The Cottage Nursery

1 Clarendon Road, Eccles, Manchester M30 9AL
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The Cottage Nursery is a bright, vibrant and exciting setting with highly qualified, professional and dedicated staff. Carers are passionate about high quality childcare and outstanding early education which is delivered daily in a creative and stimulating way across all ages. All rooms are exceptionally well resourced to enable all seven areas of the EYFS to be delivered, and they have all recently been refurbished to make a modern, calm and welcoming environment. The team offer extra-curricular activities in all groups to enrich the children's experience such as Baby Sign, Music & Drama Club and French Club. There are also Gym and Dance Clubs which are led by fantastic external professionals. The nursery directly feeds into an 'Outstanding' ISI rated Preparatory School and the older children benefit from this through exciting trips, sports days and productions. Every child and their family are highly valued and made to feel welcome from their very first visit.
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Care Provided by The Cottage Nursery

  • Type of Service
  • Day Nursery – Privately Owned
  • Open all year
  • Full Day Care

Good to Know

  • Owner
  • Clarendon Cottage School Ltd
  • Person in charge
  • Louise Wakefield (Manager)
  • Number of Childcare Staff
  • 23
  • Total Places for Children
  • 80
  • Age Range
    • from 0 years 0 months
    • to 4 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

The Cottage Nursery Reviews (142)

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The Cottage Nursery has a Review Score of 10 (9.976) out of 10, based on 28 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time The Cottage Nursery has 142 reviews.

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Review from Suzanne P (Mother of Child) published on 8 February 2021
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Both of my children attended The Cottage Nursery from being only a few months old until 3-years-old. I have always had a comforting feeling right from day one in the nursery, the staff have always been fantastic, and the relationships they have built with my children has made me feel at ease returning
to work on both occasions. Thank you for taking such good care of my boys!

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Review from Grace H (Mother of Child) published on 2 February 2021
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My son goes to nursery here, and I can honestly say, from day one, they have made us feel so welcome.
I was nervous leaving him for the first time, and they were all so reassuring.
I can't thank all the staff enough for giving me peace of mind while I am in work; they are all so lovely, hardworking
and always willing to chat at the end of the day.
I especially love the app, not only can you see all the activities they get up to; it's a brilliant form of communication throughout the day.
The level of care here is amazing, and most importantly, my son loves it, he marches me to the door in the morning very excited that he is going to nursery - thank you again to you all.

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Review from Alex M (Father of Child) published on 2 February 2021
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I could not recommend this nursery enough. My son started here at 7-months-old and has created bonds with the fantastic staff in the two rooms he has already been in. He has developed so well, and we can’t wait to see this continue. I love the app they use to show me what my son has been up to throughout
the day. All the staff have been fantastic through Covid-19 and kept my sons routine and time at nursery the same, which is wonderful with other things being not so normal. We can’t thank the nursery enough.

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Review from Andrew H (Father of Child) published on 2 February 2021
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

From the moment we had our initial tour of the nursery, myself and my partner felt like it was home from home. The manager and the staff were very friendly and all spoke to us, and we made our way through. Our daughter has attended for almost a year now, and it's amazing to see how quickly she is developing
into a confident nearly 2-year-old. We love the app, and its great to see the activities they do. The communication is fantastic, and we are always fully informed of everything that is going on, which is so important, especially in the current pandemic. We can not recommend this nursery enough.

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Review from Robert W (Father of Child) published on 1 February 2021
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

The Cottage Nursery has been nothing but fantastic. My daughter currently attends, and previously her two brothers attended. All the staff are great and really care for the children. All my children developed so well, and they were well prepared for school. The app is great, and the activities always
look fun, educational and engaging. I couldn't recommend them enough.

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Review from Lindsay C (Mother of Child) published on 28 January 2021
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Both of my children have attended The Cottage, my girl from 8-months to 4-years, and my boy from aged 8-months to now, he turned 3 in November. My children love this nursery, they have both flourished and learned so much. The key workers are wonderful girls who genuinely care and love your children
as if they were their own. Positive relationships have been formed with my children over the years with all staff from the office, management and key workers. I’m going to be so sad when my little boy leaves this year for school, it will definitely be an end of an era in their little lives but definitely an amazing one! Thank you for taking care of my babies.

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Review from Mike J (Father of Child) published on 28 January 2021
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My little lad enjoys his time in this nursery, every time we pull up, he has a big smile and points at the place. He loves the staff members and always smiles and chats away with them. He has learned so much, every time I come to pick him up, he has either learned a new word or phrase.
I love being
able to go onto the app and see what activities he has been taking in part in each day.

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Review from Ann W (Grandmother of Child) published on 26 January 2021
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My granddaughter currently attends The Cottage Nursery, as did her two older brothers in recent years. That in itself shows how much my family appreciate and value this nursery. Each of my grandchildren has loved being at the nursery and happily engaged in a wide variety of activities and valuable experiences.
Any time I ever had the pleasure to take or pick them up myself, I was always given a warm and friendly welcome from the staff as well as feedback about their days and what they had done. I was always confident with the high standards set by the nursery and the competence of all the staff. I am truly thankful that my grandsons and now my granddaughter have had the best start to their education at The Cottage Nursery. Thank you!

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Review from Taryn M (Mother of Child) published on 26 January 2021
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My son started at The Cottage Nursery during the first lockdown in March 2020. My son's childminder closed, and The Cottage Nursery took my son on during lockdown as I am a key worker with no hesitation. My son has been to two other nurseries and a childminder's, and I can honestly say this is the best
nursery my son has ever attended. Firstly, it is very professional, and my son has come on leaps and bounds. All staff are amazing, polite and always make you and your children feel at ease. I 100% trusted them girls with my son, and I have never felt that with anybody else before, and there are not many people I would say that about when having my child. He loved to go to nursery, which was a first! The nursery itself is beautiful and always clean, and I love how educational they are.
My son was only meant to be there temporarily until I found somewhere for him permanently, but I loved it that much that he stayed on there for another few months and then moved up to there Prep School. Amazing nursery!

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Review from Charlotte C (Mother of Child) published on 25 January 2021
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My little boy has been coming to this lovely nursery since November, despite only doing 1-day per week at moment, but will soon be up to 3-days from April. He has come on so well, and all the staff and keyworkers there are amazing. Can't thank them enough for how well they teach and look after him and
all other children. Making friends, potty training; he's doing brilliantly. Aso, he enjoys going and loves to join in, in all the fun, as well as learning along the way. Would highly recommend this nursery.

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Review from Bethany W (Mother of Child) published on 25 January 2021
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Our little boy has been there since September 2019 now, and I was so apprehensive at first of sending him to the nursery. We visited a lot of nurseries previously, but as soon as we entered The Cottage, I knew I wanted my little boy to go here. He absolutely loves nursery, he smiles as soon as we say
nursery or the names of the staff. He has come on so much in such a short time, and I could never thank the staff enough! I love how I can have a quick look in on his day and see the lovely observations added to the app. I would not hesitate to recommend the nursery to anyone.

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Review from Lauren W (Mother of Child) published on 25 January 2021
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Our daughter started nursery when she was 7-months-old in the baby class. Since then, she has been attending consistently 3 or 4 full days a week. Our daughter loves her time at the nursery, she is 18-months now and is very happy walking into the nursery setting, very happy to see the staff and always
comes home happy as well. We couldn't be happier with how our daughter has settled. When our daughter transitioned to the older baby room, it seemed less, and our daughter already had a lovely bond with the staff.
The nursery has been very accomodating to our needs. Our daughter uses reusable cloth nappies, and they have had no problem with this at the nursery.
Our daughter also follows a diet free from meat and dairy, and the nursery has also been very accomodating with this.
Any questions, concerns or feedback has been responded to professionally, which means that we have been able to address anything we needed to without any stress.
We would recommend the nursery to others.

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Review from Danielle G (Mother of Child) published on 25 January 2021
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

A fantastic setting full of enthusiastic and dedicated staff. My son has never been to a nursery, so we visited quite a few, and only did we comfortable in this one. After the first visit, we knew this was the one for us.
Staff are always happy to help and support. The children always look so happy
and have a range of activities to support development but also, ensuring all their care needs are met.
They have my full trust and cannot recommend enough.

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Review from Janine C (Mother of Child) published on 25 January 2021
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

A great nursery who care about the children and provide fun and challenging activities. Their management of the pandemic and keeping the parents up to date was excellent.
My daughter loves going to nursery.

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Review from Romana Z (Mother of Child) published on 25 January 2021
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

We are pleased with the level of care our daughter is experiencing at Cottage Nursery. She is very happy and enjoying her time at the nursery. She has plenty of learning opportunities through play. The environment is safe, and the staff are very patient, caring and friendly. I have full confidence in
them when I leave my little one in the mornings. The girls in the class made me feel very relaxed since day one, and I can’t thank them enough for looking after my daughter so well.
Thanks a lot!

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Review from Jen M (Mother of Child) published on 25 January 2021
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

We are very happy with the provision at The Cottage Nursery. The staff are all lovely and friendly. My daughter has really enjoyed her time there. She is very happy going into nursery and enjoys her time there. The communication home is excellent, and I love being able to see what she has been doing
during the day. The outside area is lovely, and they have clearly invested in outdoor provision as well as the great new sensory room, which my daughter also loved.
The staff turnover is low, which I always see as a positive.
The support offered to keyworkers during the pandemic has also been brilliant.
I do not hesitate to recommend this nursery; my daughter has attended since she was 12-months.

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Review from D D (Mother of Child) published on 22 January 2021
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My little boy started here in June 2020 and even though I was very nervous about sending him to nursery for the first time I couldn't have picked a better nursery. The girls from his previous class and his current class are so loving, caring and work so hard with each of the children providing them
with new experiences each day. His confidence has grown, his speech has come on so much, he amazes me every day with certain words and phrases he can say and he always comes home with a big smile on his face after having the best day! The management team and secretary are also lovely and are always there to help if I have any questions or queries or to give any advice if I needed it. I couldn't recommend this nursery enough!

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Review from Danielle R (Mother of Child) published on 22 January 2021
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Our little girl absolutely loves going to nursery, the Tapestry app is an excellent way to see what she’s been up to and the activities always look fun and engaging. Staff are friendly and helpful and supported well after we had potty trained her. Overall a great setting!

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Review from Lyndsey T (Mother of Child) published on 22 January 2021
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

A lovely nursery with a real family feel. The staff know every single child whether they teach them or not and make such an effort with everything they do. I love the educational focus as well as having fun. All the staff do everything they can to support you and your children on their little journey.
It makes going to work so much easier knowing how well your children are looked after.

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Review from Sarah M (Mother of Child) published on 22 January 2021
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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Wonderful staff, who are attentive and caring. There is always a new interesting activity for the children to participate in. We have found our child to be constantly growing in both ability and confidence from the structure and routine provided by the nursery. Alongside the fantastic teachers, the
management team are easy to contact with any questions and eager to help with anything they can.

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Current Review Score: 10.0 (9.976)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 10 (9.976) out of 10 for The Cottage Nursery is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  • a) The Average Rating is 5.0 out of 5 from 28 Reviews in the last 24 months.

  • b) The score for the number of positive Reviews is 5.0 out of 5 from 28 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:

  • a) 5 Points are available for the Average Rating from all Reviews in the last 24 months.

    The Average Rating of 4.976 for The Cottage Nursery is calculated as follows: ( (328 Excellents x 5) + (8 Goods x 4) ) ÷ 336 Ratings = 4.976

  • b) 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 The Cottage Nursery is based on 28 positive Reviews in the last 24 months and is calculated as per below:

    The 5 points available are broken down as follows:

    • i) 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

    • ii) 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, which has been reached with 28 Positive reviews. Points = 1

  • When a Review is submitted by someone who has previously submitted a Review, only the latest Review will count towards the Review Score.

  • 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 (3)

Top 20 Nurseries North West England 2024

Recipient: The Cottage Nursery

Date: Thursday 28 Mar 2024 More details

Top 20 Nurseries North West England 2023

Recipient: The Cottage Nursery

Date: Friday 28 Apr 2023 More details

Top 20 Nurseries North West England 2022

Recipient: The Cottage Nursery

Date: Friday 29 Apr 2022 More details

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Meet the Team (4)

Louise

Louise Wakefield

Job Title: Nursery Manager & Company Director

Joined: 2000

I have been with the company a very long time and during that time I have worked within all the age ranges including working at the prep school.

I love my role and love to see the progression of children. When in the room with the children I enjoy cooking activities. I also enjoy being able to support my staff to progress.

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Tara

Tara Reddock

Job Title: Assistant Manager & Nursery SENCO

Joined: 2013

I enjoy working at the Cottage Nursery because supporting the children to develop is a very rewarding job.

I enjoy reading with the children to help support and develop their literacy and communication and language skills.

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Ashley

Ashley Barnes

Job Title: Deputy Manager

Joined: 2010

I enjoy working at the Cottage Nursery because it is a well run nursery that values each child as an individual and the nursery staff are motivated to support the children and their development.

I enjoy reading with the children to support and extend their literacy and communication and language knowledge.

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Sarah

Sarah Platt

Job Title: Badgers Group Leader

Joined: 2005

I enjoy working for the Cottage Nursery as I love caring for the children in such a warm and friendly environment.

My favourite activities are messy and outdoor play as it gives the children the opportunity to be creative and explore the world around them.

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