Sure Start - Farrer Road



The Longsight Sure Start Centre is located an a plot of land beside Farrer Road that was previously occupied by St Robert's R.C. Primary School and St. Robert's Catholic Church. 

The 2013 OFSTED inspection of the Longsight Sure Start Centre explained that the facility is, "...  commissioned by the local authority to be managed and run by a local social enterprise under the name of ‘The Big Life Group’. Aisha Childcare is the section of the group that manages the children’s centre. It was designated in 2006. The Big Life Group has a service governance board to oversee safeguarding, finance and health and safety and is chaired by a medical director.   The centre is located within an inner city area of Manchester which includes more than 1,200 children under five years old. It provides the full core offer including childcare and early learning, family support, health, and childminder network support. There is a 46 place nursery taking children aged from six months to five years. There are crèche facilities in the centre and also a mobile crèche for central Manchester."  The inspection report rated the centre's "overall effectiveness" as "Outstanding.

MomsNet say that, "...Daycare is provided on the premises by Aisha Childcare offering a 12 place baby room for children 6mth-2yrs, a 16 place room for children 2yrs-3yrs and a pre-school room to accommodate 18 children from ages 3yrs-5yrs."  They add that, "The centre employs a full time Sure Start teacher to work across all childcare settings within the Longsight Ward."