Tiddlywinks Nursery Higher Blackley

160 Victoria Avenue, Blackley, Manchester M9 0RN
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  • Tiddlywinks Nursery Higher Blackley, Manchester
Tiddlywinks' second nursery in North Manchester is located in Higher Blackley Children’s Centre and is carrying on the tradition of providing high quality, child-centred daycare for children aged from four months up to school age.

The nursery aims to provide a high quality child care service in a warm, safe and enabling environment.

The children take part in a wide range of activities and have continuous outdoor provision.

The Out of School Club (TOOSC) is available from the local school. Staff run a collection service from EACT Academy and provide a holiday club for children aged from three to 14-years-old.
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Type of Service

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

Group/Owner

Person in Charge

  • Cathy Stones (Nursery Manager)

Number of Childcare Staff

  • 21

Total Places for Children

  • 72

Age Range

  • from 0 years 4 months
  • to 5 years 0 months

Funding & Fees

  • Full Time £340.00, Daily Rate £75.00, Half Day session £45.00

Opening Times

  • Monday 07:30-18:00
    Tuesday 07:30-18:00
    Wednesday 07:30-18:00
    Thursday 07:30-18:00
    Friday 07:30-18:00

When Closed

  • Bank Holidays & Christmas

Tiddlywinks Nursery Higher Blackley Reviews (133)

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Tiddlywinks Nursery Higher Blackley has a Review Score of 10 (9.964) out of 10, based on 51 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Tiddlywinks Nursery Higher Blackley has 133 reviews.

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Review from Andrew W (Father of Child) published on 24 March 2025 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
All around amazing, so happy with the nursery.
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Review from Sam K (Mother of Child) published on 24 March 2025 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Tiddlywinks Victoria Avenue has been the most caring and nurturing environment for my daughter. She loves her staff in the baby room and is always excited to come in. She always comes home in the greatest mood and as a family we all love this nursery. All staff here are lovely and would recommend the
nursery to everyone.
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Review from H G (Father of Child) published on 13 March 2025 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Family app is great, lots of information and pictures and kept up to date throughout the day.
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Review from L M (Mother of Child) published on 13 March 2025 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Excellent services, good role models,
Amazing staff very friendly any problems and its sorted if I could give these girls any advice then please just stay who you are
My child loves coming here and I would recommend this place to anyone so thank you for looking and teaching my son.
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Review from A H (Mother of Child) published on 13 March 2025 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Very welcoming from the beginning.
All staff members are easy to approach and respond to questions/queries quickly.
I receive constant updates.
Overall very pleasant experience. Very happy with this nursery.
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Review from A J (Mother of Child) published on 13 March 2025 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My child is always so excited to go to nursery to see her "best friend" (her carer). The staff are all so friendly and are genuinely interested in having a conversation with me, asking about family, events we have had. She always comes home telling me all about her day, and teaching me what she has
learned that day. I leave knowing she is extremely well care for and safe. The staffs training is outstanding and they are always keeping up top date with new changes, keeping the parents informed too.
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Review from S A (Mother of Child) published on 14 February 2025 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My daughter has settled in extremely well into nursery. The staff are attentive and caring and have really taken the time to get to know my daughter. They are welcoming and make dropping her off at the nursery a lot easier.
Overall, we are extremely happy with the nursery.
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Review from A R (Mother of Child) published on 7 January 2025 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Great nursery, great staff.
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Review from Batool K (Mother of Child) published on 2 January 2025 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
I'm very happy with everything. My daughter loves coming to nursery, she's made friends and built a connection with staff. She feels very happy and safe. All staff are wonderful.
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Review from D M (Grandmother of Child) published on 2 January 2025 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Absolutely brilliant staff and premises.
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Review from Kay E (Mother of Child) published on 2 January 2025 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Amazing, everything is so great, she loves it.
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Review from Mamoona A (Mother of Child) published on 23 December 2024 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
I'm really pleased with the care my daughter has received from Tiddlywinks Nursery Higher Blackley. Staff have developed a great relationship with my child ensuring all her needs are met. I am happy with the provision and activities provided as well as the learning opportunities.
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care and are great with queries and questions. The nursery space is always clean and welcoming. Meals provided are nutritious and varied. There are lots of opportunities for parents to get involved and staff are available through the app or phone call if I need to check in on my child.
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Review from C S (Mother of Child) published on 12 November 2024 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Very nice staff and respectful. I love this nursery. Excellent.
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Review from L C (Mother of Child) published on 12 November 2024 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My child has settled well into nursery in 2023, he transitioned from babies to the toddler room. Staff are excellent at meeting and communicating our child's needs as a whole. Our child is meeting all their milestones in health, development, education and social skills. Our child is really happy at
nursery and we love to see him flourish and the new relationships and memories he is making.
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Review from L G (Mother of Child) published on 12 November 2024 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
The service my daughter and I have received from Tiddlywinks cannot be faulted. My girl absolutely loves nursery and the level of care is perfection.
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Review from R P (Mother of Child) published on 11 November 2024 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Our daughter loves the staff and her time in nursery. She is developing so well and is thriving at Tiddlywinks. Could not fault anything.
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Review from E C (Mother of Child) published on 11 November 2024 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Excellent staff always friendly and welcoming. Excellent with the children. Always plenty for the kids to do. The staff bring them on so well. Excellent management.
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Review from V H (Mother of Child) published on 6 November 2024 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My son started part-time at Tiddlywinks 3/4 months ago and the team have been great. It's taken him a few weeks to settle in but the staff have and do try everything to make your little ones happy. My son loves his key worker and all the other staff and seems to have a great time.
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use is great, the updates have helped me get over my initial nerves and the chef comes up with some fantastic meals for my boy who has a cow milk allergy.
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Review from Katie M (Mother of Child) published on 23 October 2024 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
All of the staff are friendly and welcoming. so happy that my son loves going there and he is developing very well due to his key worker(s). Always kept up to date with his daily progress/activities via the app which is great.
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Review from N A (Mother of Child) published on 23 October 2024 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Staff are amazing. Keep me well informed on my child's day. Super friendly and helpful. My daughter loves coming here. I'd highly recommend this nursery to others.
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Current Review Score: 10.0 (9.964)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 10 (9.964) out of 10 for Tiddlywinks Nursery Higher Blackley is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  1. The Average Rating is 5.0 out of 5 from 51 Reviews in the last 24 months.
  2. The score for the number of positive Reviews is 5.0 out of 5 from 51 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 4.964 for Tiddlywinks Nursery Higher Blackley is calculated as follows: ( (590 Excellents x 5) + (22 Goods x 4) ) ÷ 612 Ratings = 4.964
  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 Tiddlywinks Nursery Higher Blackley is based on 51 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 72 number of registered child places is 14.4, which has been reached with 51 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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Job Title: Nursery Manager Joined: 2000

Higher Blackley - Nursery Manager

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