Welcome to The Rookeries, we have been providing quality child care since 2002. Our Nursery is registered with Ofsted to provide care and education for up to 55 children aged from birth to 8 years of age. We are situated just at Healey Corner, Market Street Whitworth. We are within walking distance to local parks and places of interest to visit with the children in our care. All our practitioners are qualified to a minimum of level 3, hold a current Paediatric first aid qualification and are DBS checked. We currently hold a gold award in “The Golden Grin” a government initiative to help combat tooth decay and bad eating habits in young children. Our latest OFSTED inspection result was Good and you can find our most recent OFSTED report here

Cognitive development

Physical development and wellness

Personal, social and emotional development

Creative expression

Communication and literacy development

We believe that children’s early years are the most important years of their lives and therefore we strive to provide high quality childcare and education for all children that is appropriate to their individual needs. We ensure that we provide effective opportunities for all our children and feel that we have practitioners who understand that children develop rapidly during the early years – physically, intellectually, emotionally and socially and therefore plan and implement enabling environments for children to achieve their goals as children are entitled to provision that supports and extends knowledge, skills, understanding and confidence, and helps them to overcome any disadvantage. Our Practitioners ensure that all children feel included, secure and valued and build positive relationships with parents in order to work effectively with them and their children. The manager has achieved the Early Years Practitioner, level 4 qualification as well as level 2 Forest School award and the deputy has achieved a BA Honours in Primary education qualification. Together this enables staff to develop their own knowledge and understanding and be supported in their own development. The management team ensure that staff are supported and that they provide everything they can to help their children develop and achieve.