Wendy's Private Nursery & Pre-School Group

A quiet sleeping area for babies, enclosed gardens and a preschool room built around practical play give Wendy's Private Nursery & Pre-School Group a clear character. At Premier House in Heywood, the offer moves from individual interaction in Tiny Tots Room to the broader activities of Bright Sparks Room. Children can explore indoors, spend time outside and rest within the nursery day.

At its November 2022 inspection, Ofsted rated the nursery Good, found safeguarding effective and recognised support that adapted to children with special educational needs and/or disabilities, while asking for better representation of children's cultures and more precise staff support. Those findings need to be read alongside the later supervision concerns discussed below.

The current age range is five months to five years. Full-time and part-time attendance are offered, with weekday opening from 7am to 6.30pm. The room arrangements, gradual settling process and on-site parking are practical reasons for families to consider this Heywood setting.

Rooms and Ages

Tiny Tots Room, labelled for children aged birth to two, combines individual play with sensory resources such as musical toys and hanging mobiles, plus a quiet sleeping area. The current whole-setting age range starts at five months. For a baby, space to explore and a quiet sleeping area provide for both play and rest.

Tweenies Room, for ages two to three, introduces a more structured day through puzzles, songs and stories, with opportunities to mix with the preschool group. Bright Sparks Room, for ages three to five, brings together construction, sand and water, creative play and physical activity indoors and outside. These are different emphases for different stages, rather than one activity list applied to every child.

Learning and Activities

The early years foundation stage is the framework for children's learning, development and care: in everyday terms, learning develops through play alongside attention to children's care needs. Wendy's gives that day concrete content through music, imaginative play, books and making things. A child can build, listen to a story or experiment with materials, rather than spend the day on one kind of task.

In November 2022, children explored how a spray bottle worked and pressed decorative gems into dough to see what happened. Games involving matching solid shapes brought mathematical ideas into play. These examples show the kind of hands-on exploration seen at that time: children tested an action, noticed its effect and tried to work something out.

Outdoor and Community Life

Enclosed gardens are reserved for nursery children and their carers, with equipment for movement and active play. Outdoor play is weather-dependent in the current offer. The physical space gives children an alternative to indoor activities, including opportunities to climb and move their bodies.

In November 2022, outdoor experiences took place daily, with children cycling, running and using a trampoline. Children also practised balance on climbing equipment, judging how to move and what they could manage. The distinction matters: these were active experiences involving decisions as well as exercise.

Small-group outings for preschool children require parental consent. Possible destinations and activities include a library visit or circus skills in a park; these are examples, rather than a fixed trip timetable. In November 2022, local walks, a zoo visit and watching flowers grow also extended children's experiences beyond familiar indoor play.

Settling is gradual. Parents spend time at the nursery with their child, followed by short periods apart until the child becomes comfortable. An assigned member of staff takes responsibility for the child's individual wellbeing. That gives families a clear relationship to build while the child adjusts to a new place and new adults.

Parents can discuss development with practitioners and the manager. In November 2022, regular updates and story sacks helped connect nursery learning with home; the sacks were shared so families could continue activities beyond the setting. Everyday independence was visible too, with younger children feeding themselves and older children serving their own drinks.

Later supervision incidents are material: Ofsted's April 2024 compliance document described a child being left unattended in a secure garden and subsequent changes to procedures, training and monitoring, while its February 2025 document recorded further supervision training actions and baby-care training, with the safeguarding and welfare actions confirmed as met following the response on 25 February 2025. The repeated supervision theme deserves attention even with that recorded outcome. Garden procedures and adults' oversight of children matter directly to daily care.

A cook prepares fresh food in the Nursery Kitchen, with breakfast, a lunch of two courses and tea; special dietary needs are catered for. Daily menus let parents see what their child has eaten.

Sessions and Attendance

Wendy's offers full-time and part-time attendance. Opening hours are 7am to 6.30pm, Monday to Friday; that is the opening window, rather than a clock-time definition of either booking pattern. The nursery operates across the year, closing for bank holidays and one week at Christmas.

Families can enquire by telephone or email. Visitors other than parents of attending children need an appointment. The gradual settling arrangement provides a concrete starting point for discussing how a child would begin attending.

Getting There

The address is Premier House, Longford Street, Heywood, OL10 4NH, just off Queen's Park Road. The nursery has its own car park, making on-site parking part of the practical offer.

• Supervision following repeated concerns. The April 2024 and February 2025 documents both addressed supervision, and the February 2025 actions were subsequently confirmed as met. On a visit, discuss how garden procedures, staff monitoring and supervision training work in daily practice.
• Culture and staff development. In November 2022, children's backgrounds were not consistently reflected in activities, and competing management responsibilities reduced the precision of staff coaching. Explore how children's home cultures now shape the day and how practitioners receive ongoing support.
• Part-time fit. Full-time and part-time attendance are offered within a weekday opening window running to 6.30pm. Which part-time booking arrangements would match your family's routine?

Wendy's suits families considering either full-time or part-time attendance who value age-specific rooms, a gradual start and practical play. Tiny Tots Room's quieter rest provision and Bright Sparks Room's combination of indoor activities, outdoor movement and consent-based outings give the offer useful substance.

The November 2022 Good judgement is part of the picture. Later repeated supervision concerns make daily oversight a central decision point, alongside the confirmed completion of the February 2025 actions. Families should weigh the room arrangements and care routines together with that history.