Holyrood Nursery Shaw

35-39 Milnrow Road, Shaw, Oldham OL2 8AP
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  • Holyrood Nursery Shaw, Oldham
Holyrood Nursery Shaw is ideally located for access to Oldham, Rochdale, Greater Manchester and beyond, with excellent parking space to drop off and pick up.

Making the most of a large detached property, children are able to learn within spacious, attractive and specially designed playrooms for each age group. The outdoor play area also offers cross-curricular and active learning, while skilled childcare practitioners ensure children are happy and secure.

Strong local reputation has been built up through an approach based on mutual respect and understanding. Nursery education grant funding is available at Holyrood Nursery to offer free funded places.

The nursery offers Emergency Services employee discount, T&C's apply.

The nursery has bilingual staff who speak Bengali and Portuguese.

Please contact to arrange a personal viewing.
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Type of Service

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

Group/Owner

Person in Charge

  • Angela Davies (Nursery Manager)

Number of Childcare Staff

  • 15

Total Places for Children

  • 83

Age Range

  • from 0 years 3 months
  • to 5 years 0 months

Funding & Fees

  • Contact us to learn more about our competitive fee structure. Funded spaces available.

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

Holyrood Nursery Shaw Reviews (123)

9.8

Holyrood Nursery Shaw has a Review Score of 9.8 (9.801) out of 10, based on 14 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Holyrood Nursery Shaw has 123 reviews.

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Review from Ava-Jane S (Mother of Child) published on 16 September 2016 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
My daughter really likes coming to this nursery, she always enjoys playing outside.
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Review from Joanne L (Mother of Child) published on 16 September 2016 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
From the minute my son started at Holyrood he has loved it, the girls have always given him lots of support and attention and enabled him to settle in perfectly. My son has come on leaps and bounds since starting nursery and I see this reflected in his talking ability to do things and in his confidence.
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Review from Lois B (Grandmother of Child) published on 15 September 2016 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Overall view is excellent! Each child is known individually by name and nature and every care is taken to meet the child's needs and treated accordingly to individual personality and other requirements. Lots of activities providing a fun and happy day.
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Review from Samantha H (Mother of Child) published on 15 September 2016 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Excellent nursery. Staff are fantastic and my son loves the nursery/staff. He enjoys doing all activities offered, overall I'm very pleased.
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Review from Abigail A (Mother of Child) published on 15 September 2016 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Holyrood Day Nursery Shaw as a whole are a great nursery and have really brought out the best in my daughter giving her confidence and learning her everyday skills.
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Review from M W (Mother of Child) published on 15 September 2016 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
The staff at Holyrood Day Nursery Shaw always go above and beyond what is expected with my child when he has had difficulties with settling into new rooms or staff he has been well supported and I have always been fully informed of his progress. He is very well settled and I have no problems leaving
him. I have a very happy child at nursery and happy parents.
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Review from E S (Mother of Child) published on 24 August 2016 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
My son adores the staff at the nursery.
They are honest, reliable and put the children's needs above all.
I cannot praise the staff enough. I honestly could not expect more from the ladies that look after my child on a daily basis.
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Review from Emily A (Mother of Child) published on 16 August 2016 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
This nursery is a fabulous nursery. The staff are great and very helpful. My little boy loves playing with the lovely staff and the other lovely little boys and girls.
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Review from C R (Mother of Child) published on 16 August 2016 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
I like that this nursery employs both male and female key staff. There is a good use of sensory/messy/art play, which my child loves. The menu always sounds delicious and the staff do a good job of encouraging independent self-feeding in the younger children. There is a good variety fo physical and
imaginative play provided. The staff communicate well with the parents and build good supportive relationships with the children. We are potty training at the moment and have appreciated the keyworkers coordinating with us on this.
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Review from Lauren M (Mother of Child) published on 2 August 2016 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
The staff at 'Holyrood Day Nursery Shaw' are faultless and a real credit to the nursery. I send both of my children here and can honestly say they both thoroughly enjoy it.
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Review from Helen W (Mother of Child) published on 1 August 2016 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
All staff are very friendly and caring.
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Review from Elaine P (Mother of Child) published on 1 August 2016 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Exceptional care, fantastic staff.
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Review from Lauren Y (Mother of Child) published on 1 August 2016 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My son has an ileostomy bag (stoma) and the girls at Holyrood have always been nothing short of amazing with the care he requires. Thank you so much to every single one of you!
You made my unsociable child, sociable! :)
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Review from Phillip P (Father of Child) published on 1 August 2016 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My daughter has enjoyed her time at Holyrood and she has a wonderful experience. The ladies have been very helpful and supportive with her development and have kept me up to date. Overall 10/10.
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Review from Sarah H (Mother of Child) published on 27 July 2016 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Excellent welcoming, friendly staff. Great daily feedback. Excellent fees and options available. Great opening hours. Fab outdoor play and trips out and about.
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Review from Rebecca G (Mother of Child) published on 27 July 2016 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Fab nursery, great staff. My daughter has come on amazingly in the 2 years she's been here!
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Review from N C (Mother of Child) published on 27 July 2016 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Excellent staff, very friendly and approachable. Friendly environment, puts childs needs first. Always go the extra mile.
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Review from Lee B (Mother of Child) published on 27 July 2016 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Since our daughter attended nursery her social skills have improved so much. Her personality has really developed. The staff are really friendly and have a lot of patience for the kids. Overall 10/10.
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Review from Nicola T (Mother of Child) published on 27 July 2016 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Fab nursery and fantastic staff. There is always something new going on. The outdoor area is looking great with their minor improvements. My children have excelled since attending.
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Review from Stacey H (Mother of Child) published on 18 July 2016 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My son has just graduated today from Holyrood Shaw and looking back on his time spent there is am so pleased I chose to send him, he has made massive steps in every way and is now more than ready for his next move to big school. The staff are brilliant just so friendly and have made my little boy feel
so welcome. I would definitely recommend Holyrood to anyone and will look forward to sending my youngest in a couple of years.
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Current Review Score: 9.8 (9.801)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.8 (9.801) out of 10 for Holyrood Nursery Shaw 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 14 Reviews in the last 24 months.
  2. The score for the number of positive Reviews is 4.8 out of 5 from 14 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 4.958 for Holyrood Nursery Shaw is calculated as follows: ( (161 Excellents x 5) + (7 Goods x 4) ) ÷ 168 Ratings = 4.958
  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 4.843 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Holyrood Nursery Shaw is based on 14 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 83 number of registered child places is 16.6. 14 Positive Reviews ÷ 16.6 = 0.843
  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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Awards / Recognitions (4)

Meet the Team (2)

Angela

Angela Davies

Job Title: Nursery Manager Joined: 2024

Angela has a wealth of experience in the early years sector and is passionate about providing the very best care and education.

Matty

Matty Allan

Job Title: Deputy Manager Joined: 2025

‘My name is Matty, I graduated from Manchester Met with a degree in early years in 2020. Since then I have worked in a variety of nurseries in Manchester progressing from practitioner to acting manager. I love working in early years as I believe it is the most important part of a persons life and it is my privilege to play a part in that. I look forward to meeting your little ones and watching them grow’.

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