Kids Planet Wythenshawe

Southmoor Road, Wythenshawe, Manchester M23 9NR
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7.7 25 Reviews
  • Kids Planet Wythenshawe, Manchester
Kids Planet Wythenshawe is situated on the UHSM Hospital site. The nursery provides care for children from babies to preschool age, offering flexible options for busy families.

A purpose-built setting, the nursery offers carefully designed indoor and outdoor spaces to stimulate and engage children at every age and stage. The friendly team are there to support and guide each child, promoting their independence and curiosity whilst encouraging their social and emotional skills as they learn more about the world around them.

To find out more about the nursery, please contact the team.

Care Provided by Kids Planet Wythenshawe

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

Good to Know

  • Person in charge
  • Jenny Mould (Manager)
  • Number of Childcare Staff
  • 30
  • Total Places for Children
  • 116
  • Age Range
    • from 0 years 3 months
    • to 5 years 0 months
  • Opening Times
  • Monday 07:00-18:30
    Tuesday 07:00-18:30
    Wednesday 07:00-18:30
    Thursday 07:00-18:30
    Friday 07:00-18:30
  • When Closed
  • Bank Holidays

Funding & Fees Guide for Kids Planet Wythenshawe

  • Various funding accepted (15 and 30 hours). We offer, Sibling discount, NHS discount, Tax Free Childcare. Rates vary by location/nursery setting.
    Please get in touch with the nursery for our most up to date fees and availability.


Kids Planet Wythenshawe Reviews (25)

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Kids Planet Wythenshawe has a Review Score of 7.7 (7.711) out of 10, based on 3 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time Kids Planet Wythenshawe has 25 reviews.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 3.0 out of 5

The building itself is great, it's a good size, nice open space, great access to the gardens as well as great security systems in place, it is also amazing that they have their own chef that makes the food on the premises.
Although there have been a few reasons that we find this nursery lacking - they
allow outdoor footwear to be worn and walked all around the baby room (crawling babies), I have also noticed on a few occasions that there isn't always a 3:1 ratio which I can understand being short staffed at times. We have also had serious issues with not being informed about viral outbreaks in the nursery, only being told a week later that there was an outbreak of hand, foot and mouth and chicken pox (my other half is extremely immunocompromised so this could have had serious results).
However there has been a couple of staff members that have been brilliant with our child, our child seems to really thrive in nursery when they are working.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I cannot recommend this nursey enough, I have a child with a disability that they all had to be trained to look after her... She was nonverbal when she started, she is now speaking more and more since starting here. All of the staff have gone above and beyond for my daughter and me to accommodate her.
I can never thank the staff here enough for what they have done for her and the exprience that a lot of other places denied my child. The staff and management are truly amazing.

Reply from Lauren Cuprys, Area Manager at Kids Planet Wythenshawe

Thank you for sharing such lovely feedback about the nursery.


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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I have to say I am more than over the moon with this nursery, I want to thank all the staff. My child is an active child and high in education development, the only thing was he wouldn't socialise with other children his age due to covid. Now my son has been here only 3 weeks and has overcome that,
he plays with all the children his age in and outside of nursery, and his speech has come on alot more as well (More Clear than before) he loves nursery and all the staff and children and gets so excited when you mention nursery, I want to say thank you to all staff for the amazing work and support you have given my child you should all be proud of yourself for all the great work. So if anyone is stuck on where to send your child then 100% this nursery all the way.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Kids Allowed have been absolutely amazing for my daughter's progression. Having started in toddlers and now in prep school there I have nothing but praise for them all. The facilities are fantastic and the staff are just superb.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

The nursery went above and beyond to help and support my little boy who was diagnosed with Autism. He attended Kids Allowed for 3 years. Specialist resources and equipment was provided to ensure he was getting the best support possible.


Amazing nursery with such lovely staff!


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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Great nursery, recently refurbished too. Great access to outdoor space throughout the day and a good mixture of activities for development with healthy meals and a friendly welcoming team. Great at communicating with parents too.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My son is so happy at the nursery. He loves his time there and has come on so much. He always talks about the staff members by name and has so much fun. They provide lots of fun days for them and he is always ready for a good sleep when he comes home. Can’t fault anyone one bit, highly recommend and
the staff are fantastic.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Our daughter joined the nursery during the lockdown in March, into the Toddlers room. The staff were all fantastic with her, you can see they really care about the individuality of the children they care for. Our daughter was always kept busy and engaged in activities, had the chance to play outside
a lot, and was so well looked after. She was clearly happy and comfortable at the nursery, and we were sad to leave. (Only due to a relocation, not because we were unhappy with the nursery). We are so lucky to have been able to expedite how great this nursery is.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My daughter has loved coming to nursery since starting in babies September 2019 through to toddlers now. We couldn’t be happier with the team who have all provided fantastic care, attention, learning and fun times to our daughter. I can’t fault MFT South, and would highly recommend their nursery.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Great nursery, feel safe to leave my baby there. He’s enjoying every day, gets excited every day when we arrive and always happy to be there. Settled in really well, would defiantly recommend to everyone for child care.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

A fantastic nursery. My 3-year-old attends and has thrived. Such a caring nursery and they do so much with the children. Food is a good variety and freshly cooked.
Learning appears structured but fun. All the staff know all the children really well and really good communication with parents. My little
boy loves attending. I feel secure sending him there as I know he is safe.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Love this nursery, all the ladies and gents are so lovely, always very welcoming with everyone. They make you feel at ease, and my child loves it there. I love how it is open plan, so you can see into all the rooms, also, they give the children a good variety of food, my son will eat anything and not
fussy at all.
Thank you for all that you do, keep up the good work. I couldn't recommend it more.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Kids Allowed always seem to be encouraging, creativity and educational for children, in fun and unique ways. Our little boy loves his time there and has even had full days of 9 hours in school with them and not been upset by it at all, loving his time spent with the team instead and happy to go back
the very next morning. The staff I have interacted with are enthusiastic and friendly.

Reply from Emma Gilligan, Nursery manager at Kids Planet Wythenshawe

Thank you for your review. It's great to hear he loves spending his time here and is engaged with all activities.


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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My daughter has attended since January 2020, starting in toddlers room and moving her way up to preschool. It is a safe professional environment, and I know my daughter is in the best hands. Communication is great, food is really good and varied, and the activities are educational and fun!

Reply from Emma Gilligan, Nursery manager at Kids Planet Wythenshawe

Thank you for your lovely review. We are pleased she has settled so quickly and she loves to take part in all the nursery fun.


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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

The care my daughter receives is wonderful. The only suggestion I could make would be to consider an online way to feedback to parents, some nurseries have systems that mean parents can receive updates on their smartphones.

Reply from Emma Gilligan, Nursery manager at Kids Planet Wythenshawe

Thank you for your great review. This is something we are currently waiting to go live very soon.


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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My daughter has attended the nursery for the last 3 years. The staff have helped her develop from a shy and quiet toddler into a confident and talkative little girl. I have found the staff to be polite, professional, kind and very helpful. My daughter will miss the nursery greatly, as will we when she
moves on to school in September.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Fantastic nursery. Always feel so welcome. My little girl is so happy and learning so much. All the staff are friendly. Choosing a nursery is so hard but as soon as I walked into Kids Allowed I knew that it was the nursery for my daughter.

Reply from Emma Gilligan at Kids Planet Wythenshawe

Thank you so much for such a kind and heartwarming review. We are very happy to hear she is coming on so well and will start to begin her next adventure into the preschool room very soon.


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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

We cannot thank KA MFT South enough for all they do for our son. He has learned so much and progresses each day. We are always in the loop with what he does each day and communication from the centre is excellent. He is always happy to arrive at nursery, and we struggle to tear him away. What a wonderful
place for our son to attend.

Reply from Emma Gilligan at Kids Planet Wythenshawe

Thank you Meghan for your review. What a lovely little boy we have in the baby room growing up so quickly, we love seeing his smiles when he is with us and are enjoying being part of his development and learning.


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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

This is the most incredible nursery, professional, caring. All my child's needs are taken care of 100%. Manager and Assistant Manager are amazing ladies. All the girls are so happy, friendly and professional. My son loves coming here every day. I don't have one complaint. I would recommend any Kids
Allowed to anyone looking for a nursery. He has grown up so much since attending this nursery. Thank you to all at this nursery.

Reply from Emma Gilligan at Kids Planet Wythenshawe

Thanks, Rebecca for your review. Thank you for choosing Kids Allowed, he's always happy and smiley and loves to take part in all our fun activities.


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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

This nursery is on the higher price end of nurseries, but I do think it is worth it. (We have used three different nurseries before to compare with).
This nursery goes above and beyond for the children in its care, I feel I can see where the money is going.
The children go on trips every week, which
helps break the day up.
The big room scared me at first, but it just the norm now and also means that staff are not left in isolation or closed doors with your children (re safeguarding).
Staff - friendly and honest.
Building - excellent.
It’s the added extras which really make the difference like;
- fruit at the end of the day
- receipts about your child's day
- Mothers Day high tea and presents
- tea and coffee for parents all day

Reply from Emma Gilligan at Kids Planet Wythenshawe

Thank you for the fantastic review, Claire. I'm glad you enjoyed your Mothers Day afternoon tea and find the daily reports informative and personal which are given at the end of the day.


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Current Review Score: 7.7 (7.711)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 7.7 (7.711) out of 10 for Kids Planet Wythenshawe is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  • a) The Average Rating is 4.5 out of 5 from 3 Reviews in the last 24 months.

  • b) The score for the number of positive Reviews is 3.2 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:

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

    The Average Rating of 4.500 for Kids Planet Wythenshawe is calculated as follows: ( (23 Excellents x 5) + (6 Goods x 4) + (4 Satisfactorys x 3) + (1 Poors x 2) ) ÷ 34 Ratings = 4.5

  • 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 3.211 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Kids Planet Wythenshawe 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:

    • 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 = 3.125

    • 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 116 number of registered child places is 23.2. 2 Positive Reviews ÷ 23.2 = 0.086

  • 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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Meet the Team (1)

Jenny

Jenny Mould

Job Title: Nursery Manager

I’ve been working in childcare for over 20 years. I find this job is so rewarding I love to see the children learning and being proud of their achievements.
I’m a happy, friendly person who will make people laugh and always there to support others.
My spare time love to spend with family and friends, meals out or going for walks.


Frequently Asked Questions about Kids Planet Wythenshawe

What is the Age Range of Children that Kids Planet Wythenshawe accepts?

Kids Planet Wythenshawe accepts Children aged from 0 years 3 months to 5 years 0 months.

What Days & Hours is Kids Planet Wythenshawe Open?

Kids Planet Wythenshawe is open: Monday 07:00-18:30, Tuesday 07:00-18:30, Wednesday 07:00-18:30, Thursday 07:00-18:30, Friday 07:00-18:30.

How many Children does Kids Planet Wythenshawe have capacity for?

Kids Planet Wythenshawe has capacity for a total of 116 Children.

How far is Kids Planet Wythenshawe to the centre of Manchester?

6.1 mile(s) as the crow flies, distance by road may be significantly further.