Georgie Porgies Nursery Kirkholt

Mud play, farm visits and making poppies for Remembrance Day gave this Kirkholt nursery a recognisable character in September 2025. At its September 2025 inspection, Ofsted rated the provision Good and found that learning was planned around children's interests and their next steps.

Georgie Porgies Nursery Kirkholt has capacity for 45 children aged two to five at 94 Hill Top Drive, Rochdale. The practical distinction is term-time attendance: school holidays sit outside its opening calendar.

In September 2025, toddlers explored leaves and mud in the mud kitchen, while outdoor construction vehicles gave staff opportunities to join their play. Older children shaped pretend cakes from dough and counted candles, bringing hand control and early number work into an activity they enjoyed. Self-portraits prompted conversations about differences in appearance.

The early years foundation stage sets requirements for children's learning, development and care. Here, its everyday meaning was play that combined conversation, movement, creativity and growing independence.

During September 2025, outdoor play happened daily, with bikes, football and a slide providing different ways to move. Community outings included a farm visit to learn about animals. Children also made poppies to take to the nearby cenotaph for Remembrance Day, connecting an activity with a local place and an occasion beyond nursery life.

At the September 2025 inspection, Ofsted found safeguarding effective, support for children with SEND timely and targeted, and children's progress good, with staff working alongside families and other professionals and using additional funding for communication and emotional development.

In September 2025, staff helped children practise kindness and taking turns, while older children talked about feelings each day. Snack preparation offered another route to independence: children helped prepare fruit and pour drinks.

Daily app updates kept families informed about learning at that time. Leaders monitored education and staff undertook training on outdoor learning, linking professional development to the environment children used.

The address is 94 Hill Top Drive, Rochdale, OL11 2RL. Opening hours are 9am to 4pm, Monday to Friday, during term time; the nursery closes for school holidays. This calendar needs to fit the family's arrangements beyond the nursery day as well as during it.

In September 2025, the nursery provided funded early education for children aged two, three and four.

• Language development. In September 2025, staff sometimes missed opportunities to stretch children's conversation and knowledge. Ask how practitioners now extend language during ordinary play.
• Term-time calendar. The nursery closes during school holidays. Families needing care across the year will need arrangements for those weeks.
• Funding arrangements. Funded early education formed part of the September 2025 offer. What attendance pattern and additional charges would apply to your child's funded hours?

Georgie Porgies Nursery Kirkholt suits families seeking term-time care. Outdoor activity and community experiences were strengths observed in September 2025. Its September 2025 strengths included practical independence, communication with parents and support tailored to individual children. Extending language more consistently was the improvement priority. That makes everyday staff conversation a useful point to explore when choosing it.