Little Sparks Wardle

415 Birch Road, Wardle, Rochdale OL12 9LH
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8.2 24 Reviews
  • Little Sparks Wardle, Rochdale
Little Sparks Wardle offers childcare for up to 45 children aged 6 weeks to 5 years in the village of Wardle, Rochdale. It is easily accessible by car or the 456 and 458 bus routes.

Situated on a residential road, the nursery features three play rooms for babies, toddlers and pre-school children, respectively. Play areas are designed to support each child's development in the seven areas of learning in line with EYFS guidelines.
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Type of Service

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

Group/Owner

Person in Charge

  • Steph Ryan (Nursery Manager)

Number of Childcare Staff

  • 13

Total Places for Children

  • 44

Age Range

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

Funding & Fees

  • Half day - £31.40
    One Full Day - £49.00
    Weekly - £222.40
    Meal fees - £3.50 (Funded children only)


    Morning session 8.00am-1.00pm
    Afternoon session 1.00pm-6.00pm
    Full Day 7.30am-6.00pm

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

  • The nursery is situated in a residential area. Limited parking is available at the side of the nursery. Please be mindful to not block any of the houses, thank you.

Little Sparks Wardle Reviews (24)

8.2

Little Sparks Wardle has a Review Score of 8.2 (8.185) out of 10, based on 2 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Little Sparks Wardle has 24 reviews.

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Review from Amieleigh H (Mother of Child) published on 24 February 2022 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Absolutely fantastic nursery, staff are so lovely and caring they always go above and beyond! Working in a nursery myself I thought I’d struggle to find somewhere I was happy with but my son has been going since he was eight months old and is now three - he runs in and it takes me ages to get him out
to come home!
I couldn’t have picked a better place. Can’t thank the staff enough for how much they support him (and me!) he has come on so so much! They are really highly trained in lots of different areas of learning and really focus on wellbeing which I love! I recommend to everyone.
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Review from Sarah B (Mother of Child) published on 23 February 2022 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Little Sparks Wardle is a wonderful nursery, with the loveliest staff. Our son started in July 2020, he settled in pretty quickly and loves going. The nursery is very clean and have been covid compliant throughout the pandemic. The staff are great with letting you know what's been going on throughout
the day. We highly recommend this nursery to all parents.
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Review from Victoria P (Mother of Child) published on 23 February 2022 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Little Sparks Wardle goes above and beyond for my son, he's always greeted with a good morning and a lovely smile as soon as we walk in! My little boy absolutely loves coming to nursery and it makes me feel so settled knowing he's well looked after. If I have any questions they are answered straight
away. Couldn't fault this nursery all the staff are amazing?
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Review from Nicola C (Mother of Child) published on 23 February 2022 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
The nursery has turned my son's life around, they have helped me grow him into a happy, clever little boy. The staff are great and accommodating, especially considering his extra needs, always ensure he is fed when he is being picky.
Highly recommend the girls, they treat him like family! And are
all extremely easy to get along with. I feel more than happy leaving him in their care.
I already dread his chapter at Little Sparks being over.
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Current Review Score: 8.2 (8.185)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 8.2 (8.185) out of 10 for Little Sparks Wardle is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  1. The Average Rating is 4.8 out of 5 from 2 Reviews in the last 24 months.
  2. The score for the number of positive Reviews is 3.4 out of 5 from 2 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 4.833 for Little Sparks Wardle is calculated as follows: ( (21 Excellents x 5) + (2 Goods x 4) + (1 Satisfactorys x 3) ) ÷ 24 Ratings = 4.833
  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 3.352 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Little Sparks Wardle is based on 2 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 = 3.125
    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 44 number of registered child places is 8.8. 2 Positive Reviews ÷ 8.8 = 0.227
  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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Meet the Team (3)

Steph

Steph Ryan

Job Title: Nursery Manager Joined: 2021

Nursery Manager

Alison

Alison Atherton

Job Title: Deputy Manager Joined: 2019

Deputy Manager

Marie

Marie Buckley

Job Title: 3rd In Charge Joined: 2021

3rd In Charge

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