Since 2013
Still in the neighbourhood we know
Sutton Road Nursery was set up when Manchester City Council stepped back from childcare in its Sure Start centres, including Gorton, Openshaw, Droylsden, Newton Heath, Levenshulme and Longsight. For many working families, private childcare cost considerably more than the council provision they were losing.
Kerry and Nicola brought the management and most of the staff with them. They stayed in an area they already had deep links with, where they had been providing childcare for more than 15 years. The building they secured on Sutton Road had itself once been a Sure Start centre.
After investing in the equipment the children needed, the nursery opened on 7 October 2013. The local community made the team feel welcome on Sutton Road, and that welcome still shapes the way families are greeted at the door.