Ofsted record

Wow Kids

Little Hulton, MANCHESTER · URN EY456634

According to Ofsted's inspection on 24 February 2026, Wow Kids in Little Hulton, MANCHESTER was graded on 6 areas of its report card: curriculum and teaching — Needs Attention; achievement — Needs Attention; behaviour and routines — Needs Attention; welfare and wellbeing — Expected Standard; inclusion — Needs Attention; leadership and governance — Needs Attention. Source: Little Bees Nursery Intelligence, from Ofsted's published record.

  1. Inspected 24 February 2026

    6 months ago

    Report card — six areas graded separately.

    Curriculum and teaching Needs Attention
    Achievement Needs Attention
    Behaviour and routines Needs Attention
    Welfare and wellbeing Expected Standard
    Inclusion Needs Attention
    Leadership and governance Needs Attention

    What each grade means

    Each area is judged separately. Expected standard is the bar every provider has to clear, so meeting it is the pass rather than a mediocre result.

    Curriculum and teaching Needs Attention
    Below the expected standard in this area. It has to be put right, but it is not judged urgent.
    Achievement Needs Attention
    Below the expected standard in this area. It has to be put right, but it is not judged urgent.
    Behaviour and routines Needs Attention
    Below the expected standard in this area. It has to be put right, but it is not judged urgent.
    Welfare and wellbeing Expected Standard
    The bar every provider must clear. Meeting it is the pass, not a mediocre result.
    Inclusion Needs Attention
    Below the expected standard in this area. It has to be put right, but it is not judged urgent.
    Leadership and governance Needs Attention
    Below the expected standard in this area. It has to be put right, but it is not judged urgent.
  2. Earlier inspections

  3. 20 January 2023 Good
  4. 16 October 2018 Good
  5. 27 July 2015 Good
  6. 17 March 2015 Inadequate
  7. 27 March 2014 Requires Improvement
  8. 19 December 2013 Requires Improvement
  9. 30 July 2013 Requires Improvement

On the register

Ofsted URN
EY456634
Provider type
Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Full day care
Ages
1 to 10
Registered places
42
Registered since
30 January 2013
Local authority
Salford

Little Hulton, MANCHESTER · M38 9WU. Location from the Ofsted register.

On the Early Years Register and the Compulsory Childcare Register and the Voluntary Childcare Register.

Common questions

When was Wow Kids last inspected by Ofsted? +

Wow Kids in Little Hulton, MANCHESTER was last inspected on 24 February 2026. That inspection used Ofsted's report card framework, which replaced single-word overall ratings for early years settings in November 2025.

What did Ofsted say about Wow Kids? +

Ofsted graded 6 areas: curriculum and teaching — Needs Attention; achievement — Needs Attention; behaviour and routines — Needs Attention; welfare and wellbeing — Expected Standard; inclusion — Needs Attention; leadership and governance — Needs Attention. Each area is judged separately, so a setting can be stronger in one than another.

Is "expected standard" a good grade? +

Yes. Expected standard is the bar every provider has to clear, so meeting it is the pass rather than a mediocre result. Strong standard and exceptional sit above it; needs attention and urgent improvement sit below.

What ages does Wow Kids take? +

Wow Kids is registered for children aged 1 to 10.

How many children can Wow Kids take? +

Wow Kids is registered for up to 42 children at any one time. That is a registration limit, not the number currently attending.

How long has Wow Kids been registered? +

Wow Kids has been registered with Ofsted since 30 January 2013. Its unique reference number (URN) is EY456634.

Nearby settings

Do you run Wow Kids?

Claim it to see every inspection Ofsted has published for this setting in one place, with the report text analysed area by area and how you compare with settings nearby — and to add your own description, hours and contact details to this page. Free, for the people who run it.

You will need an account, and we check every claim by hand.

Claim this setting

Inspection and registration information is published by Ofsted and reproduced by Little Bees Nursery Intelligence under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Little Bees is not affiliated with Ofsted. The grade descriptions are our plain-English summaries of where each grade sits against the standard, not Ofsted's own criteria.

Run this setting and think something here is wrong or out of date? — we will correct it, or remove the page. How listings work.