Fire Station Day Nursery

Old Fire Station, Manchester Road, Mossley, Ashton-under-Lyne OL5 9BB
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9.7 48 Reviews
  • Fire Station Day Nursery, Ashton-under-Lyne
Fire Station Day Nursery is a purpose-built nursery in Mossley, built with the care and development of children as highest priority. Housed in a restored old Fire Station which has been converted to a modern bright and inspiring day nursery with ample parking, their nursery is sure to be the right choice for you and your child.

Fire Station Day Nursery offers excellent facilities. Each room creates an environment that has been designed with a focus on the unique needs of children.

There are a number of additional features that enhance the nursery facilities including a Sensory Theatre and a large indoor adventure play area, designed especially for their older children and not forgetting their babies and toddlers, they have a purpose designed soft play area.

To complement the facilities the Fire Station also has an imaginative toy town, where their children's imagination have no boundaries, an area for parents to relax and have refreshments while visiting, and ample parking and drop-off zones.
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Type of Service

  • Day Nursery
  • Open all year
  • Full Day Care

Group/Owner

Person in Charge

  • Sharon Cummins (Manager)

Number of Childcare Staff

  • 40

Total Places for Children

  • 150

Age Range

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

Funding & Fees

  • Basic day (09:00-16:00): £55.50 per day
    Extended day (08:00-17:30): £305.00 per week, £64.00 per day
    Early bird (07:30-08:00): £4.00 per day
    Night Owl (17:30-18:00): £4.00 per day
    £40.00 per session (Minimum of 2 sessions) 08:00-12:30 (lunch included) 13:00-17:30 (tea included)

  • FREE Nursery Education Grant places.
    FREE funded 2, 3 and 4 year old places.
    30 HOUR funded places available for working parents of 9 months to 4 years (subject to eligibility).

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

Parking

  • Car parking available

Fire Station Day Nursery Reviews (48)

9.7

Fire Station Day Nursery has a Review Score of 9.7 (9.691) out of 10, based on 23 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Fire Station Day Nursery has 48 reviews.

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Review from S H (Mother of Child) published on 23 March 2022 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
An outstanding nursery in every respect, I am so glad we sent our daughter to the Fire Station Day Nursery. The staff are fantastic and the facilities and activities they do with the kids are brilliant. Our daughter loves her day at nursery and considers the staff her extended family which means I can
leave her without a moment's worry. Her development right through from starting in the baby class at 9 months has been excellent and is a testament to the dedication of the staff. I cannot recommend Fire Station Day Nursery enough!
Reply from Sharon Cummins, Nursery Manager at Fire Station Day Nursery
Thank you for the review, we really appreciate your feedback and thank you for choosing Fire Station Day Nursery.
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Review from Rebecca T (Mother of Child) published on 25 August 2021 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
All my children have had an excellent time here and I would whole heartily recommend sending children to the Fire Station for a great experience and to well prepare your child for school. The app is a great communication tool and used very effectively.
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Review from Helen T (Mother of Child) published on 19 August 2021 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
So impressed with this nursery, both of my daughters attend with one due to leave next month for school. For the past 4 years, my daughter has loved going to this nursery and formed strong bonds with the staff that care for her. Have always felt assured that my children were happy and well cared for
here, facilities are excellent and have helped them progress and develop skills. Even though moving further out of the area I decided to send my youngest child here instead of to a closer nursery due to how happy and confident I’ve been leaving my children in their care. Highly recommend!
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Review from Gemma J (Mother of Child) published on 19 August 2021 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My daughter has been going to the Fire Station Nursery since last October, and she loves it!! The staff are lovely, the facilities and cleanliness of the nursery are excellent. I would highly recommend this nursery to any parents.
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Review from Clare W (Mother of Child) published on 12 April 2021 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Both my children have attended Fire Station Day Nursery. My youngest is due to leave in August and she is going to really miss them. I have always felt comfortable at work knowing that the girls are safe and being well looked after. The facilities are fantastic, including a soft play area and sensory
room, something I didn't see when looking round some other nurseries. The staff keep parents well informed and send regular photos and messages to let us know what the children have been up to.
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Review from Lee W (Father of Child) published on 9 July 2020 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Our child has been going here for over 12-months. We've never had any issues at all. It's very secure with fingerprint recognition pads on all main doors so you know your child is safe. Staff are all very approachable including the manager. It's clean and tidy, good parking and they're usually quite
flexible with any changes re extra days you might need to put your child into a nursery...obviously, you need to give as much notice as possible!
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Review from Ros H (Mother of Child) published on 18 May 2017 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My daughter loves going to this nursery and we can see the constant development she gets from being a part of this great environment. The staff are very friendly and helpful, and my daughter mentions them all the time.
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Review from Diane Y (Mother of Child) published on 8 September 2015 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
The Fire Station Day Nursery has been a fantastic place for my little one to be whilst we're at work. He attended from the age of 12 months until he started school in September 2015 for 3 full days. I felt at ease with him being there as it is a safe secure environment. The children have fun playing
and are also educated too in Spanish, numerous and phonics, preparing them for school. I would highly recommend this nursery if you're after childcare with peace of mind.
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Current Review Score: 9.7 (9.691)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.7 (9.691) out of 10 for Fire Station 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 23 Reviews in the last 24 months.
  2. The score for the number of positive Reviews is 4.8 out of 5 from 23 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 4.924 for Fire Station Day Nursery is calculated as follows: ( (256 Excellents x 5) + (19 Goods x 4) + (1 Satisfactorys x 3) ) ÷ 276 Ratings = 4.924
  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 4.767 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Fire Station Day Nursery is based on 23 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 150 number of registered child places is 30. 23 Positive Reviews ÷ 30 = 0.767
  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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Sharon

Sharon Cummins

Job Title: Nursery Manager Joined: 2008

Hi, my name is Sharon and I am the Nursery Manager at Fire Station Day Nursery.

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