with his favourite toys and interacting with his key worker, other members of staff and the other children. The activities that were set out were bonfire-themed, and...
Today we visited the nursery for the bonfire-themed stay and play. It was so lovely to see our child in his nursery setting, playing with his favourite toys and interacting with his key worker, other members of staff and the other children. The activities that were set out were bonfire-themed, and our child was so excited to get involved in them. The session was really well thought out, it was lovely to see all staff including the kitchen staff getting involved. It was a lovely atmosphere and we really enjoyed the opportunity to participate.
Thank you so much for your review, it really means a lot to us as a company to provide the absolute best to our children and families. Thank you for coming to our Stay and Play, we are so glad you had such a wonderful time and enjoyed the activities that were going on. Every member of staff works...
Thank you so much for your review, it really means a lot to us as a company to provide the absolute best to our children and families. Thank you for coming to our Stay and Play, we are so glad you had such a wonderful time and enjoyed the activities that were going on. Every member of staff works really hard to ensure we make these sessions as fun and inclusive for all. I will ensure that I pass on the review for the staff so they can see it. He is an absolute pleasure to have within our nursery and the way he has grown and developed has been wonderful to see and we cannot wait to see how he continues over the next few years at Tiddlywinks.
My child started Tiddlywinks in early October 2024 at 11 months old. From the minute I rang to look around I instantly got a lovely feeling which only got better, the team are absolutely amazing and keeps me updated frequently. Couldn't recommend enough.
My child started Tiddlywinks in early October 2024 at 11 months old. From the minute I rang to look around I instantly got a lovely feeling which only got better, the team are absolutely amazing and keeps me updated frequently. Couldn't recommend enough.
Thank you for your lovely review. We appreciate you taking the time out to leave us a review and we are ever so glad you chose Tiddlywinks. As a company, we strive to provide the absolute best service to you, your child and your family from day one. We pride ourselves on the atmosphere and are ever...
Thank you for your lovely review. We appreciate you taking the time out to leave us a review and we are ever so glad you chose Tiddlywinks. As a company, we strive to provide the absolute best service to you, your child and your family from day one. We pride ourselves on the atmosphere and are ever so glad that from the start you had the best feeling about us. Your review really provides an insight into our nursery feel, atmosphere and family culture to our prospective parents. He has been an absolute pleasure to have within nursery and we cannot wait to see him continue to learn, progress and grow over the next few years. Many thanks again
My daughter went to Tiddlywinks a few years ago and learnt grown and blossomed here. I would always recommend to anyone looking for a nursery and I have now returned with my new baby! He has settled in so well and so quickly considering how anxious he has always been as a child. Can't thank the...
My daughter went to Tiddlywinks a few years ago and learnt grown and blossomed here. I would always recommend to anyone looking for a nursery and I have now returned with my new baby! He has settled in so well and so quickly considering how anxious he has always been as a child. Can't thank the staff enough!
Thank you for your lovely review, we appreciate you taking your time out to leave us a review. As a nursery, we pride ourselves on providing the best care and education to every child we come into contact with, but also providing the security for all families to know their child is safe, happy and learning. I will be sure to pass your review on to the staff so they can see it. Thanks again.
My son started Tiddlywinks Nursery in April 2024. Since starting the nursery he has come on so much with his development and most definitely with his speech and language. The staff at the nursery have always been so polite and professional and are always available for any support when needed. Me,...
My son started Tiddlywinks Nursery in April 2024. Since starting the nursery he has come on so much with his development and most definitely with his speech and language. The staff at the nursery have always been so polite and professional and are always available for any support when needed. Me, my family and especially my child have always been made to feel so welcome by all staff. His journal is always updated so while I'm at work I can see how he is being at nursery which I really enjoy. I couldn't thank the staff enough for all their hard work and dedication to the children and families. I'm just so glad I did pick Tiddlywinks as my son's nursery I couldn't have picked a better nursery. Thank you all for everything you do.
Thank you for your lovely review and for taking the time out to write this for us. As a company, we pride ourselves on providing the highest level of care for all children, but also on providing an environment where the parents are valued and comfortable. Your review is lovely and I will be sure to...
Thank you for your lovely review and for taking the time out to write this for us. As a company, we pride ourselves on providing the highest level of care for all children, but also on providing an environment where the parents are valued and comfortable. Your review is lovely and I will be sure to pass on your words to the team so they can see this. He is an absolute pleasure to have within our nursery and the way he has grown and developed since starting has been wonderful to see. We cannot wait to see how he continues to grow and learn as he progresses in Tiddlywinks.
Amazing nursery, my nephew has been coming here since November 2023 when he started settling. He has always been treated with the utmost care and support from all staff in the nursery. Whenever I have been in the nursery it has been a lovely homely environment where the staff have great bonds with...
Amazing nursery, my nephew has been coming here since November 2023 when he started settling. He has always been treated with the utmost care and support from all staff in the nursery. Whenever I have been in the nursery it has been a lovely homely environment where the staff have great bonds with the children and the parents, the professionalism of the staff is bang on but they also know how to make you feel comfortable and cheer you up when leaving your child in their care. Whilst my nephew has been in Tiddlywinks care he has come on leaps and bounds in every aspect he has come out of his shell and is a lot more confident and independent, he also has progressed lots in his communication and understanding. All in all, I cannot fault the experience I have had with Tiddlywinks the pure comfort and trust I have when I do drop him off at nursery makes the world of difference and knowing my nephew treats it as a second home is heartwarming. Perfect place for him!
Thank you for your review and thank you for taking your time out to leave us such nice words. As a company, we strive to be the best and provide the best to all of our families and children that we come into contact with. We are so glad your view of the nursery is positive and we are so pleased...
Thank you for your review and thank you for taking your time out to leave us such nice words. As a company, we strive to be the best and provide the best to all of our families and children that we come into contact with. We are so glad your view of the nursery is positive and we are so pleased with the way he has developed and grown and cannot wait to see how he continues to grow over the next few years, he has shown such a positive attitude in his learning and the review will really give an insight into the nursery to our new prospective parents. Again, thank you.
My daughter has been attending Tiddlywinks since she was one and is now 3. She's gone through the baby room, Tweenies and now in preschool. She's always loved going to nursery and had great relationships and bonds with staff. I have always felt happy with her being here - everyone is lovely and...
My daughter has been attending Tiddlywinks since she was one and is now 3. She's gone through the baby room, Tweenies and now in preschool. She's always loved going to nursery and had great relationships and bonds with staff. I have always felt happy with her being here - everyone is lovely and keeps you up to date always.
Thank you for your lovely review. We appreciate you taking the time to send us a review. As a company, we strive to be the best and provide the highest level of care and education to our children, as well as support end engagement with families. We are so glad that you chose Tiddlywinks for your...
Thank you for your lovely review. We appreciate you taking the time to send us a review. As a company, we strive to be the best and provide the highest level of care and education to our children, as well as support end engagement with families. We are so glad that you chose Tiddlywinks for your child. Your daughter is a pleasure to care for the way she has grown and developed so far has been amazing. We have loved being a part of her learning journey and thank you so much for choosing Tiddlywinks, Blackley.
This is my first child and first experience with a nursery. When my child started I was very very anxious, the manager and the ladies in the baby room have been so supportive every step of the way, they keep me updated during the day letting me know how my child is doing even with photos at...
It's so amazing to see my child's key worker and my child have such a special bond in such a short space of time. The progress in every aspect is so obvious to see.
I can't thank everyone enough for giving us such a positive experience and I look forward to seeing my child come on even more leaps and bounds.
Thank you so much for your lovely review, we really appreciate you taking the time to write a review about the nursery. As a setting, we strive to provide the best and we love that the daily updates you get really make your day. We pride ourselves on showing learning and development for each and...
Thank you so much for your lovely review, we really appreciate you taking the time to write a review about the nursery. As a setting, we strive to provide the best and we love that the daily updates you get really make your day. We pride ourselves on showing learning and development for each and every child to ensure they are all meeting development milestones in their own time and in a fun but academic way. As a team, we appreciate how much you've shown your appreciation to us in the feedback you give and I will be sure to pass this on to them all so they can see it. She is an absolute pleasure to watch grow and develop each time she is in and we cannot wait to see how she continues to progress throughout the rest of her Tiddlywinks journey.
Our oldest child went to the Crumpsall branch first so when we had our second child we knew which nursery brand to send our child. We sent our second to Blackley. The team that supports our child cares for him. Helpful and approachable about any concerns. We would recommend this nursery every time!
Our oldest child went to the Crumpsall branch first so when we had our second child we knew which nursery brand to send our child. We sent our second to Blackley. The team that supports our child cares for him. Helpful and approachable about any concerns. We would recommend this nursery every time!
Thank you for your lovely review. We appreciate you taking the time out to send us a review. As a company, we strive to be and provide the best to our children and families and we are so glad that you chose Tiddlywinks for both your children. He is a pleasure to have within our nursery and the way...
Thank you for your lovely review. We appreciate you taking the time out to send us a review. As a company, we strive to be and provide the best to our children and families and we are so glad that you chose Tiddlywinks for both your children. He is a pleasure to have within our nursery and the way he has grown and developed so far has been amazing. We cannot wait to see him carry on and develop more.
My son had 2 serious accidents at the nursery requiring A&E attention, one of which could have been avoided. Risk assessments were not followed, communication with staff during the time was poor, notes on the app did not align with discussion and I had to ask for it to be changed before signing the...
I have real concerns over the stairs the nursery uses to exit the children from the preschool room. (Fire exit)
I have spoken with other parents and found that another child had been injured on them.
The nursery agreed to send out information to the parents and ask how they feel about the children using this means of exit but nothing has been sent out. I worry that other children may be hurt continuing to use these stairs.
Standards have slipped since my son started at that nursery, and app updates are sparse. There has been a huge staff turnaround and regularly my son leaves with missing clothes and sore bum from lack of attention to toilet care.
Thank you for your review, we appreciate all feedback as we strive to be the best that we can be. We understand the importance of providing exceptional care and support for each child in our care and we are sorry that you feel that we have fallen short of our usual high standards and expectations....
Thank you for your review, we appreciate all feedback as we strive to be the best that we can be. We understand the importance of providing exceptional care and support for each child in our care and we are sorry that you feel that we have fallen short of our usual high standards and expectations. We love having your child in our care and we will continue to work in partnership with you until the time comes for him to transition to the next phase of his learning journey at school.
My daughter is thriving at nursery, every day she comes home she has learnt something new. The staff are very friendly and professional. She is so excited since starting pre-school and she’s forever telling me how she has the best day up the stairs.
My daughter is thriving at nursery, every day she comes home she has learnt something new. The staff are very friendly and professional. She is so excited since starting pre-school and she’s forever telling me how she has the best day up the stairs.
Thank you for your lovely review, we are so glad that she loves coming to nursery and coming to learn with her friends. She is an absolute pleasure to have in the nursery and she has come on so much over the last few months.
The staff at Tiddlywinks are amazing! They never fail to make me and my baby welcome! They go above and beyond wherever they can! I couldn’t recommend this nursery enough! My son has developed so much since starting here!
The staff at Tiddlywinks are amazing! They never fail to make me and my baby welcome! They go above and beyond wherever they can! I couldn’t recommend this nursery enough! My son has developed so much since starting here!
Thank you for your lovely review. He is a lovely little boy and has really developed at nursery over the last few months. We are so glad you chose our nursery and I will pass on your lovely comments to the staff.
Amazing nursery, the staff always go above and beyond. My toddler has Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and this nursery has brought him on so much. The nursery is always clean and has so much equipment for the children to enjoy and improve on their development. The staff are very patient, caring and...
Amazing nursery, the staff always go above and beyond. My toddler has Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and this nursery has brought him on so much. The nursery is always clean and has so much equipment for the children to enjoy and improve on their development. The staff are very patient, caring and kind which the children do feel making it such a happy place, especially for my child who loves it there.
Thank you for this review, we appreciate your lovely words. We are so glad he loves it here at nursery, he is an absolute pleasure to be around and teach.
It’s a brilliant place for anyone to take their child/children. I would highly recommend the nursery to anybody who is anxious about leaving their child. The staff go above and beyond and the new manager is always more than happy to help in a timely manner. I have nothing bad to say about the...
It’s a brilliant place for anyone to take their child/children. I would highly recommend the nursery to anybody who is anxious about leaving their child. The staff go above and beyond and the new manager is always more than happy to help in a timely manner. I have nothing bad to say about the nursery. My son has attended since he was 9 months old and has just become a preschooler.
Thank you for your lovely comments and taking time to write a review
My son recently started this nursery ladies massive help through all stages whether it was to do with the settling-in process or paperwork! would highly recommend and look forward to my son's progression through the year to come.
My son recently started this nursery ladies massive help through all stages whether it was to do with the settling-in process or paperwork! would highly recommend and look forward to my son's progression through the year to come.
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Cannot fault the professionalism and friendliness of the whole team at the nursery. From day one we have seen the confidence and growth of our child. His learning skills and abilities are definitely more advanced than they would be without their guidance.
Cannot fault the professionalism and friendliness of the whole team at the nursery. From day one we have seen the confidence and growth of our child. His learning skills and abilities are definitely more advanced than they would be without their guidance.
Thank you for your lovely comments and taking time to leave a review
I couldn’t be any happier with the care and support my son receives at nursery. I have noticed such positive changes in him, he is much more confident and is thriving. I love the constant updates and the photos to see how he is doing throughout the day. I will definitely be telling family and...
I couldn’t be any happier with the care and support my son receives at nursery. I have noticed such positive changes in him, he is much more confident and is thriving. I love the constant updates and the photos to see how he is doing throughout the day. I will definitely be telling family and friends looking for a nursery in the near future.
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- 31 Mar 2026Recipient: Tiddlywinks Nursery Group
- 31 Mar 2025Recipient: Tiddlywinks Nursery Group
- 28 Apr 2023Recipient: Tiddlywinks Nursery Group
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