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Welcome to

Ardwick Day Nursery 
(Former Early Explorers Day Nursery)

Play. Learn. Grow. 

Babies

Our Baby Room welcomes children from 6 weeks to 2 years old, with a staff-to-child ratio of 1:3, ensuring each baby receives the individual care and attention they need.

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Toddlers

Our Toddler Room is designed for children aged 2 to 3 years old, with a staff-to-child ratio of 1:5, ensuring every child receives close support as they grow in confidence and independence.

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Preschool

Our Preschool Room welcomes children aged 3 to 5 years old, with a staff-to-child ratio of 1:8, giving children the space to grow while receiving the guidance and support they need.

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About Ardwick Day Nursery

Ardwick Day Nursery

Welcome to Ardwick Day Nursery, a warm, friendly and professional childcare setting in the heart of Ardwick, Manchester. We provide high-quality childcare and early years education for children aged 6 weeks to 5 years old, supporting them to grow, learn and thrive in a safe and nurturing environment.

At Ardwick Day Nursery, we believe that play, creativity, and exploration are the foundations of learning. Our experienced team works closely with families to provide a curriculum that supports each child’s individual learning journey, helping them to build confidence, develop new skills, and prepare for their next stage in life.

🏡 A Caring & Stimulating Environment

Our nursery is a 56-place private day nursery and preschool, designed to meet the needs of children at every stage of early development. We have:

  • A welcoming Baby Room (6 weeks – 2 years) with a home-from-home feel.

  • A large Toddler Room (2–3 years) promoting independence and social skills.

  • A vibrant Preschool Room (3–5 years) focused on school readiness.

  • A relaxing Wellbeing Room to support calm, mindfulness and emotional development.

  • A spacious outdoor play area for daily physical activity and exploration.

We offer a safe, inclusive and stimulating learning environment, where children are encouraged to explore, make friends, and build the confidence they need to succeed.

🧑‍🍳 Healthy Meals & High Standards of Care

We provide fresh, healthy meals prepared daily on site by an experienced nursery chef. A professional cleaner attends regularly to maintain excellent hygiene standards, ensuring the environment is always clean, safe and welcoming.

Our nursery follows the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) framework and offers flexible childcare options to meet the needs of parents and carers.

🌍 Celebrating Diversity & Community

Ardwick Day Nursery is proud to be a multicultural setting, welcoming children and families from a wide range of cultural and ethnic backgrounds. Our diverse staff team reflects the vibrant community we serve. We value inclusion, respect and positive relationships with every family.

We work closely with local childcare services and community partners across Ardwick, Gorton, Beswick, Longsight, and Central Manchester, ensuring families have access to the support they need.

🏆 Why Choose Ardwick Day Nursery?

  • Safe, nurturing and stimulating environment

  • Strong parent partnerships

  • Experienced and qualified early years educators

  • Fresh, nutritious meals cooked daily on site

  • Inclusive and multicultural community

  • Over 11 years of childcare expertise

  • Flexible childcare to suit family needs

✨ At Ardwick Day Nursery, we give every child the best possible start in life — supporting them to become confident, curious, and ready to embrace their future.

What Parents Think

My SEN son attended this Nursery, and the staff here are absolutely amazing, supported my son and me majorly (even with my own personal health issues). I know its hard for early learners and us mums navigating them in the correct childcare setting and ensuring our kids are safe and getting the same level of care, love, nurturing as the next. The staff were absolutely brilliant working with me and my son and despite him having really difficult days and lashing out some times with his autism and struggling to communicate, they handled things professionally and to the best of Camerons needs EVERYTIME! I cant thank you all enough, your efforts with Cam haven't got unnoticed and Im so thankful from the bottom of my heart. He loved his time at nursery and his journeys there were mostly full of excitement and it made me beam being able to see how much he actually loved his time there. Big love you all and we will miss you lots. Kirstie & Cameron Porter xxx

Emmy's mom

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