Holyrood Nursery Castleton

Heywood Road, Castleton, Rochdale OL11 3BT
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8.4 111 Reviews
  • Holyrood Nursery Castleton, Rochdale
Holyrood Nursery Castleton is based in Rochdale and is a restored church that is a grade II listed building.

The nursery is registered to care for children aged between the ages of six weeks to five years.

Holyrood has four playrooms each equipped with toys and activities that are age and stage relevant for children. There is also a large outdoor space that has two separate areas, each with a range of outdoor toys and equipment.

Holyrood Castleton has been awarded a variety of awards and has staff that are fluent in Urdu.

Holyrood nursery offers sibling discounts, Emergency Services staff discounts, long opening hours, delivery acceptance and much more.

Please contact them to arrange a personal viewing of this vibrant nursery in the heart of Rochdale.
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Type of Service

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

Group/Owner

Person in Charge

  • April Shields (Nursery Manager)

Number of Childcare Staff

  • 25

Total Places for Children

  • 80

Age Range

  • from 0 years 1 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, Christmas & New Year

Holyrood Nursery Castleton Reviews (111)

8.4

Holyrood Nursery Castleton has a Review Score of 8.4 (8.410) out of 10, based on 3 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Holyrood Nursery Castleton has 111 reviews.

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Review from Samantha T (Mother of Child) published on 17 November 2016 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Since my daughter has been at Holyrood Nursery she has really enjoyed it. Her confidence has grown and she has learnt so much here. She has learnt to count to ten and knows all her colours and much more. The staff are fantastic.
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Review from S U (Father of Child) published on 17 November 2016 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
I have not had any worries with the nursery. I am glad I chose this nursery for my daughter.
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Review from Frances C (Mother of Child) published on 17 November 2016 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Enjoyed coming to parents evening tonight. I am very appreciative of the hard work staff at the nursery put in to ensure children here are happy and developing well. My daughter is very happy here. I was impressed this evening by how knowledgeable nursery staff were in relation to the transition process
to primary school. Emails are always responded to promptly by managers. Parental involvement is very good.
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Review from Lauren C (Mother of Child) published on 17 November 2016 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Holyrood is a lovely nursery with great staff. They aim high when you ask for something to be done and are very welcoming. Each child is made to feel unique and special and all well looked after. Both my son and daughter love it here and cant wait to get to nursery in the morning. When they are upset
the staff always try their best to comfort them and make them happy. Holyrood have looked after my children amazingly.
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Review from Ruth R (Mother of Child) published on 17 November 2016 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Both son and daughter have attended this nursery and we have been very pleased with their progress. They have always been happy at nursery and looked forward to going. The staff are pleasant and generally accommodating to any specific requests. The nursery has a variety of activities available and a
good outdoor play area. Communication with parents is great through daily sheets, parents evenings, focus group, Facebook etc.
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Review from Gemma S (Mother of Child) published on 17 November 2016 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Was in detail, how my daughter is and has progressed in the years she has been attending this nursery. Also, her key worker expressed her goals/achievements which my daughter has made and what next steps to help her improve her progress.
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Review from Adam W (Father of Child) published on 17 November 2016 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Everything about the place is fantastic!
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Review from Andy H (Father of Child) published on 17 November 2016 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Fantastic nursery. Fantastic staff. Wouldn't want my daughter anywhere else. She has grown so much in education and personality. Thank you all for your hard work and support.
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Review from K H (Mother of Child) published on 17 November 2016 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Settle in sessions have been amazing! Friendly and welcoming. Staff who are always on hand and happy to help. Nice close relationship with parents and very involved! very good.
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Review from Jennifer B (Mother of Child) published on 28 September 2016 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Fantastic nursery. The development in my little boy is immense since joining the nursery at 9 months. He is now 30 months old and thriving. He asks to go at the weekend!! The staff have a lot of time to go through the achievements of the day spent in the nursery and we get told all the details about
food, sleep and toilet time.
I have already recommended this nursery to others and they too love it.


The other thing I believe is a stand out plus is the food. The chef provides a great balance of foods and includes things that my little boy wouldn't normally try at home but at nursery he eats everything. It's a great way for me to know he is getting all the best foods in his diet.

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Review from Abigail M (Mother of Child) published on 12 September 2016 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My child loves coming into the nursery and I am very pleased with his development. The staff are all lovely and friendly and very helpful.
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Current Review Score: 8.4 (8.410)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 8.4 (8.410) out of 10 for Holyrood Nursery Castleton 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 3 Reviews in the last 24 months.
  2. The score for the number of positive Reviews is 3.4 out of 5 from 3 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 4.972 for Holyrood Nursery Castleton is calculated as follows: ( (35 Excellents x 5) + (1 Goods x 4) ) ÷ 36 Ratings = 4.972
  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 3.438 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Holyrood Nursery Castleton is based on 3 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 = 3.25
    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 80 number of registered child places is 16. 3 Positive Reviews ÷ 16 = 0.188
  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)

April

April Shields

Job Title: Nursery Manager Joined: 2025

April is Nursery Manager at Holyrood Castleton and has led the team to a good outcome at their recent Ofsted inspection.

Zoe

Zoe Larkin

Job Title: Deputy Manager Joined: 2018

Zoe works closely with April to ensure the smooth operation of the nursery.

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