Holly House Day Nursery

Mayfield Avenue, Walkden, Salford, Manchester M28 3JF
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9.9 41 Reviews
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Holly House Day Nursery’s Holiday Club has now launched, please contact the team or scan the QR code in the photo section for more information.

Holly House Day Nursery and Holiday Club offers a homely environment conveniently located close to Walkden town centre. Holly House provides quality and inspirational learning for children up to five years old.

A nurturing and caring environment is provided where everyone feels welcome and valued in their own right. Holly House has established an enviable reputation for delivering a high-quality childcare service and this is recognised by both parents and Ofsted.

Holly House was acquired by family owned Head Start Nursery Group in December 2022 but has been operating for over 20 years. The nursery has three main rooms, each specialised for 3 age groups; babies, toddlers and pre-school.

The children are cared for in a stimulating environment where each child can reach their full potential. Children are actively encouraged to explore, learn, communicate and interact with one another.

Holly House is very proud of its staff who you will find are enthusiastic, dedicated and highly qualified and this is what makes the nursery so special.

The outdoor area is extensive allowing for plenty of freedom and exploration.

There is also an open door policy to ensure there is effective communication at all times between the nursery and parents/carers.

Staff would love to show you around their wonderful nursery.
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Funding & Fees

NEW EASTER HOLIDAY CLUB 7TH - 11TH APRIL 2025 - Please get in touch or scan the QR code in the photo section.

Contact Holly House Day Nursery to get a personalised quote.

Contact Holly House Day Nursery to get a personalised quote.

Type of Service

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

Owner

  • Head Start Nursery Group
  • Privately Owned

Person in Charge

  • Melissa Heywood (Owner)

Number of Childcare Staff

  • 30

Total Places for Children

  • 120

Age Range

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

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 & 1 week at Christmas

Parking

  • Vehicular access is via Mayfield Avenue and there is additional pedestrian access via the High Street Walkden.

Holly House Day Nursery Reviews (41)

9.9

Holly House Day Nursery has a Review Score of 9.9 (9.902) out of 10, based on 29 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Holly House Day Nursery has 41 reviews.

Overall Experience
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Date Published
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Reviewer Connection to Holly House Day Nursery
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Total of 41, showing 41-41
Review from James E (Father of Child) published on 21 October 2015 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Our son started in March this year in Nursery and now attends breakfast club as he has moves to a School Nursery now.
The development he had whilst at Holly House has been brilliant, his confidence levels, his speech, social interaction have all improved dramatically since being at Holly House.
It a well run, well organised, well staffed provision with staff that really care about what they do no matter what their job is in the organisation and the children that attend. We would highly recommend this resource to any parent, whether it be nursery, pre or post school clubs or holidays we have used them all and they are all excellent.
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Current Review Score: 9.9 (9.902)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.9 (9.902) out of 10 for Holly House Day Nursery is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  1. The Average Rating is 4.9 out of 5 from 29 Reviews in the last 24 months.
  2. The score for the number of positive Reviews is 5.0 out of 5 from 29 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 4.902 for Holly House Day Nursery is calculated as follows: ( (317 Excellents x 5) + (26 Goods x 4) + (4 Satisfactorys x 3) ) ÷ 347 Ratings = 4.902
  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 Holly House Day Nursery is based on 29 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 20 Positive Reviews in the last 24 months; 3 points for the first Positive Review, 0.125 Points for each of the next four Positive Reviews, 0.05 Points for the next five Positive Reviews, and finally 0.025 Points for the next ten Positive Reviews. (1st = 3.000, 2nd = 0.125, 3rd = 0.125, 4th = 0.125, 5th = 0.125, 6th = 0.050, 7th = 0.050, 8th = 0.050, 9th = 0.050, 10th = 0.050, 11th = 0.025, 12th = 0.025, 13th = 0.025, 14th = 0.025, 15th = 0.025, 16th = 0.025, 17th = 0.025, 18th = 0.025, 19th = 0.025, 20th = 0.025) 3 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.05 + 0.05 + 0.05 + 0.05 + 0.05 + 0.025 + 0.025 + 0.025 + 0.025 + 0.025 + 0.025 + 0.025 + 0.025 + 0.025 + 0.025 = 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 120 number of registered child places is 24, which has been reached with 29 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.

Child Vacancies

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Meet the Team (1)

Melissa

Melissa Heywood

Job Title: Owner Joined: 2022

Melissa has over 20 years’ experience in childcare and education and owns another nursery in Prestwich, Manchester. Melissa acquired Holly House in Dec 2022.


Melissa has an honours degree in Childhood Studies and is an Early Years Teacher. Her qualifications teamed with her managerial experience equip her with vast knowledge in all aspects of care, education and development of young children.


Melissa's belief is that to deliver high quality care and education that all children deserve, is down to meaningful play opportunities in a stimulating environment surrounded by staff who are attentive and care.

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